Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Expensive stockfeed milking small dairy farmers Herald 7/9/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Small scale dairy farmers in Mutasa are struggling to increase production owing to expensive stockfeed for their cows and unavailability of nearby water sources. The farmers say most feed companies have pegged their prices in US dollars, making the local currency equivalent …
Zim must guard against citrus greening Herald 7/9/2020 Through the use of integrated pest management strategies, citrus diseases are generally not a threat in Zimbabwe Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovation Editor ST: Has citrus greening by any chance affected Zimbabwe? SN: At present, Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institutes’ research officers have been …
Green mealies an easy dollar business Herald 7/9/2020 Roadside vendors selling roasted maize, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. Photo credit: Thomas Lumpkin/CIMMYT. Prof J Derera and Wendy Madzura Correspondents The concept of growing a maize crop for sale as fresh cobs on the market, before the cobs reach the hard dough stage is referred to as …
Focus on tilling, not lies, farmers told Herald 7/9/2020 Women’s League Secretary of Administration and Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Cde Monica Mutsvangwa (right) addresses the Zanu PF Manicaland Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting held at Mutare Hall yesterday, while Zanu PF national chair Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Political Commissar Cde Victor Matemadanda …
Expert warns of flash flooding Herald 7/9/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agriculture and Environment Editor Zimbabwe must have contingency plans for flash floods that could possibly hit known-vulnerable areas after climate experts predicted above normal rainfall over large parts of the country. Climate experts said Zimbabweans must be conditioned to prepare for flash floods, violent storms, …
Ministers get Pfumvudza task Herald 7/9/2020 Vice President Constantino Chiwenga Herald Reporter Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs must ensure that all involved in the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Programme, commonly known as Pfumvudza, work together to make the programme a success. Pfumvudza promotes conservation farming techniques and involves use of small plots on smallholder …
Hippo Valley sugar output down 11 percent Chronicle 7/9/2020 Hippo Valley Estates Business Reporter HIPPO Valley Estates recorded an eleven percent decline in sugar output to 212 000 tonnes in the full year ended March 30, 2020 due to a decline in the volume and quality of cane. During the corresponding period in 2019, …
There is no reversal of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme Chronicle 7/9/2020 The Government says that illegal occupation of productive farms will not be tolerated anymore The Chronicle Kudzai Mutisi The statement presented the Government’s position on the compensation of indigenous (black) Zimbabweans who lost their land during the land reform programme and the compensation of …
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Farmers prepare for cropping season Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 This letter goes to my fellow farmers who have not yet started to prepare for the upcoming cropping season. My friends, preparations for any work can never be said to be too early. The time to prepare for the season is now. I am sure most of …
Technology the bait for youth in farming Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has created a free app to help farmers access up-to-date information on weather among other things Thin Lei Win Since Marie Chantal Akingeneye lost her only cow to an unknown illness, she has no source for manure for her …