Wheat harvesting faces equipment shortage

Wheat harvesting faces equipment shortage Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Wheat harvesting faces equipment shortage THE 2018 wheat crop once again faces challenges as farmers fail to acquire combine harvesters on time.Industry experts indicated that because of such challenges, including theft of aluminium pipes on farms last year, many farmers had opted out of wheat growing …

Fertiliser producers reel as forex crisis worsens

Fertiliser producers reel as forex crisis worsens   LOCAL fertiliser companies require US$135 million in nostro funding to import key raw materials to manufacture 600 000 tonnes of the commodity required this forthcoming summer cropping season, amid fears that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is only availing 30% of needed funds. By Wongai Zhangazha …

Wheat production to surge, but imports to continue

Wheat production to surge, but imports to continue   ZIMBABWE’S winter wheat production this year is projected to reach over 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) from about 20 000MT in 2017, due to command agriculture-related investments, an official of the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The increase is still less …

Don’t start veld fires, villagers warned

Don’t start veld fires, villagers warned   The Herald Sydney Mubaiwa in Zaka The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has warned villagers here against starting veld fires to avert rampant destruction of the environment in one of the districts perennially affected by rampaging wild fires. EMA said there was need for villagers to be extra cautious …

IDBZ moves to exploit Tugwi-Mukosi Dam water

IDBZ moves to exploit Tugwi-Mukosi Dam water   The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo Government’s plans to start exploiting water in Tugwi-Mukosi Dam have gathered momentum, with the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) already in the process of identifying more than 25 000 hectares to be irrigated by the water body in arid …