Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Guvamatanga clears the air on Command Agric Herald 6/11/2019 Mr Guvamatanga Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government has paid approximately $1 billion to suppliers contracted under Command Agriculture since the inception of the programme in 2016. This was said by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Mr George Guvamatanga in an interview …
Nearly 1 200 cattle succumb to drought Herald 6/11/2019 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter NEARLY1 200 cattle and 35 donkeys have succumbed to drought that has seen pastures dwindle and water sources dry up. Farmers now need to cut herds by selling unproductive cattle and use the proceeds to buy stockfeed for the remaining …
Farmers ready to work with CSC Chronicle 6/11/2019 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Livestock Farmers’ Union says it is ready to sell its animals to any bidder including CSC-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe as long as the buyers offer the best prices on the market. Following Cabinet’s recent approval of a US$400 million joint venture …
Embrace smart agric, farmers urged Herald 5/11/2019 Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter Agriculture stakeholders have been called to embrace smart agriculture practices to cushion farmers against the effects of climate change ahead of the 2019-2020 farming season. Smart agriculture is a cocktail of new ways that help to guide actions required to modify and reorient agricultural …
Midlands seeks to put 80 150ha under maize Herald 5/11/2019 Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs Minister Apolonia Munzverengi (right), Maramba-Pfungwe legislator Tichaona Karumazondo and Cde Jerry Gotora look at Presidential inputs before distributing them to beneficiaries at Chitsungo Primary School in Murehwa recently. — Picture: John Manzongo Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent The Midlands Province is …
Zim sees big potential in sugar production Herald 5/11/2019 Mr Masunda Martin Kadzere ZIMBABWE offers big potential for sugar production, a senior official has said, adding the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam provides the industry with new water resources that should increase land under irrigated sugarcane by between 17 000 and 25 000 hectares. “This opportunity has …
Crop management vital for successful production Chronicle 5/11/2019 Ronald Rusere and John Basera Improving crop productivity is a major driver as far as attaining food security and food surplus in concerned in Africa. However, to achieve improved crop productivity, crop management should keep up with genetic gains in yield. There are three themes to the …
Letters to the Editor: Are ex-Zim farmers behind Zambia’s maize boom? Chronicle 5/11/2019 File picture: Zambian farmers work in a maize field As Zimbabwe continues to struggle to produce sufficient quantities of the staple maize grain, two decades after the government started redistributing commercial farms from whites to black farmers, a frequent claim comes …
Bond notes lifespan limited Chronicle 5/11/2019 BOND notes and coins will continue being used as legal tender in Zimbabwe for a limited period alongside new notes and coins, which will be put into circulation this month, a senior Government official has said. Last week, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced the introduction of …
Fuel prices go down Chronicle 5/11/2019 THE price of petrol and diesel has gone down by nine cents and four cents respectively effective Monday, November 4, 2019, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). The marginal decline follows a 12 percent increase in fuel prices last week in what has become a weekly …