Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sugar scandals in Zimbabwe’s lowveld 0 February 3, 2020 8:15 AM Source: Sugar scandals in Zimbabwe’s lowveld | zimbabweland While visiting our research sites in Mkwasine and Hippo Valley in Zimbabwe’s lowveld recently, there was only one topic of conversation among sugar farmers we have been working with in land reform areas: the scandal that has overwhelmed the South African …
Zim scales up maize imports from SA 0 February 3, 2020 11:36 AM Source: Zim scales up maize imports from SA | Herald (Business) Panashe Chikonyora Zimbabwe last week imported 16 210 tonnes of grain leaving South Africa with tighter stocks, according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz). In …
Prized Cattle Are Thinned, Butchered Amid Zimbabwe’s Economic and Climate Crises 0 February 3, 2020 12:07 PM Source: Prized Cattle Are Thinned, Butchered Amid Zimbabwe’s Economic and Climate Crises Less pasture means thinner cattle, leaving farmers with few options to keep their livestock healthy. In response, many farmers thin or butcher their herds – but even that …
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Veld fires claim 2, destroy 1m hectares Herald 3/2/2020 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent Two people were killed while close to one million hectares of land were destroyed by veld fires across the country in 2019, an official has said. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) communications officer Ms Joyce Chapungu said during a media tour of Driefontein …
Dairibord, Tavistock in strategic alliance Herald 3/2/20203. Fradreck Gorwe Zimbabwe’s main producer and supplier of milk and milk-based products, Dairibord Zimbabwe Private Limited (DZPL), has entered into a strategic alliance and share subscription agreement with its single largest supplier of raw milk, Tavistock Estate Limited. This development will see the parties collaborating in the …
Lake status awaits Tugwi-Mukosi Herald 3/2/2020 Tugwi-Mukosi George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body, Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, will soon change its name to Lake Tugwi-Mukosi, after the Government gazettes the reservoir as a recreational facility. The development will enable the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to claim a stake in the water …
Company launches new campaign to plant and monitor one million trees Chronicle 3/2/2020 Olia Danckwerts A ZIMBABWEAN company, Treeco has launched its new campaign to plant one million trees in Zimbabwe and monitor and study their progress and impact through its newly developed mobile application. The first 1000 fruit and indigenous trees, sponsored by …
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Livestock experts call for goat policy Sunday Mail 2/2/2020 Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming Reporter LIVESTOCK experts have called on the Government to formulate a national goat policy, a move aimed at putting in place guidelines to stimulate the growth of the sub-sector and improve its contribution to the country’s economy. In an interview with Sunday News …
Hunger crisis in Southern Africa . . . 45 million people face starvation . . . Zimbabwe hardest hit, says WFP Sunday Mail 2/2/2020 Peter Matika, Senior Reporter AN estimated 45 million people — mostly women and children in Southern Africa are food insecure with Zimbabwe hardest hit following consecutive droughts and widespread flooding, a …
Farmers should adopt the bush meal concept for resilience Sunday Mail 2/2/2020 Mhlupheki Dube AS it becomes crystal clear that the country will experience a mother of all droughts in Matabeleland and other southern parts, it is imperative that we remind ourselves of survival and copying strategies as livestock farmers. The first strategy which is …
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