Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The coming of soap to our village November 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Nzenza Sekai Ruredzo or feso is the vine like plant that grows on the ground and has purple flowers. In English it is called boot protectors, stud plant or devil thorn Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday— My grandmother, Mbuya VaMandirowesa hated soap. Any soap. …
Du Pont Pioneer sales volumes jump 78pc November 23, 2016 Business Du Pont Pioneer maize seeds Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter —SEED breeder Du Pont Pioneer said sales volumes for the 2016/17 agriculture season have jumped 78 percent to 8 000 tonnes, driven by high maize seed demand for command agriculture. Speaking on the sidelines of a tour …
Seed firms geared for agric season November 23, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent—SEED companies yesterday said they were ready for the new farming season, including supporting the Government-initiated Command Agriculture and Presidential Inputs Support schemes, but warned that delays in payment could derail progress. Speaking to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development …
As temperatures soar, Zimbabwe’s farmers test maize that can cope November 23, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Appolonia Marutsvaka shows off her drought-tolerant maize cobs harvested through a CIMMYT project. Busani BafanaZAKA DISTRICT, Zimbabwe — Aplonia Marutsvaka looks triumphant as she shows off one of her three bags of gleaming white maize. She harvested the grain in …
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Hailstorms leaves trail of destruction November 23, 2016 Local News Mrs Nqumile Mpala shows her damaged house yesterday Sukulwenkosi-Dube-Matutu, Plumtree CorrespondentFOUR schools and several homesteads in Mangwe district were severely damaged by hailstorms which pounded the area recently. Tjingababili Primary School in Tshitshi Ward was the worst affected as all classrooms and teachers’ cottages were damaged by …
Villagers foresee bleak 2016/17 agric season November 22, 2016 in News Farmers and community leaders in Matabeleland have said the 2016/2017 agricultural season looks bleak, as livestock continue to perish due to lack of water and shortage of pastures. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The region was early this year ravaged by an El Nino-induced drought, whose effects continue …
British Government partners with private grain traders November 18, 2016 in News, Politics THE United Kingdom (UK) government has partnered with Zimbabwe’s commercial grain traders through a facility to assist in importing 55 000 metric tonnes of white maize to sell on an open market to avert a food crisis as the country faces its worst drought in …
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‘Livestock condition fast deteriorating in Beitbridge’ November 19, 2016 in News THE condition of livestock in Beitbridge district is fast deteriorating into a disaster, with reports of numerous cattle stuck in mud at various watering points in the vast district. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT District veterinary officer at Beitbridge, Mike Nare, confirmed the most vulnerable were pregnant cows …
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China to help end food shortages, revamp agriculture: Ambassador November 19, 2016 in News VICTORIA FALLS — China has pledged to donate 90 700 tonnes of rice and construct 150 boreholes to help reduce effects of the El Nino-induced drought ravaging most parts of the country. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Huang Ping Speaking during …
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Cotton farmers seek export incentive November 19, 2016 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter— Cotton growers have requested for a 5 percent export incentive as Government moves in to formulate a regulatory framework that will guide cotton marketing and curb side marketing, a senior official has said.Government recently awarded tobacco farmers an export incentive, which …