Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Activate strategies to tackle fall armyworm now The armyworm The fall armyworm, unknown in Southern Africa until December 2016, is now among the pests that our grain producers have to contend with this season and perhaps more to come. It is native to the Americas but was spotted in West Africa early …
Urban farmers intensify planting November 28, 2017 HARARE METROPOLITAN An unidentified family plants maize in their plot in Harare during the weekend. Farmers have taken advantage of the recent rains to fast-track planting Audrey Rundofa and Primrose NyanzeroUrban farmers in Harare have taken advantage of the recent rains to intensify planting as the 2017 /2018 farming …
Fall armyworm on the march in Chipinge November 28, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Luthando Mapepa Chipinge CorrespondentFall armyworm is destroying maize crops at Musikavanhu Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge, one of the biggest such schemes in the country. In an interview last week, the irrigation scheme’s committee member, Mr Allen Dube, said their maize crop, which is at …
70 000t small grains delivered to GMB November 28, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Dr Made George Maponga Masvingo BureauMore than 70 000 tonnes of small grains have been delivered by farmers to Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots countrywide in the wake of a bumper harvest realised in the 2016-17 agricultural season. Sorghum makes up the bulk of the …
Pest destroys 10ha of tomatoes in Chegutu November 28, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West BureauThe Tuta Absoluta pest, commonly known as the tomato leaf miner moth, has destroyed more than 10 hectares of a tomatoes in Mashonaland West Province. The most affected farmers are in Chegutu, who were contracted by Best Fruit Processors …
Fruit production: venturing into new fields Tapuwa MashangwaTHEY say that good things come to those that wait and there is no sector to which this saying can be better applied than in agriculture. From acquiring seeds, planting, irrigation, fertilisation, weed, pest and disease control up to the moment of harvesting, patience is a requisite …
Arda ties down investors November 27, 2017 Local News Mr Basil Nyabadza Fidelis Munyoro Herald ReporterThe Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) has managed to tie down investors for all its estates through the public private partnership (PPP) framework, as it positions itself to become a prime agricultural producer. Arda chairperson Mr Basil Nyabadza said they secured …
Agric equipment facility enters Phase II November 27, 2017 Local News Dr Mademade Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe expects to receive more agricultural equipment as the Brazilian More Food Africa programme moves into the second phase, while the scope for the Spanish Centre Pivot programme will be expanded from the initial facility of $6 million to $60 …
Low dam levels hurt Hippo Valley November 23, 2017By Omega Ukama, Staff Reporter Sugar cane production at Tongaat Hulett, for the period under review, decreased by 10 percent to 140 174 tonnes compared to 155 522 tonnes for the same period last year. SUGARCANE growing and milling concern, Hippo Valley Estates Limited on Tuesday announced results …
Farming season in full swing November 24, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauFARMERS in Mutare district are more than 85 percent ready for the 2017-18 farming season and have started planting the early crop, Agritex Mutare district agronomist Mr Pasipanodya Chiturike has said. In an interview in Mutare yesterday, Mr Chiturike said the district’s …