Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers urged to get water abstraction agreements Chronicle 9/6/2021 Mr Tsungirirai Shoriwa Boitumelo Makhurane, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Zinwa has said national dams have sufficient water to support the 85 000-hectare winter cropping target. The country recorded the second highest inflows in dams in 50 years following incessant rains in …
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US$612 000 boost for Moza irrigation Chronicle 9/6/2021 Works at Moza Irrigation Scheme in Bulilima Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter HOPE has been restored for farmers operating at Moza Irrigation in Ward 5 in Gampu Village in Bulilima who anticipate to soon realise maximum production from their 90-hectare irrigation plot which is being rehabilitated. Harare …
Zim loses 260 000 hectares of forests yearly Chronicle 9/6/2021 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE country is losing over 260 000 hectares of forests yearly due to a rising population which has increased land use demand, Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu …
JUST IN: Zinwa board visits Gwayi-Shangani dam site Chronicle 9/6/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) board led by Engineer Bongile Ndiweni on Tuesday visited the Gwayi-Shangani dam site to assess progress made following the resumption of construction works last month. The construction works at Gwayi-Shangani dam resumed last month …
GMB receives 130 000 tonnes in two months Herald 8/6/2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The Grain Marketing Board received more than 130 000 tonnes of grain from farmers in the first eight weeks of the marketing season. Farmers have been urged to dry their crop properly as the recent rainy spell will have increased …
US$2m revolving fund for pensioners Business Reporter STATE-RUN pension fund, the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), has concluded a US$2m deal with two banks that will see its pensioners access loans for income generating projects at concessionary rates. This comes after the realisation that many pensioners sink into abject poverty shortly after leaving employment …
Farmers call for ban on private cattle sales Chronicle 8/6/2021 A cattle auction in progress Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter LIVESTOCK farmers from Matabeleland South Province have called on the Government to set a standard price for a beast and abolish private cattle sales as buyers are underpaying them for their animals. The purpose of …
More farmers embrace solar-powered technology 0 June 7, 2021 11:33 AM Source: More farmers embrace solar-powered technology | The Herald a set of solar panels Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau More small-holder farmers are embracing solar powered irrigation technology to boost production with the recent use of a solar powered centre pivot at Edgon Farm in Mazowe bearing …
Surrender land, non-productive farmers told Herald 7/6/2021 Deputy Minister Marapira Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Government is prepared to repossess land from farmers who are not fully utilising it and allocate it to deserving ones as it moves to strengthen the agricultural recovery plan ahead of Vision 2030. Speaking during the tour of Mucherengi …
Jatropha bio-diesel plant set for revival Sunday Mail 6/6/2021 Martin Kadzere The Mount Hampden bio-diesel plant — built in 2008 when the country sought to reduce fuel shortages and cut the fuel import bill — has been transferred to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, which is now …