Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Unlocking value of rural livestock March 2, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Top Stories Cattle at the Komati Downstream Development Project Singeni Investment in Swaziland Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterGrowing up in Chiware Village in Rusape, Manicaland province, vivid memories of tending to the family’s herd of cattle remain etched in the mind. Cattle are an integral part …
Umzingwane: Fighting hunger through small grains March 2, 2017 Business Small grains farmer Mrs Liana Ncube (right) inspects her crop in Umzingwane District while the Agritex officer for the area Mr Thobizitha Ngwenya looks on Prosper Ndlovu“IT is nearly six years now since we last had a good harvest here in Esikhoveni. The maize crop has …
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2016: Challenging year for livestock sector March 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis livestock’s The year 2016 proved to be a rather trying period for the livestock sector. The drought and continued pressure on consumer purchasing power exerted many challenges on all parts of livestock value chains. Some of the sectors affected in varying capacities include …
Tobacco farmers lavish praise on TIMB March 1, 2017 Local News Runyararo Muzavazi Herald ReporterThe increase in the number of tobacco auction floors has triggered cut-throat competition among the players in the sector, a situation that farmers say has brought great improvement in service delivery and the marketing of their crop. Zimbabwe has a total of three …
Growers look forward to better prices March 1, 2017 Local News Tatenda Charamba Herald ReporterTobacco farmers yesterday said they were expecting fair prices this marketing season to enable them to reinvest in the production of the lucrative crop. This comes as the 2017 tobacco selling season is expected to open on March 15. Deliveries will start on …
Rains to persist March 1, 2017 Local News Herald ReportersRainfall activity is expected to continue throughout the week, although precipitation levels have decreased from a high of about 223mm to about 50mm in some parts of the country, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. Speaking to journalists yesterday, a meteorologist with the department Mrs Chenai …
Govt won’t budge on decentralised cattle auction system March 1, 2017 Business Paddy ZhandaZIMBABWE wants to resume large-scale beef exports to international markets, and has come up with various measures to keep its offerings to the globe highly competitive. The latest innovation involves decentralising cattle auctioning to contain foot and mouth disease. Zimbabwe has between 5,3 …
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Floods destruction escalates: Army rescues marooned Lundi High pupils, staff March 1, 2017 Local News The flooded Tuli River rages over Causeway Bridge in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, recently Walter Mswazie/Patrick Chitumba/Pamela Shumba, Chronicle ReportersLUNDI Girls High in Mwenezi District has been shut down while bridges in Mberengwa have been destroyed leaving nine districts inaccessible as floods continue …
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Forest conservation and the knowledge of how trees communicate means February 27, 2017 in Columnists, Opinion & Editorials Japanese people are familiar with shinrin-yoku or forest bathing — the practice of being immersed in a forest. guest column: Peter Makwanya A shady Douglas-fir forest In Germany, the concept is referred to as waldsehligkeit, a feeling of profound well-being …
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NGO, govt introduce digital extension for smallholder farmers February 27, 2017 in News SMALL-HOLDER farmers in drought-prone areas have benefitted from digital farming guidelines sent on their mobile phones in a programme jointly co-ordinated by the Agriculture ministry and a local non-governmental organisation, Zimbabwe Livelihoods and Food Security Programme (LFSP). BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA The $72 million programme …
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