Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Millers sue govt. . . Food fortification row goes to High Court Chronicle 6 September 2017 Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare Bureau THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has filed an application at the High Court seeking to block the Government from implementing the recently introduced mandatory food fortification. In the case filed yesterday by GMAZ …
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Govt launches COMESA seed regulations The Herald 5 September 2017 Talent Hwari and Audrey Rundofa Government yesterday launched the National Domestication of the COMESA Harmonised Seed Regulations to provide support towards improvement of regional seed and food security. Speaking at the launch in Harare, COMESA representative Mrs Gizila Takavarasha said ministers of agriculture in …
Maize seed demand up 50 percent Chronicle 5 September 2017 Minister Joseph Made Enacy Mapakame, Harare Bureau ANNUAL demand for maize seed in Zimbabwe has increased 50 percent to 37 500 tonnes compared to 25 000 tonnes that was required prior the land redistribution programme in year 2000, while seed producers can now export the …
Irrigated tobacco preps underway The Chronicle 5 September 2017 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter PREPARATIONS for the 2017 irrigated tobacco growing season are underway with the farmers expected to transplant the seedlings at the end of the month. The golden leaf, which is one of Zimbabwe’s major foreign currency earners is grown in seven provinces …
Cotton selling season smooth: Growers association Herald 4 September 2017 Cotton The 2017 cotton marketing season is progressing well despite a few minor hiccups like cash shortages, the industry representative body said on Friday. The cotton selling season started in May and Cottco, the sole buyer hopes to buy 110 000 tonnes of the …
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Farmers: Believe prophecy forecasting at own risk Herald 4 September 2017 Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story The emergency of “prophecy” as a trusted weather and climate forecasting tool has brought Zimbabwe at the crossroads of history. Three systems are competing for the farmer’s attention: science, indigenous knowledge and Holy Spirit-inspired prophecy. New research by the University of …
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Farmers must prepare adequately for new cropping season Chronicle 4 September 2017 Zimbabwe is expected to receive normal rains during the 2017/2018 cropping season and the country is therefore likely to record another bumper harvest. Farmers should start to prepare for planting so that they plant with the early rains. The Meteorological Services Department …
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Govt goes after borehole owners 0 September 3, 2017 2:25 PM Source: Govt goes after borehole owners | Daily News Bridget Mananavire • 3 September 2017 HARARE – Government is going after borehole and water wells owners who are defaulting on payments of levies for ground water extraction. According to the Water Act, all ground water is …
Zimbabwe to remain net grain importer August 31, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made INTERNATIONAL research firm, BMI, has suggested that Zimbabwe will remain a net maize importer in the long term, despite a bumper harvest during the exceptional 2016/17 agricultural season.The country is expected to have produced 2,1 million tonnes …
Slow start to rainfall season August 31, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor The bulk of Southern African Development Community is likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall. THE Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-21) has forecast a slow start to this year’s summer rainfall season.With less than a month to the start of …