Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Government gives ARDA wheat target Companies & Markets November 24, 2016By Own Correspondent Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa By Nyasha Chingono GOVERNMENT has set an annual wheat production target of 200 000 tonnes for the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), which has entered into public, private partnerships (PPPs). ARDA has 22 farms covering 98 …
Raw milk production up 3,77 percent in ten months to October National Report November 24, 2016 By Own Correspondent Milk production in 2016 is projected to grow 8 percent this year from 57,53 million litres THE country continued to record marginal increases in raw milk supplies after the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture showed that …
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Transform Africa through food, entrepreneurship November 24, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tony O. Elumelu CorrespondentThe global food security paradox is a very sad one. On the one hand there is more than enough food to feed the world’s seven billion inhabitants. There are surpluses in — mountains of grain; pyramids of meat; and rivers of milk …
Farming for the future: Rethinking youth livelihoods in agriculture November 24, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Grace Mwaura Review Correspondent —Assume that three in five African youths are meaningfully engaged in agriculture. Assume they are investing across the value chain — in production, processing, manufacturing, distribution and, of course, are also the major consumers. This could not …
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Sable targets to produce 240 000t of fertiliser November 24, 2016 Business Sable Chemicals Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter— Zimbabwe’s sole producer of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, Sable Chemicals, targets to produce 240 000 tonnes by the 2018 /19 agricultural season based on a number of initiatives implemented during the remodelling of the business.To achieve the 240 000 tonnes …
Comesa states in study tour of India biotech cotton November 24, 2016 Business DELEGATES from five Comesa States that grow cotton have completed a one week experience-sharing and learning tour of biotechnology cotton farming, regulation and commercialisation in India. Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia participated in the study tour, which comprised Members of Parliament, bio-safety …
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Board targets 20 000 hectares of winter wheat November 24, 2016 Business Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Wheat Board is targeting to put 20 000 hectares under winter wheat next year through contract farming as part of efforts to resuscitate production of the crop. At its peak, wheat production in Zimbabwe stood at 325 000 tonnes in 2001 …
Met Office warns of heavy rains November 24, 2016 Local News Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle ReporterTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy rains beginning tomorrow (Friday) with a possibility of flash flooding in some parts of the country. Thunderstorms are expected to be generally light during this period with rainfall in excess of 50mm in 24 …
Overcoming misconceptions about involving users in creating knowledge November 23, 2016 in Business One of the most enduring misconceptions in developing countries is the notion that if farmers and rural people are not involved in creating knowledge they will not adopt what comes from outside. As a result, billions of US dollars have gone into diverse versions …
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Corporate capture of African agriculture November 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Nigeria, whose New Alliance partner is the UK, is allocating 350 000 hectares of land to eight companies. Santorri Chamley Correspondent— As many as 422 African land acquisitions concluded since 2000, another 147 massive land deals adding 13,3 million additional hectares are in the pipeline, …