Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Agritrade to contract 5 000 farmers The Herald Munashe Matambo Business ReporterTobacco contractor, Agritrade is planning to support over 5 000 small scale farmers in the next cropping season from 4 000 after recording its best season this year. This comes when Zimbabwe’s tobacco output is projected to surpass the targeted 200 million kilogrammes, …
Stakeholders’ roles in veld fire management The Herald Veld fires have become one of the most topical environmental issues with terminal effects in Zimbabwe. Over the years, infrastructure and property worth millions of dollars have been lost in inferno. Agricultural produce such as maize, soyabean and wheat have been burnt down by fires thus …
Farmers to get inputs early, says Marapira The Herald Sydney Mubaiwa Masvingo CorrespondentGovernment says the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme will be rolled out early this year to give farmers ample time to prepare for the 2018-19 agricultural season. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Resettlement Cde Davis Marapira said Government wanted farmers to plant …
Zim receives $3million for green economy policy newsday Zimbabwe has so far received $3 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which will go towards completion of climate change policy frameworks aimed at influencing an overall green economy by 2030, an official has said. BY KENNEDY NYAVAYA The money came through the ministry of Environment, …
Baobab trees have more than 300 uses, but they’re dying The Herald Aida Cuni Sanchez CorrespondentNine of 13 of Africa’s oldest and largest baobab trees have died in the past decade, it has been reported. These trees, aged between 1 100 and 2 500 years, appear to be victims of climate change. Scientists speculate …
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TIMB urges farmers to acquire crop education The Herald Harare. – The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is urging farmers throughout the country to attend training to reduce losses after their tobacco bales are rejected at auction floors due to bad handling of the crop. Statistics that the TIMB released last Friday shows that …
Cotton farmers dump private merchants The Herald Business ReporterSeveral cotton farmers are dumping contract schemes by private merchants saying they have long been short-changed through inadequate supply of inputs. Farmers in Checheche, one of the country’s largest cotton growing area in Manicaland Province, told this newspaper that they have for long been short-changed by …
First Lady unveils mega poultry project The Herald Tendai Rupapa Senior ReporterFirst Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa, through her charity foundation Angel of Hope, has partnered women from three Matabeleland provinces and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development to establish a chicken project with a potential to produce 45 000 birds at any …
Challenges of living in a climate-changed world Primrose Mogkatho a Nguni cattle breeder in Bronkhorstspruit Emmanuel KoroOur lifestyles have had to change because of climate change, including when and how we should grow crops, manufacture goods, build roads and houses and how we should travel. Climate change, also called global warming, refers to the …
Manicaland requires over $700 000 for dam rehab Kenneth Matimaire Own Correspondent MUTARE — Manicaland Province requires $783 000 to rehabilitate seven dams across the province, a Government official has said. Manicaland Provincial Administrator Edgar Seenza said the dams earmarked for rehabilitation include Osborne ($450 000), Rusape ($92 000), Ruti ($53 000), Middle Sabi …