Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rains expected on Friday Chronicle 7/1/2020 Elita chikwati, Harare Bureau The country is expecting an improvement in the rainfall activity from this Friday to next week with scattered thunderstorms anticipated in Matabeleland North, northern areas of the Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces, Harare Metropolitan Province and northern areas of Manicaland Province. Most areas are expected …
All is not lost: agriculture experts Chronicle 7/1/2019 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Experts have urged farmers not to sit back and watch their crops succumb to dry weather conditions and pests, but to conduct good agronomic practices as there are still chances of recovery if the country receives significant rains. The Meteorological Services Department …
Government warns against bogus equipment deal Dr Misheck Sibanda Chronicle 7/1/2020 Harare Bureau Government has warned of fraudsters targeting ministers, legislators and senior civil servants enticing them to join a fake agricultural equipment deal which they claim is a partnership with the South African government. In a statement yesterday, Chief Secretary in the Office …
CBZ issues US$50m bond for agric Chronicle 7/1/2020 Harare Bureau The country’s biggest bank by assets and deposits, CBZ Bank, is issuing a US$50 million bond that will finance the 2019/20 agriculture season. According to the bank, the bond instruments will finance the importation of farming inputs specifically for maize and soya bean as …
ZFU calls for investment in irrigation Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) says there is urgent need for investment in irrigation as a long-term measure to alleviate the adverse effects of drought that continue to haunt Southern Africa. Zimbabwe is one of the countries in the region that has over the …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Food-for-work programme should be re-introduced Zimbabwe was last cropping season hard hit by the drought and this season is promising to be worse given that very little rain was received during the first half of the season. Many parts of the country have received below normal rains and in some areas farmers are …
Looming drought a test case of human preparedness By Newsday – January 6, 2020 guest column:Peter Makwanya THE news currently filtering in from recent meteorological surveys indicate a looming drought in southern Africa due to a number of reasons. News indicating an imminent drought in southern Africa, with Zimbabwe being the hardest hit, have sent shivers and …
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Beef abattoirs feel the heat By Newsday – January 3, 2020 TOTAL cattle slaughters in Zimbabwe declined by 11% to 185 853 head for the nine months to September 2019, due to drought and disease quarantine, a new report has revealed. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In its latest report, Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (Lmac) noted that …
Zim records spike in fish sales By Newsday – January 6, 2020 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S fish export volumes increased by 37% to 2 318 tonnes between January and September 2019, driven by fresh water frozen fish and frozen tilapia, according to a Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (Lmac) report. In value, the exports increased by 12% …
Proper cattle management game-changer for farmers By Newsday – January 3, 2020 CHIPINGE — Smallholder farmers here have started benefiting more from their cattle after acquiring modern cattle management practices that have seen them destocking old bulls and cows as well as excess oxen to remain with a leaner, more efficient and productive number of beasts. …
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