Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Avian influenza outbreak hits Irvine’s June 6, 2017 Local News Herald ReporterGovernment has put major poultry producer, Irvine’s Private Limited’s white meat and egg sub-sector under quarantine following an outbreak of avian influenza that left thousands of birds dead. The highly pathogenic virus killed 7 000 birds and the company had to depopulate by slaughtering an …
Animal rights – do they exist? June 3, 2017 in Columnists, Opinion & Editorials The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way its animals are treated — Mahatma Gandhi. Rights: MIRIAM TOSE MAJOME MIRIAM TOSE MAJOME We turn to this age old philosophical question that has dogged human kind for generations …
Livestock boost for Chegutu farmers June 3, 2017 Local News Cde Webster Shamu Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterChegutu farmers have welcomed the programme of Artificial Insemination (AI) of cows being spearheaded by Government as it will boost livestock production. AI is the process of collecting semen from a male animal with desired traits and manually depositing them …
Free-range poultry production on the rise June 3, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Rumbidzayi ZinyukeTHE growing interest in indigenous foods by many Zimbabweans could be the break that local free-range poultry farmers have been waiting for in a market that has been dominated by hybrids. Over the past five years or so, numerous traditional food eateries have …
Bureaucratic bungling, poor planning to affect wheat hectarage Opinions June 1, 2017By Own Correspondent Wheat takes five months to mature and those who plant around May 15 expect to harvest around October 15. By Peter Gambara IT is highly unlikely that the targeted area of 50 000 hectares will be achieved now that the winter wheat …
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June 1, 2017By Own Correspondent With more than 98 000 registered tobacco farmers, up from just 600 in 2000, Zimbabwe’s forests are indeed under siege. By Problem Masau AS the vehicle negotiated Hurungwe District’s rugged terrain, weaving through countless tree stumps, it was difficult to imagine that once upon a time, the area was a …
Fish farming and aquaculture policy in Zim June 2, 2017 Opinion & Analysis CorrespondentAs Zimbabwe sets out to develop a fully-fledged fish farming industry, a number of initiatives can be adopted to grow the vast aquaculture potential of the country. Zimbabwe already boasts the largest fish farming operation in Africa and there is scope to grow …
Pork production slumps by 7,5% June 1, 2017 in Business THE number of slaughtered pigs slumped by 7,5% in the first quarter of 2017 due to the prevailing cash crisis and high costs of production, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Piglets ready for slaughtering Pig Industry Board, director, Andrew Shoniwa, told NewsDay that a …
‘Farming was the answer’ June 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Farm workers harvesting tobacco Buhle Nkomo“Life in the diaspora was not rosy as I played cat and mouse with the police when my documents expired,” said Albert Musasa (35), a tobacco grower based in Marondera. I lived from hand to mouth. There was no job …
Experts push for Sadc grain reserves strengthening June 1, 2017 Business Sifelani Tsiko The 2015 – 2016 El Nino-induced drought that plunged the entire Sadc region into a food security crisis won’t be the last to hit agriculture. It’s almost certain that the southern African region will continue to have shocks in the future. The major …
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