Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Farmers must report armyworm outbreak on sight January 6, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The agricultural season has been progressing really well — abundant rains falling across the country and the Command Agriculture initiative showing much promise. However, farmers are facing a threat of armyworms. Cases have been reported in the northern parts of the …
ARDA to bankroll $50 million projects with private farmers December 19, 2016 Business Basil Nyabadza Harare BureauTHE Agriculture Rural and Development Authority said it will start with an initial $50 million capital to bankroll various farming projects in partnership with private farmers. Under the arrangement, also known as Arda graduation programme, the Government will facilitate mobilisation …
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Dairy scheme benefits 98 small-scale farmers December 19, 2016 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentNINETY-eight small-scale dairy farmers have benefited from the Dairy Revitalisation Programme (DRP) scheme, which facilitated the importation of 400 dairy cows into the country. The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) and the Zimbabwe Dairy Industrial Trust (ZDIT) are coordinating the programme. The scheme …
Delta reduces red sorghum contracted hectarage December 19, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterDELTA Beverages says it has reduced by 70 percent the hectarage for red sorghum under contract farming to 3 300 ha for the 2015/2016 season compared to 11 000 ha contracted the previous season. According to the company’s website, corporate affairs manager Mrs …
Tobacco exports inch closer to $1bn December 21, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterFOREIGN currency receipts from tobacco since the beginning of the year are close to reaching $1 billion after 160,5 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf valued $914 million have been exported. Latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicate that …
Ema clears pastures ‘invader’ in Mat South December 20, 2016 Local News Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauTHE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has cleared 1 500 hectares of alien invader specie, opuntia fulgida (jumping cholla), which is threatening the extinction of pastures in Matabeleland South Province where more than 500 cattle have died as a result of drought. It …
8-hour storm destroys Gwanda dams January 4, 2017 Local News Austin Nyathi, Chronicle CorrespondentAN EIGHT-HOUR downpour in Gwanda South left a trail of destruction, leaving communities desperate. The heavy rain started shortly after 3PM last Thursday and ended after 11PM in Gungwe area under Chief Mathe. In separate interviews, community leaders said three dams Gungwe, Matulungundu and …
Byo supply dam levels remain low January 7, 2017 Local News Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle ReporterBULAWAYO’s water supply dam levels have risen slightly given the continued rainfall being experienced in most parts of the country including in the reservoirs’ catchments. Water in the city’s dams had fallen to critical levels before the onset of rains, forcing the Bulawayo …
Fall armyworm outbreak in 6 Mat North districts January 7, 2017 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHERE has been an outbreak of the fall army worm in six districts in Matabeleland North, a senior government official has said. Matabeleland North provincial Agritex officer Mr Dumisani Nyoni said in some places as much as 80 percent of crops …
Armyworms invade fields By ZimSitRep_M | January 8, 2017 3 Comments Source: Armyworms invade fields – DailyNews Live 8 January 2017 HARARE – There are fears that Zimbabwe’s maize harvest could be completelywiped out by an invasion of armyworms, so named because they eat mostvegetation in their way. Maize is a staple crop in Zimbabwe and any threat to the harvest …