Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Japan donates 20 000t maize Herald 10/3/2021 Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe has received 20 000 tonnes of maize from Japan through the World Food Programme to help meet the essential food security needs of vulnerable households before the large harvest, expected from the current crop. There are around 7,7 million people who need food under …
Women farmers rise to the challenge Herald 10/3/2021 Mrs Evelyn Murandu checks for pests in a thriving groundnuts crop at Sub Division 3 of Bounds Green Farm in Mazowe on International Women’s Day – Pictures: Kudakwashe Hunda Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Reporter Over the past few decades, women have taken centre stage in farming and …
13 agric entities targeted for reforms Herald 10/3/2021 GMB, Cottco, Tobacco Research Board and Agribank are some of the entities targeted for the reorientation strategy Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Government says it will restructure, rebuild, reform and transform at least 13 key agriculture institutions and State firms as part of ongoing efforts to …
Communal farmers need support to get rich Herald 10/3/2021 Really good rainy seasons like the one we have been enjoying have never been that common and global warming probably means they become rarer, with El Ninos being regrettably becoming more common than La Ninas and even in normal years the rainfall being less regular …
Youth challenged to invest Chronicle 10/3/2021 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter YOUTHS have been challenged to invest in agriculture thereby contributing to the enhancement of the country’s food security. Zimbabwe like the rest of the Sadc region received above normal rainfall this year and farmers are expecting a bumper harvest. Government introduced the Intwasa/ …
Fuel prices go up slightly By Godknows Matarutse Daily News 9/3/2021 Godknows Matarutse ZIMBABWEANS should brace for a slight increase in prices for basic commodities after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced a slender adjustment to fuel prices. The increase in fuel prices is being attributed to global price movements due to a …
‘Shoddy loan agreements affect winter wheat cropping season’ By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 9, 2021 By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE THE farmer vetting and contracting process for the Command Agriculture Programme is set to be reviewed in Mashonaland Central province ahead of the winter wheat cropping season to ensure that set targets are achieved. National monitoring and evaluation teams comprising …
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Zimtrade urges farmers to export Herald 9/3/2021 ZimTrade export and business development manager, Naomi Heyes, (right) share notes on farming with the agency’s chief executive officer Mr Allan Majuru (centre) and Ansellia Farm’s marketing and business development director Rufaro Gumbo during a tour of the farm last week Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter The export …
Massive Lowveld greenbelt to boost farming Herald 9/3/2021 Minister Moyo Maxwell Tapatapa Herald Correspondent Large-scale irrigation on 200 000 hectares in the Lowveld is now possible as full dams, including the giant new Tugwi Mukosi dam, allow farmers to meet their potential and move into high levels of production of a vast range of …
Good harvest to boost poultry production Chronicle 9/3/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) says it expects the anticipated bumper harvest to drive output in the sector as well stimulating demand. ZPA has said it was targeting producing 72 million day-old chicks this year, the second time-running against the country’s …