Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Irrigation scheme to be established in Lupane January 25, 2017 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterTHE Government is in the process of establishing an irrigation scheme in Lupane that will utilise water from the Bubi-Lupane Dam. The dam, situated less than 5km from Lupane, the capital of Matabeleland North province, is the largest in the province …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Above average rains are a blessing January 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis The prolonged and often heavy rains now falling are causing those who see doom in every Zimbabwean event to proclaim a disaster as serious as last season’s severe drought. They are wrong. And they are wrong by several orders of magnitude. Above average …
Sorry farmers, these rains may leave you licking bruised egos! January 24, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Obert Chifamba —If you’re curious where the phrase “raining cats and dogs” came from, add your name to the long list. Some think it originated in the 1500s, when roofs were commonly thatched and heavy downpours could send stray …
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Cotton output set to surpass projections January 24, 2017 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter —ZIMBABWE’S cotton production is likely to surpass the initial projections amid revelations that some farmers who have not registered under the Government’s free inputs programme planted the crop using the seed leftover from the previous season. Last season, the Government disbursed free …
Small-scale farmers boost: Africa bank eyes export quality crops January 24, 2017 Business A thriving maize crop which promises a good harvest. Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $20 million facility meant to assist small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi to produce quality crops for export. In a statement, AfDB …
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Delicious mangoes in season January 22, 2017 in Life & Style, Opinion Mangoes were on national TV one day last week. I watched young women in Mashonaland West talking about how their mango trees are finally rewarding them. By the roadside they sell fresh mangoes making enough money to even send children to school. I thought that was …
Army worm invasion dashes farmers’ hopes January 22, 2017 in Local, News BARNABAS Mabhena, a communal farmer in Bubi district, Matabeleland North province, says he had this year stocked adequate pesticides and was ready to fight any crop-eating pests — until the fall-armyworm invaded his fields. By NQOBANI NDLOVU Barnabas Mabhena and his wife remove the armyworm from …
Cottco gives farmers inputs January 23, 2017 in Business THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) has started giving out sprays to half of the 70 000 farmers that grew the crop amid revelations that government provided inputs worth $42 million for the 2016/17 season. BY BUSINESS REPORTER Cottco said planting seed and basal fertiliser have already been …
Zimbabwe sugar farmers get dam 50 years after it was proposed January 23, 2017 in Business THE $300 million Tokwe-Mukosi Dam — a project first proposed about five decades ago, which will supply water to sugar growers in the south of the country — is nearly complete. Bloomberg Construction of the dam, which will have a capacity …
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Byo supply dams water levels rise January 23, 2017 in News WATER levels at Bulawayo’s supply dams have risen to over 50% since the start of the rainy season, although they remain low to ensure an improved water supply situation. BY TALENT GUMPO According to recent dam statistics, the city’s six supply dams are an average 53% …