Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Government restructures Agritex Chronicle 11/5/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter The Department of Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) will soon become a directorate called the Agricultural Advisory Services as part of a major restructuring exercise to help farmers transform from subsistence to commercial players in line with Vision 2030. The Agricultural …
Let’s bite the bullet to attain a green economy Chronicle 11/5/2021 The Gwayi-Shangani Dam will help green parts of Matabeleland North Province Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent As the world pushes towards achieving a green economy and reducing effects of climate change, challenges lay in ambush to that agenda. The major task is therefore to …
GMB identifies grain collection points 0 May 11, 2021 2:00 AM Source: GMB identifies grain collection points | The Herald GMB Silos Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has identified 1 349 grain collection points, with traditional leaders now working with the board and Agritex to identify more. GMB is the national granary with a …
Boost for Agric as firm designs centre pivot irrigation system – NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/5/2021 BY THOMAS CHIDAMBA A LOCAL engineering company has developed a state-of-the-art water powered centre pivot irrigation system to help more farmers access affordable equipment and mitigate climate change effects. In an interview with NewsDay, Mightyflow Irrigation technical director George Chungu said they …
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Bees trained to detect Covid Herald 10/5/2021 ARMSTERDAM. — Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with Covid-19, a finding they said could cut waiting times for test results to just seconds. To train the bees, scientists in the bio-veterinary research laboratory at Wageningen …
Dinosaur fossils: Hidden treasure down under Matabeleland South Chronicle 8/5/2021 Sentinel Safaris owner Vanessa Bristow shows dinosaur fossils in the Greater Mapungubwe safari area, Beitbridge district yesterday Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter SENTINEL Safaris is a little-known yet outstanding tourist attraction tucked away in Beitbridge district in the largely rural Matabeleland South province. It is …
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Uncontrolled grazing systems and depleting pastures Chronicle 10/5/2021 Fortunes Matutu The cattle population in Zimbabwe is estimated at five million, with in excess of 89 percent of the national herd found in communal areas. Livestock plays a crucial role in the rural economy either directly or indirectly and in most communities, ownership of livestock …
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New crusade for farmers to grow passion fruit Sunday Mail 9/5/2021 Tendai Chara FARMERS have been encouraged to grow passion fruit, which marketing experts say has a ready foreign market. The call was made by Mr Anglistone Sibanda, the chief executive officer of Green Afrique Technologies, during a training workshop for farmers interested in …
Is your house in order: Plan your estate Sunday Mail 9/5/2021 Arthur Marara “My papers are in order, and I pray for an order in terms of the draft”, this is the recital that I was taught when I was being prepared to go to the “motion roll” in my very early years of …
Wheat production to increase by over 100 000t Sunday Mail 10/5/2021 Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent WHEAT production for the forthcoming winter cropping season is set to increase by over 100 000 tonnes to 360 000 tonnes on account of decisive interventions by Government and private financiers to support cereal farmers. Zimbabwe tripled its …