Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tips on growing sugar beans Agriculture Reporter Sugar beans can be grown throughout Zimbabwe but there are several factors that may affect production. According to Seed Co’s 2010/11 product manual, lack of water and frost may also affect sugar beans production. l Choose varieties that are resistant to diseases. l Sugar beans are prone to …
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High costs hamper horticultural exports 14/7/2019 The Sunday Mail Martin Kadzere HIGH costs of obtaining international compliance certification by local horticultural producers are constraining access to lucrative international markets at a time there is growing interest in local fresh produce from overseas markets. While Zimbabwe is making significant strides in re-entering global markets, particularly …
Boer goat nutrition and feeding requirements 14/7/2019 The Sunday Mail Farmer’s Diary with Sheuneni Kurasha Welcome dear reader to this column where we explore all things farming. Last week I focused on how to care for the boer goat kids and does after birth. This week focus turns to nutrition and feeding requirements for …
Crayfish research underway in Kariba 15/7/2019 The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau A multi-sectoral taskforce is carrying out investigations into the feeding and breeding habits of the invasive crayfish in Lake Kariba to establish its relationship with other species. This comes amid fears that the crayfish could be consuming smaller fish like the kapenta …
Tobacco sales 4 percent lower than last year 15/7/2019 The tobacco being sold this year was grown under grim weather conditions The Herald Zimbabwean farmers have so far sold 222,6 million kilogrammes of tobacco worth US$432.9 million, 4 percent lower than last year’s 231,8 million kg, figures released by the industry regulator show. Statistics …
Zesa dismisses four-day load shedding reports 15/7/2019 The Chronicle Paidamoyo Chipunza, Harare Bureau The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has dismissed reports that it will switch to stage four of load shedding, which would see affected suburbs experiencing four days without electricity. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC said stage four was “non-existent”. ZETDC …
Decisions on jumbos must factor in communities 15/7/2019 The Chronicle Tinashe Farawo, Correspondent THERE is no doubt that Zimbabwe has a proud history of successful elephant conservation, and is one of the key range states and home to the second largest remaining jumbo population in the world after Botswana. According to the 2014 aerial survey, …
Old Mutual flexes for smallholder farmers 15/7/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau INSURANCE giant Old Mutual Zimbabwe says it is in the process of re-designing agricultural insurance products to cater for smallholder farmers. Zimbabwe is still largely an agricultural-based economy, with the latest population census (2012) showed that over 60 percent of Zimbabweans are employed in …
Solar use incentives on the cards…‘Ease pressure on Zesa’ 15/7/2019 The Chronicle Africa Moyo, Harare Bureau Government is crafting incentives to promote investment into solar energy to reduce pressure on grid electricity, whose generation is currently depressed due to low water levels in Kariba dam. This was said by Energy and Power Development Minister Advocate …
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