Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Chivi farmers battle to save lifestock 0 Companies & Markets January 12, 2017By Own Correspondent Chivi farmers were losing 1500 cattle per season due to drought. Nyasha Chingono and Farai Mabeza CHIVI farmers in Chiokoyo village are battling to save their livestock due to depleted pastures caused by the El Nino induced drought.Many of the farmers …
Irrigation development to take long 0 National Report January 12, 2017By Own Correspondent Zimbabwe needs to extend land under irrigation from the current 206 000 hectares to at least 2,5 million hectares in order to insulate itself from hunger caused by drought. By Farai Mabeza ZIMBABWE may take up to 50 years to develop its irrigation …
Zimbabwe runs out of fertiliser 0 Top Stories January 12, 2017By Staff Reporter ZCFU president, Wonder Chabikwa ZIMBABWE has run out of top dressing fertiliser (ammonium nitrate) as manufacturers are failing to access adequate foreign currency to import the essential raw materials, the Financial Gazette can report.This has left thousands of farmers, especially communal farmers who are not …
High-tech agric stops oncoming global water wars January 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Rupesh Paudyal Correspondent —I wrote this article while in Kathmandu. Nepal’s capital and largest city has a severe water shortage. Even though all homeowners pay a fee to the government to get water on tap, supplies run only once a week for a few …
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Mat’land dam levels ‘positive’ January 12, 2017 Local News Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle ReporterTHE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has described water levels in Matabeleland dams as positive following recent heavy rains that pounded the region. According to statistics from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), as of January 10, Upper Ncema dam in Matabeleland South is now …
The joys and benefits of learning directly from plants, animals January 11, 2017 in Business In spite of the current obsession with formal learning approaches, where people are encouraged to learn from each other, many African farmers remain convinced they can learn more from plants and animals. CHARLES DHEWA Studying crops offers insights into changes and how …
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Beitbridge, Matabeleland South on flood alert January 11, 2017 in News RESIDENTS of Beitbridge and other parts of Matabeleland South province have been put on high alert in the wake of floods threatening the southern parts of the country following heavy torrential rainfall over the past few weeks. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT This comes amid reports that Zhovhe …
Solar water pumps raise new hope for Lupane folk January 11, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sifelani Tsiko —Malfunctioning boreholes and general water scarcity at the Sibangani 2 Village under the Daluka Ward of Lupane district, about 157km west of Bulawayo, would make Nurse Dube’s heart heavier and worn out sinking her into untold misery. Each …
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Command Agric benefits women January 11, 2017 Local News Patience Tapomwa Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter— The Government-initiated Command Agriculture programme has benefited women who had the zeal to farm but were facing challenges in accessing loans from banks due to stringent requirements, a beneficiary of the programme Mrs Patience Tapomwa of Belford North Estate in Mazowe …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Equip Agritex officers to deal with armyworm outbreak decisively January 11, 2017 Opinion & Analysis A lot of ground has been covered towards meeting Government’s target of producing two million tonnes of maize this summer cropping season despite a few challenges such as shortage of fertiliser. According to fertiliser producing companies, Government was not …
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