Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: U.S. Farmers Coming to Zimbabwe to Impart Knowledge 3/6/2019 Source: Zimbabwe: U.S. Farmers Coming to Zimbabwe to Impart Knowledge – allAfrica.com A group of farmers, from United States will be coming to Zimbabwe for a knowledge sharing project that will see local farmers benefitting through learning modern farming technology from their counterparts. This was revealed …
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Africa must tap into lucrative hemp industry 1/6/2019 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor A well-regulated medical cannabis or industrial hemp industry in Africa has potential to stimulate economic growth and create jobs across the entire continent, a new report reveals. According to the latest New Frontier Data report titled: “The …
Govt to cushion farmers from inputs price hikes 1/6/2019 Deputy Minister Haritatos The Herald Wellington Dengu Herald Reporter Government is working towards cushioning farmers from galloping inflation in acquiring inputs and other means of dealing with ongoing climate change to revamp the agricultural sector. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …
Matabeleland South in bid to conserve water 1/6/2019 The Chronicle Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent MATABELELAND South Province has put in place strict water conservation measures to avoid a potential water supply deficit to some areas. Presenting a report during a Matabeleland South provincial drought relief meeting in Gwanda yesterday, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) operations …
Binga faces acute food shortages Source: Binga faces acute food shortages – NewsDay Zimbabwe May 31, 2019 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU HUMANITARIAN agency, Save the Children, has embarked on infant and young children feeding awareness campaigns in famine-ravaged Binga district, Matabeleland North province to reduce stunting. The programme is part of Save the Children’s ongoing humanitarian aid …
As Zimbabwe’s forests fall, timber shortage tightens screws on carpenters 31/5/2019 Source: As Zimbabwe’s forests fall, timber shortage tightens screws on carpenters – Reuters BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since timber was added to a list of commodities running short in Zimbabwe’s crisis-hit economy late last year, carpenter Josh Mbuyazwe has struggled. “I cannot get …
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Cyclone stalls work on Marowanyati Dam 31/5/2019 The Herald Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter CYCLONE Idai, which ravaged the country in March this year, has stalled construction work at Marowanyati Dam in Buhera as water levels rose drastically, making it difficult to work on some sections. The tropical cyclone also swept away some of the …
Can snake farming be the answer to anti-venom shortages? 31/5/2019 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Snakes! Eish! In Zimbabwe and elsewhere across the African continent, snakes inevitably evoke reactions of fear and helplessness. For most people, their stomachs flutter uncomfortably at the mere image of a slithering serpent. Its well …
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BAT programme benefits 700 farmers 31/5/2019 The Herald Cletus Mushanawani Mash Central Bureau MORE than 700 tobacco farmers have benefited from the British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Empowerment Trust-sponsored training programmes that were initiated at Chaminuka Vocational Training Centre in 2015. The diploma and certificate courses have since been spread to Manicaland and Mashonaland West …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Prompt food imports will prevent hunger 31/5/2019 The Chronicle The 2018/19 agricultural season was a bad one, resulting in the country harvesting less maize than the amount required for national consumption per year. The Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF), projected in August last year that most countries in the region …