Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers must avoid post-harvest losses February 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Grain, which is considered dry enough, is loaded into a temporary holding structure until threshing time Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterThat Zimbabwe is headed for a bumper harvest after receiving favourable rains in the 2016 /17 agricultural season is a fact. Farmers can go …
Govt to roll out new agric scheme • Programme targets idle land • Plans for winter wheat advanced February 17, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa talks to Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made (left) and Minister of State in his Office Clifford Sibanda during a tour of Doreen’s Pride Farm in Kadoma …
LATEST: Amy of red locusts to invade Zimbabwe and attack crops February 16, 2017 Local News Zimbabwe’s crop yield is under threat from an army of red locusts that are expected to invade Zimbabwe Online Reporter Zimbabwe faces a new threat from an invasion of red locusts that attack maize and wheat amid fears the insects …
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Matabeleland South braces for floods as downgraded Cyclone Dineo approaches February 17, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Motorists cross a flooded Phekiwe River in Umguza near Bulawayo Nqobile Tshili/ Austin Nyathi, Chronicle ReportersTHE southern parts of the country are expected to experience severe flooding beginning today due to a tropical storm that entered the country last night, the Meteorological …
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Forget alien armyworms, a bigger threat to African corn may loom National Report February 15, 2017By Own Correspondent “If you had an outbreak of locusts, the situation will be about ten times worse when compared to when you had fall armyworms,” LOCUSTS breeding in central Zambia may pose a bigger threat to farmers in southern Africa …
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ARDA targets 200 000 tonnes for winter wheat National Report February 16, 2017By Own Correspondent ARDA chairman, Basil Nyabadza THE Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) has set a target of 200 000 metric tonnes for its winter wheat crop in bid to revive the country’s self-sufficiency and reduce imports.Zimbabwe requires in excess of 400 000 metric tonnes …
Zimbabwe expects good maize harvest National Report February 16, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Joseph Made FOR the first time in years, Zimbabwe is expected to produce enough grain to feed itself come harvest time in April.This follows good rains in nearly all parts of the country.After experiencing consecutive …
Market: Backbone for agric transformation February 16, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis A market is a place for exchanging agricultural commodities, not storing them Charles DhewaThere is no longer any doubt that Command Agriculture and a good rainfall season will trigger an over-supply of commodities into markets and storage facilities at household level this year. It …
CPU dispatches officials to cyclone-prone areas February 16, 2017 Local News George Maponga in Masvingo and Abigail Mawonde in HarareThe Civil Protection Unit in Masvingo has dispatched district administrators to low-lying parts of the province to sensitise communities in those areas to be on high alert in the wake of warnings by the Meteorological Services Department …
Food security under threat February 16, 2017 Local News Dr Joseph Made Runyararo Muzavazi and Tatenda Charamba—Southern Africa’s recovery from the El-Nino-induced drought that ravaged the region last year is under serious threat following menacing outbreaks of crop pests and livestock diseases, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made has said. He said this on …