Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ED in Vic Falls | The Chronicle President Emmerson Mnangagwa Leonard Ncube in Victoria FallsPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Victoria Falls last night and is expected to officiate at the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions conference which kicks off in the resort town today. He was accompanied by Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and …
Farmers urged to deliver maize to GMB Source: Farmers urged to deliver maize to GMB – DailyNews Live Tabitha Mutenga 11 May 2018 HARARE – The 2018/19 maize marketing season kicked off on April 1, withthe Grain Marketing Board urging farmers to deliver grain to all GMBdepots that are ready to receive grain crops. The …
Interest in Zimbabwe’s flowers reignites By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Source: Interest in Zimbabwe’s flowers reignites | The Financial Gazette Hortiflor Zimbabwe will be held from October 9-11 and is expected to attract buyers, suppliers and growers. INTERNATIONAL horticulture players will in October converge in Harare for the fourth edition of the horticulture and floriculture show, …
Metrication and the farmer Rhodesian Farmer — March 27th 1970 Like everyone else in Rhodesia, farmers will be affected by metrication. Rhodesia is going metric, because the metric system has many advantages over the old imperial System. Though there may be temporary inconveniences during the changeover it will eventually be found much easier to work in metric units. …
OPEN FORUM: Revive beef production through smallholders By Own Correspondent There has been a sharp decline in the number of large-scale commercial beef farms and feedlots in Zimbabwe over the last two decades. By Zenzo Sibanda HISTORICALLY, Zimbabwe has stood out in southern Africa as a leading commercial beef producer. The country was renowned for …
Food diversity remains poor in region By Own Correspondent By Farai Mabeza FOOD diversity in southern Africa remains poor because of erratic rainfall in the 2017/2018 season, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) has said.In its latest report, FEWSNET said that parts of the region affected by drought during the season would suffer from …
Meet tobacco auctioneering’s female trailblazers The Herald Elita Chikwati Features WriterIt is just before 0730 and farmers are milling around Premier Tobacco Auction Floors along Affirmative Drive in the Willowvale industrial area, making idle talk while employees are running around preparing for the start of the day’s sales. Suddenly a female voice punctuates the …
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Exploring best tactics to combat fall armyworm The Herald Sevgan Subramanian CorrespondentCereal farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing heavy losses due to the devastation by an invasive pest: the fall armyworm – Spodoptera frugiperda. In Africa, it has caused huge losses to staple cereals, especially maize and sorghum, affecting food security and trade. Damage …
Dangers of uncontrolled livestock product imports The Herald Two events in 2017 and early 2018 amply demonstrate the dangers posed on human and livestock health, growth of the livestock sector and overall national economic growth by the uncontrolled importation of livestock products. These are the Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Zimbabwe and South Africa …
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Knives out for AMA | The Herald The Herald Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterFarmers have called for an overhaul of the country’s agriculture regulatory board, the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA), saying it has repeatedly failed to address the chaotic marketing of cotton. This comes amid revelations that cotton contracted by Government was under threat as …