Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Food security guaranteed despite drought threat All hope is not yet lost, but we are beginning to be concerned a little that the 2017/18 agricultural season might be poor. Preliminary indications are that about 30 percent of crops planted since last year nationally has become a write off as the dry spell …
Tree planting campaign vital for conservation Saul Gwakuba NdlovuZimbabwe’s tree planting campaign is an important part of the national conservation programme whose objective is to conserve natural resources that can be depleted by irresponsible management, usage or exploitation. Such resources include elephants, rhinoceros, buffaloes, leopards and lions, the so-called Big Five. The campaign is …
Boreholes: The substitute for rainfall Wilting crop in this file picture The scorching and unforgiving high temperatures we have been subjected to has been quite an unpleasant ordeal for those in or out of farming alike. For the farmer who had to watch their rain fed crop wilt each passing day, the climate change …
Met Office warns of thunderstorms Harare BureauMeteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy and violent thunderstorms in some parts of the country today (Thursday) and tomorrow. In a statement yesterday, MSD said the thunderstorms will occur in Matabeleland North, Bulawayo Metropolitan, all Mashonaland provinces, Harare Metropolitan, North of Midlands and Manicaland provinces. It …
Dire crop situation calls for contingent measures 0 February 1, 2018 2:03 AM Source: Dire crop situation calls for contingent measures | Daily News STAFF WRITER • 31 January 2018 HARARE – The crop situation in most parts of the country is not looking good because the heavens have not been generous with the rains. Farming experts …
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Global malaria report reveals Africa’s hits and misses January 31, 2018 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tabitha Mwangi CorrespondentThe 2017 World Malaria Report provides a clear picture of the work required to control malaria. Data from over 90 countries reveals a dramatic reduction in the rates of disease and deaths between 2010 to 2015. But malaria deaths remained unchanged …
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Command Water Harvesting: Seven weirs complete January 31, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSeven weirs have been completed countrywide under the Command Water Harvesting Programme being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (zinwa). The programme is being undertaken as part of Government’s 100-day “quick wins”. Command Water …
Govt to conduct nationwide crop assessment January 31, 2018 Headlines, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment plans to carry out the first round of nationwide crop and livestock assessments to ascertain the severity of the prolonged dry spell. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Cde Davis Marapira yesterday confirmed that Government would carry out …
Small grains bring smiles to Binga farmers Pamenus TusoFor many years, farmers like Ms Winet Kamutero (65) from Kariyangwe area of Binga District in Matabeleland North Province, have toiled on their irrigation plots under the brutal sun every day without much success. The farmers who are plot-holders at Lungwalala Irrigation Scheme have every season …
Byo Leather Cluster holds development workshop Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterTHE Bulawayo Leather Cluster will tomorrow hold a cluster development meeting to help stakeholders across the value chain understand the clustering concept, which seeks to accelerate the industrialisation agenda. The workshop, organised by Mindpower Consulting in collaboration with the National University of Science and Technology’s fibre …