Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers, not government, must make land reform work Farmer’s weekly 29 June 2018 The future of agriculture in South Africa depends on farmers’ ability to make land reform successful. This was according to Dr Theo de Jager, president of the World Farmers’ Organisation, who was speaking at the recent congress of Mpumalanga Agriculture in Mbombela. …
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The farming business – what every aspirant farmer should know AGRIBUSINESS PERSPECTIVE BY HAMLET HLOMENDLINI Hamlet Hlomendlini is a senior agricultural economist at Agri SA. Email him at hamlet@agrisa.co.za. The debate on land expropriation without compensation is now moving to the provinces, where public hearings will be taking place from 26 June to …
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Stock theft cases balloon – The Standard Cases of stock theft rose sharply in the first half of the year as the effects of reduced police visibility began to take a toll on farmers. BY XOLISANI NCUBE According to statistics obtained from the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s [ZRP] anti-stock theft unit, 31 952 cases were recorded …
Warnings issued over cold weather HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country — especially the central and southern regions — will continue to experience both biting cold and rainfall this week. This comes as hospitals are reporting a surge in the number of young and old people being attended at health …
Stray buffaloes wreak havoc The Herald Freedom Mutanda Mutare CorrespondentFarmers in Middle Sabi, Chipinge, are living at the mercy of wild animals that are straying from a nearby conservancy, destroying crops as well as threatening human life. Farm 17 in Middle Sabi has been at the wrong end of human-wildlife conflict after a herd of …
Agritex, farmers clash over over tobacco stalks The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare CorrespondentTOBACCO farmers have been urged to take heed of expert advice and destroy tobacco stalks on time in order to safeguard future high yields. In an interview with The Herald recently, an Agritex officer Mr Douglas Nzarayebani said farmers were expected to destroy …
Madhuku to push for avocado production The Herald Runesu Gwidi Herald CorrespondentGovernment has been urged to support avocado production under irrigation in Nerumedzo communal lands in Bikita East to boost household incomes. The call was made by Zanu-PF National Assembly candidate for the constituency Cde Johnson Madhuku, who announced plans to engage Government to support …
Tobacco deliveries exceed target The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterTOBACCO deliveries to sales floors have surpassed the 230 million kilogrammes target set by Government for the 2018 marketing season. The highest volume of tobacco Zimbabwe has produced was 236 million kilogrammes in 2000. The surge in production of late has raised hopes that the …
Cold spell to persist The Herald Sibongile Maruta Herald ReporterThe Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of another cold spell from tomorrow to Thursday next week. “The Meteorological Services Department wishes to advise the public that another cold spell is expected to affect the country from Sunday 15 to Thursday 19 July 2018. This is …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: When farming becomes way of life EDITOR — “I don’t see myself doing anything else besides farming, it’s the way to go. What makes farming effortless for me is my passion for it. I also prefer living at the farm with my family because it makes management easier and it’s peaceful. “I …