Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Seeds, not diamonds, will make Africa great August 29, 2017 in Feature Story, News As I settle back in my homeland Nigeria since retiring as the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in March this year, I am reminded of a local saying that when you go to the stream to fetch water, your bucket …
Sadc told to prepare for two-pronged rainy season Walter Nyamukondiwa in Gaborone, BOTSWANA— Southern African countries have been urged to prepare for the worst in the 2017/18 rainfall season, after a regional forecast released over the weekend showed there will be a drought in the first half of the season and floods in the second. According …
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LATEST: Drought and floods forecast for region Herald 29 August 2017 Southern Africa has experienced a phenomenal change in rainfall patterns making crop planning quite difficult and drought patterns more prevalent as shown in this file photo. Walter Nyamukondiwa in GABORONE, Botswana— Southern African countries have been urged to prepare for the worst for the …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Measures vital to limit impact of negative forecast Chronicle 29 August 2017 We have been forewarned in reasonable time that the 2017/18 rainy season might not be good enough for successful crop production. A regional weather outlook released last week by the Sadc Climate Services Centre (CSC) says governments in the bloc should …
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Scramble for day-old chicks, eggs The outbreak of the avian virus has inconvenienced a lot of people who are into the chicken business Tatenda Charamba & Runyarararo Muzavazi Many Zimbabweans have a deep affection for chicken. A while back, the privilege of having chicken at the dinner table was reserved for special occasion such as …
Time to revive communal areas wetland rice farming Herald 25 August 2017 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight The Sunday Mail of August 6, 2017 carried a story about a massive rice project that’s set to be rolled out by a local firm, Life Brand Agricultural Services in Masvingo Province. This project will be done on 10 000ha …
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Beitbridge in goat value chain production Chronicle 25 August 2017 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SMALL holder farmers have been urged to increase goat rearing as the animals are tolerant to drought and could assist communities’ resistance to socio-economic shocks. Beitbridge Rural District Council chief executive officer, Mr Peter Moyo, said small holder farmers in Matabeleland …
Zim misses tobacco target Daily News BUSINESS WRITER • 22 August 2017 12:33PM • 0 comments HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to miss its tobacco 200 million kilogrammes target after farmers delivered 186,3 million kg of the golden leaf on Day 105 compared to 200 million kg delivered in the same period last year. At its …
Command Agriculture: Govt ropes in soldiers Daily News Andrew Kunambura • 22 August 2017 1:20PM • 3 comments HARARE – Government has deployed soldiers to supervise the harvesting of maize produced under the Command Agriculture programme in a bid to prevent side-marketing of the crop. The move is also meant to plug any repayment leakages as …
Poultry sector sends SOS to govt August 23, 2017 in Business THE poultry industry is faced with chick and egg shortages as one of the big breeders has been hit with bird flu, and the sector was requesting assistance from the government. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA/MTHANDAZO NYONI Culling of broiler parent stocks has led to a shortage of …