Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
15 000ha lost to army worm Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterZimbabwe has lost an estimated 15 000 hectares of crops through destruction by the ravenous fall army worm (FAW), while two million birds were culled in desperate efforts to contain spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Japan has since extended half a …
Agro-business project to benefit small farmers Manicaland CorrespondentCommunal farmers in Manicaland are set to benefit from agro-business projects aimed at improving their incomes as well as food security. Speaking on the sidelines of the Muzvuzvu Agribusiness Hub field day funded by Agriseeds and Linkages for Economic Advancement of the Disadvantaged (LEAD) in Chimanimani last …
Housing stands for cane farmers Deputy Minister Marapira Masvingo BureauGovernment has pledged to identify suitable land for housing in Chiredzi where more than 1 000 resettled sugarcane farmers have been battling to secure land for housing development. Most cane farmers who own plots in the Lowveld do not own houses in Chiredzi and have …
Govt to create 100 irrigation schemes From George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has completed feasibility studies on more than 100 sites countrywide where new irrigation schemes will be developed this year as part of a new thrust to engender food self-sufficiency through irrigation development. The sites are dotted around the country’s 59 districts where Government …
‘Ban child labour in tobacco farms’ newsday HUMAN Rights Watch Southern Africa director Dewa Mavhinga yesterday said there was need to mount pressure on government to put in place legislation and regulations that prohibit children from working in tobacco fields where they were exposed to risk of contracting diseases. BY OBEY MANAYITI According to a …
President to tour CSC Masvingo unit President Emmerson Mnangagwa Walter Mswazie in MasvingoPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will in the next few weeks visit the Cold Storage Company (CSC) unit in Masvingo and also tour the defunct Mashaba Mine in Mashava, a senior ruling party official has said. The two companies used to be the province’s …
Austrian firm loses Harare-Beitbridge highway dualisation tender The dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge-Chirundu highway is considered a critical infrastructure development project From Victoria Ruzvidzo in HANGZHOU, ChinaCabinet has resolved to withdraw the tender awarded to Austrian firm, Geiger, for the dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge-Chirundu highway, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced yesterday. Briefing the Anhui Foreign Economic …
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Climate change threatens maize output newsday The government says maize production is under threat from climate change and the emergence of pests calling for production of different maize varieties. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Speaking at the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) project annual meeting yesterday in Harare, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement minister, Perrance Shiri …
Food insecurity: Seed firms must show commitment Aghan Daniel CorrespondentThe rainy season is already here with us and most farmers have begun to plant various seeds nearly across Africa. As the farmers descend upon their farms, one big issue that lingers among researchers is the inability of these farmers to access certified seed that …
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China drives Zim tobacco exports Livingstone MarufuZIMBABWE has earned $113 million from 25,2 million kilogrammes of tobacco exports, mainly to Indonesia and China, since January this year. However, the tobacco export proceeds are $80 million less than the amount of tobacco Zimbabwe exported in the same period last year. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry …