Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Drip irrigation brings hope in the face of climate change June 8, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Drip irrigation helps farmers improve their yields Buhle NkomoKetie Chapata, a small-scale tobacco farmer based in Odzi in Manicaland Province, could not contain her excitement after the successful installation of a drip facility at her plot last Friday. The …
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Sustainable socio-economic change in agriculture June 8, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Communities should be the ones speaking about agricultural production and transformation more than development agencies Charles DhewaEfforts by development organisations to build the capacity of agro-based rural communities should by now be bearing meaningful fruits in the form of local institutions speaking for themselves. …
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Comesa launches harmonised seed laws June 8, 2017 Business Mr Bett Business ReportersThe Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) this week launched the harmonised seed regulations aimed at improving seed production and certification across the region.National seed review teams from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi participated in the launch and will …
Come up with agricultural policy, Government urged June 8, 2017 Local News Christopher Chitindi Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterGovernment should come up with a comprehensive agricultural policy as well as develop a clear irrigation framework spelling out selection processes for beneficiaries to enable the country to attract meaningful investment, legislators have said.The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Mechanisation …
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Minister calls for holistic approach to fisheries June 8, 2017 Local News From Caesar Zvayi at the UNITED NATIONS, New YorkDESPITE being a landlocked country, Zimbabwe takes the implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 seriously, Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has said. Addressing a partnership dialogue on sustainable fisheries here yesterday, Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri …
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Govt secures $7m for irrigation schemes June 8, 2017 Local News Andile Tshuma, Chronicle ReporterGOVERNMENT has secured $7 million to assess irrigation schemes around the country before the programme to rehabilitate some of the schemes starts. The chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Cde Christopher Chitindi told Parliament on Tuesday that …
Govt increases number of inputs beneficiaries to 1.8m June 8, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Patrick Chinamasa Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauAN additional one million households will get inputs under the Presidential Input Support Scheme in the 2017/18 farming season, bringing the number of beneficiaries to 1.8 million, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. Addressing stakeholders …
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Mozambique bans poultry imports from Zimbabwe By ZimSitRep_M | June 7, 2017 0 Comment Maputo (AIM) – The Mozambican government has banned the import of all birds and their derivatives from Zimbabwe, following an outbreak of avian flu in that country. Source: Mozambique bans poultry imports from Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean 07.06.2017 The measure, announced on Monday by the National Veterinary Directive (DINAV), …
Serious chicken shortages loom By ZimSitRep_M | June 7, 2017 0 Comment Source: Serious chicken shortages loom – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire 7 June 2017 HARARE – A deadly virus has hit the country’s largest poultry producer,Irvine’s – forcing the company to slaughter more than 140 000 chickens asit fights to contain the avian flu which it says …
Botswana bans importation of Zim poultry products June 7, 2017 in National, News BOTSWANA has banned the importation of poultry products from Zimbabwe following an outbreak of avian influenza. BY STAFF REPORTER In a notice yesterday, the Botswana government said it was also cancelling the import permits that had been issued for Zimbabwe’s poultry products. “The public is …
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