Category: Agriculture (archives)

Food security prospects brighten for southern Africa April 7, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Features CorrespondentSouthern Africa is set to record a bumper harvest after receiving good rainfall in the 2016/17 agricultural season, according to the latest crop assessments reports. The SADC Food Security Quarterly Update released in March 2017 shows that countries such as Malawi and …

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Derelict silos threaten Zim bumper harvest National Report April 6, 2017By Own Correspondent   The country’s 12 silos are designed to hold up to 434 300 metric tonnes of strategic grain reserves. By Problem Masau   AS much as 30 percent of Zimbabwe’s anticipated bumper harvest could be lost to adverse weather conditions as the majority …

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Company targets 6 000t of maize seed for 2017 agric season April 6, 2017 in Business SEED company Klein Karoo Zimbabwe is targeting to produce 6 000 tonnes of maize seed for the 2017 agriculture farming season. BY TARISAI MANDIZHA Klein Karoo is a subsidiary of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed ZAAD Investment Limited and operates in South Africa, …

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Experiences of a tobacco transporter April 6, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Trucks loaded with tobacco bales in Karoi Yvonne MutavaMadyavanhu Odman (47) started tobacco farming in 2006 and he has not turned back. In 2008 he bought a grinding mill, then in 2010 a herd of cattle. A two-tonne truck and a tent to ferry …

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Agric collabos: The devil is in details April 6, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Working in isolation will not help farmers, NGOs or Government Charles DhewaEncouraging Government departments, non-governmental organisations and the private sector to collaborate in the agriculture sector is one of the most sensible recommendations. In fact, collaboration is the underlying spirit behind Private-Public-Partnerships …

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Millers banned from buying grain from farmers April 6, 2017 Business Harare BureauMillers have been barred from buying maize directly from farmers this season and will now procure it from the Grain Marketing Board, while Government has suspended the importation of maize with immediate effect. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made confirmed the …

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Rainy season ends: Met Dept April 5, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe 2016-17 rainfall season in Zimbabwe officially ends this week, with winter features expected to set in after Friday, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. More rainfall is expected, though relatively light during the month of April. According to the MSD, by …

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Tongaat-Govt joint venture to create over 10 000 jobs April 5, 2017 Local News Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) is geared to partner Government in the development of 25 000 hectares of sugar cane earmarked to be irrigated by water from Tokwe-Mukosi Dam, in a development that is likely to create more than 10 …

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Farmers urged to embrace mechanisation April 5, 2017 Business Harare BureauAGRICON Equipment, one of the country’s leading assemblers and suppliers of high tech agriculture equipment and implements says local farmers should embrace mechanisation to enhance efficiency and maximise yields and incomes from the farms. Agricon is the official agent of CASE, the world’s leading manufacturer of …

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Raw milk output drops 12,7pc April 5, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’s raw milk output dropped by 12,7 percent in February to 4,39 million litres compared to 5,03 million litres during the same period last year, official data shows. Statistics from the Dairy Services Department indicate that retailed milk went down to 532 075 litres …

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