Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim’s bee sector struggles to buzz October 19, 2017By Own Correspondent For decades beekeeping in Zimbabwe has been taught with a bias inclined more towards conservation than bee entrepreneurship. By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE’s honey sector is struggling to transform from small scale extractive operations into fully-fledged, large scale manufacturing entities due to lack of investment, an …
Breeder loses 40 goats to urea poisoning October 19, 2017By Own Correspondent Local farmers are trying to improve goat quality by crossbreeding goat types that grow faster and yield more meat. A SANYATI farmer is counting his loses after losing 40 goats to suspected urea poisoning after they consumed winter supplement blocks meant for cattle.Moses Chambe …
Dam repairs require $80m October 20, 2017 Local News Minister Muchinguri Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterGovernment requires more than $80 million to repair breached dams and weirs and to maintain 266 dams, which are threatening to breach this rainy season, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has said. Officially opening the National Pre-Conference of Parties workshop in Harare yesterday, …
Nation counts cost of raging veld fires Chronicle 20 October 2017 A teachers’ cottage that was destroyed by a veld fire at Cyrene High School Yoliswa Dube On one sluggish Tuesday afternoon in Hwange, Matabeleland North province, Mrs Nothando Ndlovu could hear distinct flickering sounds from her bathroom window. She thought little of the …
Fertiliser firms optimistic October 20, 2017 Business Harare BureauThe fertiliser industry is optimistic that production will steadily increase following increased foreign currency allocation from the Central Bank, Zimbabwe Fertiliser Manufacturers spokesperson, Mr Tapiwa Mashingaidze, has said. The industry, that has at least 120 000 tonnes in stock, said the recently availed $600 million Afreximbank Nostro Stabilisation …
Maize, tobacco farmers paid $1,4bn Chronicle 20 October 2017 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief TOBACCO and maize farmers have been paid a staggering $1,4 billion this season, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Addressing senior government officials who included Finance Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo and Agriculture Minister Dr Joseph Made and Arda officials at Fair …
Violent storms to hit Mat’land October 20, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Violent storms Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that violent thunderstorms are expected to hit Matabeleland provinces and other southern parts of the country today and tomorrow. The violent thunderstorms follow record-breaking scorching temperatures experienced this week across the country. In a …
Govt must treat farmers fairly 0 October 19, 2017 2:36 PM Source: Govt must treat farmers fairly | Daily News Eddie Zvinonzwa • 19 October 2017 HARARE – For many years, agriculture has buoyed Zimbabwe’s agro-based economy with crops such as tobacco and cotton ranking among the major foreign currency earners. While cotton has since fallen down …
Small grain seed shortage hits southern Africa 0 October 19, 2017 4:13 PM Source: Small grain seed shortage hits southern Africa | The Financial Gazette October 19, 2017 By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made By Farai Mabeza SOUTHERN African countries, including Zimbabwe, are experiencing shortages of small grain and legume seeds on formal …
Release funds for irrigation rehab, Government urged October 19, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauGovernment has been called upon to release funds for irrigation rehabilitation and construction to ensure the projects are ready before the onset of the rains. Department of Irrigation Mashonaland West provincial head Engineer Vimbai Pachawo said late disbursements of funds …
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