Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ANIMALS Bees Absolutely Love Cannabis & It Could Help Restore Their Populations Published 2 days agoon January 19, 2020 By Andrew Wilson Bees are major fans of hemp and a recent study has found that the taller the hemp plants are the larger the number of bees that will flock to it. The new research, …
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Hwange Thermal Power Station back on grid after floods Chronicle 21/1/2020 Minister Richard Moyo Harare Bureau HEAVY rains which pounded Hwange at the weekend knocked out Hwange Thermal Power Station when the coal got wet but two 120 megawatt units were back up yesterday with a third expected to be on the grid by …
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Livestock farmers pin hopes on rains Chronicle 21/1/2020 Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland region are pinning their hopes on the rains that have started falling across the country. The wet spell, which is being experienced across the country comes as a relief to communal farmers in Matabeleland region although they continue …
Dam water levels increase Sunday Mail 19/1/2020 Lea Mutanda Some of the country’s major dams have begun registering increase in water volumes, following the rains that have been received countrywide over the past weeks. Last week, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) corporate communications and marketing manager Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said dams along the country’s …
How to maintain a small orchard Herald 18/1/2020 Clodine Manyozo Home and garden writer It is always a good thing to eat fresh fruits from your own tree at home, unlike buying one at the supermarket. This explains why some people end up making their own small orchards at home and sometimes without the …
Versions of land, heritage in Harrison’s ‘Jambanja’ Herald 18/1/2020 Elliot Ziwira At the Bookstore Eric Harrison’s “Jambanja” (2006) connotes the ambivalence of vision in relation to the post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform Programme, which is the central issue highlighted, but which, certainly is not the only matter at hand. Harrison taps into nostalgic history …
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Poor macadamia harvest expected, climate change cited Herald 20/1/2020 Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief MACADAMIA nuts farmers expect the poorest harvest ever this year owing to the side effects of climate change, which resulted in reduced rains and heat waves. Heat waves were experienced mainly between August and November last year, resulting in massive …
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New grazing method developed at Mazoe Herald 20/1/2020 The Rhodesia Herald, 20 January 1970 PASTURE specialists at the Henderson Research Station at Mazoe have developed a new method of grass fertilisation and grazing, which may revolutionise the stock farming system in Rhodesia. It is expected to help people like tobacco farmers, who with small …
Armyworm hits Lower Gweru Herald 20/1/2020 army worm Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent Crops in some parts of the Midlands Province are under threat from the African armyworm. Midlands provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said the armyworm had been discovered in Somabhula. “The African armyworm was first discovered by farmers in Somabhula …
Flash floods halt Hwange expansion project Chronicle 20/1/2020 Zesa spokesperson, Mr Fullard Gwasira Fairness Moyana/ Nomvelo Siziba/Africa Moyo, Chronicle Reporters WORK at Hwange Power Station expansion project was suspended while coal mines were flooded following heavy rains that caused flash floods in Hwange at the weekend. Hwange received a total of 139mm of rain within …