Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Kariba eyes bumper kapenta harvest Herald 23/3/2021 Kapenta fish also known as “matemba” in Zimbabwe. Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau KAPENTA producers are expecting bumper harvest in the second half of the year as production is showing signs of recovery after a hiatius caused by the rains and relatively low temperatures. Low harvest resulted in …
Farm crops on demand, farmers told Chronicle 23/3/2021 Judith Phiri, Farming Reporter FARMERS have been urged to prioritise farming crops on demand and aid Government’s Agriculture and Food System Transformation strategy which seeks to achieve a US$8,2 billion agriculture economy by 2025 and increase the contribution of agriculture to the GDP from 12 to …
Government plans to start growing star grass Chronicle 23/3/2021 An Agritex official explains to farmers how to bale lab lab Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT is planning to start growing star grass around the country’s districts for livestock grazing to restock the national herd and revive the beef industry. Addressing farmers from across …
High quality tobacco yield expected 0 March 22, 2021 3:37 PM Source: High quality tobacco yield expected | The Herald Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter High quality tobacco is expected during the 2021 marketing season although yields in some areas were affected by heavy rains, the Zimbabwe Tobacco association has revealed. Firm prices are also expected during this marketing …
Policy inconsistencies, poor research hinder young farmers in Africa Herald 22/3/2021 Financial institutions have been reluctant to lend to farmers who benefitted from the land reform exercise citing lack of collateral and security for farmers It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what he …
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Garlic boom for Zimbabwe Herald 21/3/2021 The Gutu project is also targeting 37 schools in the constituency Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter The country’s export promotion and development agency, ZimTrade, has secured funding for a capacity building program on the cultivation and certification of organic garlic whose demand has been soaring on the international market, …
Insiza agriculture centre targets high value farm projects Chronicle 21/3/2021 Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Insiza District Agricultural Centre of Excellence (IDACE) is working on expanding its operations through developing commercial small-stock rearing projects that include poultry and fisheries aimed at increasing incomes for farmers. The organisation was set up under the Zimbabwe Agricultural …
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Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being Chronicle 21/3/2021 The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industries Hon Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu plants the Tree of the Year 2021, the Piliostigma thonningii/Monkey bread/Ihabahaba/Musekesa during a tree planting ceremony at the Centenary Park, Bulawayo on Friday Yvonne Ncube, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE on Friday joined …
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Silobela Irrigation Schemes’ rehabilitation on course Chronicle 22/3/2021 Manoki-Mpofu Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent THE rehabilitation works at two irrigation schemes is on course in Silobela in the Midlands Province as the country seeks to enhance food production beyond rain-fed planting. Silobela is home to Mayorca and Exchange Irrigation Schemes, which are expected to play …
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VP Chiwenga brews shocker 0 March 21, 2021 11:53 AM Source: VP Chiwenga brews shocker | The Standard BY EVERSON MUSHAVA The government is mulling yet another amendment to the constitution to effectively nationalise commercial farms owned by foreign nationals in Zimbabwe, barely a year after making concessions on the matter, it has emerged. Processes are already afoot …