Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Duty-free fertilisers to boost horticulture October 23, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Dr Made From Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIFarmers have assured Government that they are prepared to produce sufficient horticultural products while taking advantage of the scrapping of import duty on fertilisers. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made last week said Government would not …
250k metric tonnes of cotton expected October 23, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Walter Nyamukondiwa and Conrad Mupesa in MHANGURACotton farmers are expected to grow more than 250 000 metric tonnes of the white gold following an overwhelming response from farmers under the Presidential Cotton Inputs Scheme Support programme. At least 60 000 metric …
Heatwave: Climate change or variability? October 23, 2017 Business Soaring temperatures gripped parts of India in an extreme heat wave last year Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryThe weather presenter on ZTV Sanduro Chirambaguwa points to a map showing little bright-yellow shining stars, warns of impending searing heat, before cutting away to an image that lists areas like …
Transforming livelihoods one SACCO at a time Chronicle 23 October 2017 Anesu Freddy EKING out a living as a livestock keeper in the rural, semi-arid locality of St Lukes, Lupane located some 170 kilometres west of Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, Mrs Senzeni Nyathi, the chairperson of Fundani SACCO narrates with pride the respect …
Vaccines price hikes rile farmers October 23, 2017 Business Paul Zakariya Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterFARMERS have expressed concern over the recent price increases on livestock vaccines and related products saying the move would negatively affect livestock farming. A snap survey carried out by Business Chronicle in selected shops dealing with livestock vaccination in Bulawayo revealed that prices …
Poultry industry on the rebound 0 October 22, 2017 1:54 PM Source: Poultry industry on the rebound – The Standard October 22, 2017 THE poultry industry appears to be on the rebound following challenges posed by the outbreak of the Avian Influenza.A report last week said the disease reduced to critical levels the supply of day-old chicks and …
Afforestation funding remains in limbo since introduction October 20, 2017 in Business ADMINSTRATION of the Afforestation Fund, introduced in 2015 to replenish woodlots being decimated by tobacco farmers is still under the Finance Ministry despite indications it will be referred to the Agriculture Ministry, an industry official has said. By Tinashe Kairiza Before commencement of the previous …
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Delta Corp scouts for alternative grain markets October 17, 2017 in Business BEVERAGE maker Delta Corporation is scouting for alternative markets to source cheaper brewing grain, as the bulk of farmers who traditionally produce for the company under a contract arrangement, are shifting to Command Agriculture, which is offering a higher price, businessdigest has established. By Tinashe …
Cotton output set to rise October 20, 2017 in Business GLOBAL cotton output is projected to increase by 10%, reaching an estimated 25 million tonnes during the 2017/18 cropping season, a recent report on world production trends shows. By Tinashe Kairiza Cotton production in Zimbabwe increased last season after decades of decline. According to the International Cotton …
Natural calamities bleed regional governments October 19, 2017By Own Correspondent The fall armyworm had become a complex pest to deal with. NATURAL disasters have resulted in an escalation in costs accrued by governments and aid agencies as they try to respond to the calamities, the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s sub-regional coordinator for southern Africa, David Phiri, …