Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dam water levels increase Sunday Mail 19/1/2020 Lea Mutanda Some of the country’s major dams have begun registering increase in water volumes, following the rains that have been received countrywide over the past weeks. Last week, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) corporate communications and marketing manager Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said dams along the country’s …
How to maintain a small orchard Herald 18/1/2020 Clodine Manyozo Home and garden writer It is always a good thing to eat fresh fruits from your own tree at home, unlike buying one at the supermarket. This explains why some people end up making their own small orchards at home and sometimes without the …
Versions of land, heritage in Harrison’s ‘Jambanja’ Herald 18/1/2020 Elliot Ziwira At the Bookstore Eric Harrison’s “Jambanja” (2006) connotes the ambivalence of vision in relation to the post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform Programme, which is the central issue highlighted, but which, certainly is not the only matter at hand. Harrison taps into nostalgic history …
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Poor macadamia harvest expected, climate change cited Herald 20/1/2020 Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief MACADAMIA nuts farmers expect the poorest harvest ever this year owing to the side effects of climate change, which resulted in reduced rains and heat waves. Heat waves were experienced mainly between August and November last year, resulting in massive …
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New grazing method developed at Mazoe Herald 20/1/2020 The Rhodesia Herald, 20 January 1970 PASTURE specialists at the Henderson Research Station at Mazoe have developed a new method of grass fertilisation and grazing, which may revolutionise the stock farming system in Rhodesia. It is expected to help people like tobacco farmers, who with small …
Armyworm hits Lower Gweru Herald 20/1/2020 army worm Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent Crops in some parts of the Midlands Province are under threat from the African armyworm. Midlands provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said the armyworm had been discovered in Somabhula. “The African armyworm was first discovered by farmers in Somabhula …
Flash floods halt Hwange expansion project Chronicle 20/1/2020 Zesa spokesperson, Mr Fullard Gwasira Fairness Moyana/ Nomvelo Siziba/Africa Moyo, Chronicle Reporters WORK at Hwange Power Station expansion project was suspended while coal mines were flooded following heavy rains that caused flash floods in Hwange at the weekend. Hwange received a total of 139mm of rain within …
Farmers start replanting as wet spell renews hope Chronicle 20/1/2020 Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent About 80 percent of farmers in Masvingo are taking advantage of the prevailing wet spell to replant after their crops succumbed to moisture stress in previous months, a Government official has said. In an interview yesterday, Crop and Livestock provincial officer …
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Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme rehab begins Chronicle 20/1/2020 Beitbridge Proportional Representation MP Hon Linda Singo (left) and Senator Tambudzani Mohadi (second from left) tour the Tshikwalakwala Irrigation project recently Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT and its partners have started rehabilitating Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge East constituency, some 135km out of the border town. Some farmers …
Amacimbi harvesters leave trail of environmental destruction Chronicle 20/1/2020 Amacimbi harvesters along Solusi Road near Bulawayo recently Desmond Nleya, Chronicle Reporter AMACIMBI have brought relief to some Bulawayo residents who are flocking to harvest them in areas near the city. A Chronicle news crew visited Mophani area near Solusi last week and witnessed a number of people …
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