Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Call to equip farmers with appropriate technology Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSmallholder farmers should be equipped with appropriate technology and machinery to boost agricultural productivity. This was said by Appropriate Technology Africa director Mr Andy Whyte during a handover of motorbikes to farmers. The firm is running a monthly promotion where farmers who buy …
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Shiri calls for teamwork | The Herald Pamela Shumba Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT has emphasised the need for close cooperation between its departments, the private sector and international research institutions for the country to increase agricultural productivity for both crops and livestock. Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired) yesterday …
Financiers shun cotton By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Source: Financiers shun cotton | The Financial Gazette April 26, 2018 ZIMBABWE’s cotton output is expected to grow this year, but at a slower pace than government projections as side-marketing continues to threaten the viability of the crop. Since the introduction of multiple players in 2000 side-marketing has been …
Treasury drags feet on afforestation fund Ndakaziva Majaka Deputy Markets Editor TREASURY is yet to disburse over $20 million to the Afforestation Fund, more than three years after farmers started contributing to the kitty, it has emerged. The Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has, since January 2015, collected levies from tobacco growers at a rate …
Harare Agric Show bigger, better THE much anticipated 2018 Harare Agricultural Show will run from August 27 to September 1, 2018 at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society Business Park. The Show this year will be held under the theme: “Field to Industry: Produce. Connect. Develop.” “As ZAS in order to rally consensus for the cause …
Fall armyworm threat lingers Nyasha Chingono Own Correspondent THE fall armyworm will remain a problem in Zimbabwe, but farmers should desist from excessive use of pesticides to deal with the pests, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. “We don’t expect the fall armyworm to be eradicated; we have to learn to live with …
New farmers’ uptake of agri-insurance ‘irregular’ newsday PLAYERS in the insurance sector have said the uptake of agriculture insurance nosedived soon after the fast-track land reform programme, as new farmers took up insurance on an irregular basis. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA Old Mutual senior business development manager, Immaculate Musonza told journalists attending a ZimSelector insurance and …
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Avian influenza: Govt on high alert Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment is on high alert following an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in South Africa recently.Zimbabwe was hit by avian influenza between May and August last year and was declared free from the disease in December.Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement’s …
Tobacco deliveries up | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterTobacco deliveries to the auction floors have increased as most farmers have finished processing their crop for sale.Some farmers are also delivering their crop because they want to raise school fees for their children ahead of the opening of schools in the coming weeks. …
Curechem launches empowerment project Source: Curechem launches empowerment project | Daily News HARARE – Curechem Overseas (Private) Limited has launched an irrigation project in Mahusekwa, Mashonaland East Province, which is aimed at empowering poverty-stricken villagers. According to the company’s group managing director Anup Chand, the project is part of their initiative to give back to the …