Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zuva injects $200 000 in tree planting initiative – NewsDay Zimbabwe 20/9/2018 DIVERSIFIED energy group Zuva Petroleum has injected in excess of $200 000 in a tree-planting initiative targeting to grow a million plants by 2020. BY STAFF REPORTER The initiative will see the energy group partnering schools and farming communities in a …
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Africa needs strong political will to transform agriculture BULAWAYO — Africa needs strong political commitment to accelerate the transformation of its agricultural sector. — IPS 20/9/2018 According to the 2018 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR), Catalyzing State Capacity to Drive Agriculture Transformation, released this September by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in …
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Govt rolls out climate change workshops The Herald 20/9/2018 Sharon Chigeza Mutare Correspondent GOVERNMENT has launched a series of capacity building workshops in two of the country’s 10 provinces to equip provincial heads in development and environmental issues to do with climate change adaptation strategies. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and …
The Herald 20/9/2018 Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Tobacco farmers here have started transplanting tobacco seedlings from the seedbed to the field under irrigation. Midlands Provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeliner Magwenzi said farmers with irrigation facilities mainly in Gweru and Kwekwe districts have undergone thorough training by Agritex and various tobacco training institutions …
Cotton output soars 76pc Cotton, once one of the country’s largest foreign currency earners, had lost glitter as farmers shunned the crop due to lack of funding and poor prices offered by producers The Herald 20/9/2018 Business Reporter AFTER making a huge come back, the curtain comes down on the 2018 cotton marketing …
Agro-ecology training enriches Amazon farmers The Chronicle 20/9/2018 Pamenus Tuso Farmers at Amazon and Mosenthals community irrigation schemes in Insiza District, Matabeleland South province, have undergone an intensive 10-day agro-ecology training that was designed to support their food sovereignty, while reducing their dependence on costly and difficult-to-access chemical inputs. The workshops which ran …
Tobacco farmers in bid to increase output The Chronicle 20/9/2018 Locadia Mavhudzi, Midlands Correspondent FARMERS in the Midlands province have started transplanting tobacco seedlings using irrigation ahead of the normal cropping season in a bid to increase output. Provincial crop and livestock officer, Mrs Madeliner Magwenzi, said those farmers with irrigation facilities mainly in …
Expansion set for Binga irrigation scheme The Chronicle 20/9/2018 Mashudu Netsianda in Binga BULAWAYO Kraal Irrigation Scheme in Binga District will be expanded to cover 15 000 hectares of land for cropping as the Government steps up efforts to create employment by transforming the area into an economic hub. At present the hectarage under …
Five new tollgates open today The Chronicle 19/9/2018 Esinathy Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response to questions from The Chronicle, Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) Public Relations Officer, …
Zimbabwe’s agriculture authority issues $75 million grain bills to buy maize Source: Zimbabwe’s agriculture authority issues $75 million grain bills to buy maize | Reuters 19/9/2018 HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has issued $75 million in grain bills to purchase maize from farmers, the authority’s financial advisor CBZ Bank said on Monday. AMA, …
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