Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EU, AWF partners to empower rural communities EU delegation to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Phillipe Van Damne THE European Union (EU) and Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) have joined hands to empower rural communities living in the lower Zambezi conservation areas by unveiling a $2 million project aimed at reducing poaching and encouraging sustainable development. Alistair Pole, …
Farmers miss deadlines for wheat planting FARMERS have missed the May 15, 2018 winter wheat planting deadline as well as its extension to May 31, raising fears that the country will need to import more wheat in 2019.The missed deadlines mean that wheat production for 2018 has been compromised because planting after May results …
We don’t trust Zim with investment just yet: Netherlands newsday NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond says the African nation still has a long way to go before it can be trusted with investment from her country. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA Speaking at a business to business matchmaking seminar yesterday involving farmers in livestock, horticulture …
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Move to commercial cropping, villagers urged newsday COMMUNAL farmers should migrate from subsistence to commercial cropping to improve their financial status, a senior Agritex official said yesterday. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT Speaking to farmers at a field day at Tongwe Irrigation Scheme yesterday, Chenjemulene Madzivanyika said cash cropping enabled farmers to provide for their families. “We …
Equipping marginalised farmers for impact of globalisation The Herald Charles DhewaAlthough digital technology is beginning to show potential for increasing the impact of individual knowledge, in most African marginalised communities, community knowledge will remain important for a long time. Unfortunately, many development interventions are meddling with African communities’ capacity to make sense of knowledge. …
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Firm accused of side marketing Govt contracted cotton The Herald Local ginning company Alliance Ginneries on Tuesday failed to provide Parliament with evidence that it contracted farmers to grow cotton and yet it was on the ground buying the crop in the Gokwe area of the Midlands province. The company was responding to accusations …
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Tobacco auction system under threat The Herald Tobacco auction system is under serious threat as it emerged that buyers are conniving with auction floors to lower golden leaf prices, hence farmers are fleeing to contract system which is offering more attractive price. The highest price for contract so far is $5,80 per kilogramme against …
Chiredzi chiefs appeal for food assistance The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziChiefs here have appealed to Government to start providing food assistance to communities across the district, most of whom are faced with shortages following poor harvests in the just-ended farming season due to drought. Chiredzi is one of the driest districts in Masvingo …
NGO starts rehabilitating Beitbridge irrigation projects The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA non-governmental organisation, Cesvi, has started rehabilitating nine irrigation schemes in Beitbridge as part of a three-year Zimbabwe Resilience Programme, which is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP has availed $5,3 million for the initiative, which will also cover non …
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Siltation threatens irrigation scheme The Herald Luthando Mapepa Manicaland CorrespondentOVER 300 smallholder farmers at Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge are in danger of losing their winter wheat crop due to siltation in Save River caused by riverbank cultivation. Illegal farming along banks of the river has resulted in farmers failing to access water through …