Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘Cotton output to be lower than expected’ August 1, 2017 Business It has also emerged that some cotton farmers diverted large portions of inputs such as fertilisers to production of food crops such as maize given that the country was coming out of a drought season Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S cotton output will be lower than expected this …
Govt to extend SI 129/2016 August 1, 2017 Business Deputy Minister Mabuwa Kiyapili Sibanda Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT says plans are underway to extend Statutory Instrument 129 of 2016, which provides a temporary window for exportation of raw hides. SI 129/2016 expired in March this year. The regulation granted export tax relief on unbeneficiated hides exported by an applicant …
Sadc to meet over Avian Influenza August 1, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Southern African Development Community secretariat, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has organised a meeting following recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus in Zimbabwe and South Africa. The regional technical meeting, which will …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Prevent veld fires this dry season August 1, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The fire season for this year started yesterday and will run until the end of October. Every year, the three months from August to October see much environmental destruction and human injury and deaths due to veld fires. This time of the …
EMA warns against veld fires as fire season starts August 1, 2017 Local News Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentThe Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said the fire season started yesterday and warned people against starting veld fires to avoid the destruction of the environment. Masvingo Ema provincial manager Mr Robson Mavondo said the fire season will run from …
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National herd grows four percent August 1, 2017 Local News Harare BureauThe national herd has increased by four percent during the 2016/17 cattle production season with about 5,5 million beasts compared to 5,3 million during the same period last year. According to the latest Crop and Livestock Assessment report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation …
Applications of biotechnology in Agriculture July 31, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Biotechnology is also widespread in the medical sector Shumbeyi Muzondo CorrespondentBiotechnology is biology’s fastest growing discipline prompted by the ever-increasing demand for food and fuel in a cleaner and greener environment. In general, biotechnology encompasses a wide array of technologies that use living systems to …
Avian flu hits again July 31, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterLanark Farm in Beatrice has been hit again by a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the second time that the farm has had such an attack. The first outbreak, which killed thousands of chickens, occurred in May. The current outbreak has been confirmed by the …
Govt receives $6m irrigation equipment July 31, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories VP Mnangagwa Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentGovernment has received 80 centre pivots worth over $6 million from Spain to aid irrigation under Command Agriculture, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. VP Mnangagwa said the centre pivots were coming at a time when Government was moving to adopt new technologies …
CSC rolls out green pastures programme July 31, 2017 Business Cold Storage Company premises in Bulawayo Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterTHE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has engaged livestock farmers on a programme dubbed “green pastures” meant to enhance development of feedlots for quality production. CSC Marketing director, Mr Isaiah Machingura, said the programme was being rolled out in …