Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rabbit breeders ink deal with SA labs Herald 1/6/2021 Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA), has concluded a landmark deal with reputable South African veterinary specialists, Vriesit Andrology Laboratories, for artificial insemination (AI) on rabbits. The agreement will thrust Zimbabwe into the league of a few countries in the world using …
Bountiful winter wheat harvest in store Herald 1/6/2021 Zimbabwe needs at most 360 000 tonnes of wheat annually so with the projected 340 000 tonnes, it will need very little in terms of supplements, which also means a huge reduction on the import bill Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN 1990, the country recorded its highest …
Boost for Lukosi Irrigation Scheme Chronicle 1/6/2021 A sugar bean plot at Lukosi Irrigation in Hwange Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter LUKOSI Irrigation Scheme in Hwange District is ready to embark on winter wheat cropping this season after receiving seed donations from the Government. The 29,2ha irrigation scheme was established in 1969 in Dick …
Zim granadilla producer exports first fruits By The Zimbabwe Independent – May 28, 2021 BY SILAS NKALA GREEN Afrique Technologies, a Zimbabwean firm making bold moves into the forex spinning horticultural sector, exported its first 420kg of granadilla fruit to the United Kingdom last week, marking an important step in its long-held ambition to build …
‘Farmers need to be better organised’ – The Zimbabwe Independent 5-6 minutes 5/28/2021 AGRICULTURE is a key sector in the economy which is largely agro-based but it has faced several challenges in the past two decades. Of late the dairy sector has been hit hard by acute increase of inputs which have gone up over 30% …
Tick-borne disease ravages livestock | The Standard 30/5/2021 BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI SCORES of families in Masvingo province are losing their livestock daily due to an outbreak of a tick-borne disease suspected to be January disease or theileriosis. Villagers who spoke to Standard People in Chivi and Masvingo rural districts said the disease could have been caused by …
Taking care of your garden the vertical way Herald 31/5/2021 Vertical gardens or living walls is one of the green practices that help in reducing the heat island effect and smoke. Regarded as one of the effective methods to enhance aesthetics of a home, vertical gardens have a lion’s share in enhancing the interior …
$100m AMA agro-bill to finance farmers Herald 31/5/2021 Mr Clever Isaya Business Reporter The Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has received all regulatory approvals to raise $100 million through agro-bills to support increased agricultural productivity. The agro-bill will provide affordable financing to farmers in horticulture and oilseeds (cottonseed, sunflower seed, soya beans, groundnuts, and Sesame) …
Summer cropping preps start Herald 31/5/2021 Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the 2021/22 summer cropping season have started, with Government working towards mechanising the Pfumvudza/Intwasa Programme following the huge success of the concept during the 2020/21 season, which saw the country attaining food self-sufficiency. Zimbabwe is expecting more than three million …
Govt plans to fund tobacco farming Herald 31/5/2021 Minister Mutsvangwa Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE Government is working on funding tobacco production using domestic resources to maximise revenues from the crop, a Cabinet minister has said. Already, there are growing calls from industry players seeking a shift from the current financing model were …