Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers count losses as seven-day veld fire ravages Insiza Chronicle 21 September 2017 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter A VELD fire started by gold panners has been burning for seven days in Insiza, leaving farmers counting their losses. Farmers said they were quickly running out of grazing land as the fires have destroyed pastures. Environmental Management …
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Met Office warns of extreme heat September 21, 2017 Local News Harare BureauThe Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country will continue to experience hot weather as temperatures are expected to keep rising. In a statement yesterday the MSD said nights were becoming warmer while higher temperatures of around 30 degrees celsius were being …
Fairhill Chickens’ production down 25 percent Chronicle 20 September 2017 Lovemore Zigara, Midlands Bureau GWERU-based poultry producer, Fairhill Chickens’ production has plummeted by more than 25 percent owing to the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza virus commonly known as bird flu, which broke out in the country in May. The H5N8 has been detected in …
Command Agric farmers repay $67m Chronicle 20 September 2017 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Farmers contracted under the Special Maize Import Substitution Programme, commonly known as Command Agriculture, have so far repaid $67 million towards settling the cost of inputs availed to them under the scheme, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Government availed inputs worth …
Command Agric farmers repay $67m Chronicle 20 September 2017 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Farmers contracted under the Special Maize Import Substitution Programme, commonly known as Command Agriculture, have so far repaid $67 million towards settling the cost of inputs availed to them under the scheme, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Government availed inputs worth …
ICT device boost for farmers Herald 19 September 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter FARMERS can now monitor their farming operations even when they are not on the farm, thanks to an innovation by a local technology company, Rubiem Group. The company has developed a system, Murimi/Umlimi Farm Enterprise, that can be used to manage irrigation, tobacco …
Disaster alert tech system unveiled Herald 19 September 2017 Mukudzei Chingwere Midlands Bureau The Meteorological Services Department has introduced a disaster alert technology system that will intermittently interrupt signals on radio stations whenever there is important information on weather patterns that the nation needs to know. The new technology, which is the first of its kind …
Zim conducts study to assess avian flu’s impact on economy Herald 19 September 2017 Swelling of the face, combs and wattles Sifelani Tsiko Government has commissioned a new study to assess the economic impact of the bird flu’s deadly march through the country’s poultry sector, a senior official says.Dr Anesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu, principal director in …
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GMB ordered to pay farmers Chronicle 19 September 2017 Walter Nyamukondiwa, Chinhoyi Bureau The Government has directed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to immediately activate satellite collection points to mop up the remaining grain as the Strategic Grain Reserve has hit a million tonnes. The GMB has further been directed to work round the clock …
‘Zim poised for good winter wheat harvest’ Chronicle 12 September 2017 Lovemore Zigara, Midlands Bureau FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa says Zimbabwe is poised for a good winter wheat harvest given the increased hectarage planted this season. The minister attributed the increased hectarage to Government’s mechanisation and input support programme. “What I found …