Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sadc records increase in fish production Chronicle 25/11/2020 The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has recorded an increase in aquaculture production which rose to 100 950 tonnes in 2020, from 92 773 tonnes reported in 2019. Ocean and inland waters such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the Sadc Region provide significant benefits to …
Massive prize on offer for Intwasa programme winners Chronicle 25/11/2020 Dr Anxious Masuka Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has come up with a national competition for the Intwasa/Pfumvudza Climate Proof Programme to spur farmers into high productivity for a bumper harvest in the 2020-2021 farming season. The Government introduced the Intwasa/ Pfumvudza concept, a …
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Compensating white former farmers: Where will the money come from? Standard 22/11/2020 On July 29 the government of Zimbabwe announced a US$3,5 billion compensation for the former large-scale commercial farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired through the fast track land reform programme of 2001. In the announcement, government clarified that the compensation was for improvements …
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Not yet time to press the panic button Herald 24/11/2020 Farmers should not panic and those that had not finished land preparations must urgently complete that stage and wait for the first effective rains of 25mm and above to start planting Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight My latest tour of the country’s farming communities took me …
Heavy rains expected 24/11/2020 Herald Reporter Heavy storms coupled with localised heavy downpours, strong winds and lightning are expected across the country until Saturday, following the storms across the southern, western and central areas yesterday. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD), in conjunction with the Department of Civil Protection, has put out an alert with …
Crucial steps for planting Sunday Mail 22/11/2020 Peter Gambara THIS week, most farmers are likely to be planting mostly maize as the rainy season starts in earnest. However, crop farming is like a 100-metre sprint race. The ideal plant population in most grain producing areas of Natural Regions I, II and III is between 50 …
Wheat deliveries up three-fold The Sunday Mail 22/11/2020 Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent WHEAT deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have risen three-fold to more than 151 000 tonnes this year compared to the 46 000 tonnes delivered by this time last year. The grain utility is receiving over 4 000 tonnes of the …
3 000 new tractors by next year: Minister 22/11/2020 The Sunday Mail Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief A TOTAL of 3000 new tractors are expected to be imported into the country by next year as Government continues to boost the agriculture sector, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during the launch of the Zunde ra …
Repossession of idle farms starts today The Chronicle 23/11/2020 Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr Anxious Masuka prepares to hand over Zunde raMambo/ Isiphala seNkosi farming inputs to Chief Mapanzure (right) while other chiefs look on in Zvishavane yesterday Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief The process of repossessing farms that are under-utilised, …
Government to clear $1,5billion cotton arrears The Chronicle 24/11/2020 Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has pledged to clear $1,5 billion owed to cotton farmers by ginners in the next few weeks as it intensifies support for the sector to ensure increased output. Over 60 percent of cotton inputs have so far been distributed to depots across …