Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Chicken fight rocks SA-Europe relations January 27, 2017 Business Johannesburg. – Chinese steel and Mexican-made cars became political dynamite last year as politicians including US President Donald Trump championed anti-free trade rhetoric. Now chickens are at the centre of a bitter fight between South Africa and Europe. South African farmers and labour unions say the European …
Tobacco floors in final e-marketing platform rollout January 27, 2017 Business Installation of electronic marketing systems for tobacco is almost complete at the country’s three auction floors ahead of the selling season, an official said yesterday. This season, auction floors will start using e-marketing technology, a development expected to improve transparency in the selling of tobacco. …
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AU on Zim agric January 27, 2017 Local News Treat agriculture as a business: AU From Victoria Ruzvidzo in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaZimbabwe’s agricultural sector is poised for growth, premised on robust policies and projects that the country is implementing, the African Union has said. AU’s Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Ms Rhoda Peace Tumusiime said Zimbabwe …
Zim to stop grain imports after March January 27, 2017 Business Business EditorTHE Government expects the 2016/17 agricultural season to exceed the initial projected output target in view of the promising crop and the continuing good rains. In view of progress made so far in cropping, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said there would …
Heavy rains, floods wreak havoc in Harare’s affluent Borrowdale January 27, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories This toyota vehicle was swept away by floods after heavy rains which pounded Carrick Estates in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday. (Picture by Innocent Makawa) Paidamoyo Chipunza/Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy rains countywide that are expected to intensify …
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Fall armyworm threatens region’s food security 0 Companies & Markets January 26, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor The outbreak has affected Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi THE outbreak of the fall armyworm in three of southern Africa’s maize growing countries is expected to severely affect the regions’ food security. The outbreak has affected Zambia, …
Good rains should help us achieve nutritional security January 26, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa —While policy makers associate food security with maize, wheat, vegetables and beef, a good rainfall season like the one we are experiencing this year can help communities to secure a much broader nutritional security system. Such nutritional security can be …
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Command Agric wins over contract farming January 26, 2017 Local News Mr Chabikwa Elita Chikwati: Senior Agriculture Reporter Government’s Command Agriculture Programme appears to be more viable to farmers than contract farming sponsored by private companies, hence the increase in demand for the programme.Enquiries on Command winter cropping have already started and many farmers have expressed their …
Pollution and disease outbreak January 25, 2017 Business Poor waste management is an issue of concern not only because of its impacts on the environment but also on human health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about a quarter of the diseases facing mankind today occur due to prolonged exposure to environmental pollution. Most of these …
Govt commends high quality maize crop January 25, 2017 Local News Dr Made Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has commended farmers for producing a high quality maize crop despite fertiliser shortages as demand for Command Agriculture programmes escalates. Fertiliser shortages have threatened the bulk of the dryland crop, but the irrigated crop has not been affected. Agriculture, Mechanisation …