Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Climate change threat to global development November 8, 2016 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story STRICTLY speaking, the world has a very good idea of what is needed to keep climate change at bay – end fossils fuels use, accelerate renewable energy use, plant trees, and others.Equally, we know what is precisely needed to build resilience against dangerous …
Govt moves in to avert fertiliser shortage November 8, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati: Agriculture Reporter Government has distributed nearly 20 000 tonnes of fertiliser to farms across the country from the Presidential Inputs Scheme as part of measures to avert shortages amid high demand for the product. The scheme is expected to benefit 800 000 households.Outlining progress …
320 000t maize in reserves: Made November 8, 2016 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Grain Marketing Board depots have more than 320 000 tonnes of maize for the Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR), a senior Government official has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made, said there was also 65 000 tonnes …
Zim seeks voice at global tobacco forum November 5, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Stakeholders in the tobacco industry have raised concern over the exclusion of countries producing the crop at the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties (CoP) meeting to be held next week in India.The FCTC is …
Zim to produce 38 400t of commercial orange maize November 7, 2016 Business PRIME Seed Co, a subsidiary of Seed Co Limited, is targeting to produce at least 38 400 tonnes of commercial orange maize this cropping season. Prime Seed Co, along with the Zimbabwe Super Seeds was licensed to lead the commercialisation of bio-fortified maize …
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Sugar estates face water cuts November 7, 2016 Local News Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentMasvingo City Council has engaged sea divers to open the last abstraction water tower as water in the main supply dam, Lake Mutirikwi has dropped to 7,6 percent level. The local authority has proposed cutting water to the Lowveld sugar estates if substantial rain …
Command agriculture farmers start planting November 7, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauFarmers contracted under the Government’s specialised import substitute maize (Command Agriculture) have started planting with others intensifying land preparations. A survey of provinces has shown that all the farmers who have planted have irrigation facilities, while dryland farmers were either collecting inputs or finalising …
‘No excuse for poor yields in 2017’ November 4, 2016 Business Minister Patrick Chinamasa Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE Government has mobilised sufficient resources to support increased agriculture production in the 2016/2017 season and the ball now lies in the farmers’ court to play their part, a Cabinet Minister has said. Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa …
Fruit farmers target Europe Companies & Markets November 3, 2016By Own Correspondent Local fruit farmers are targetting Europe. By Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE — Commercial farmers in Nyanga who specialise in peaches and nectarines production are exporting 20 percent of their total produce to the lucrative European Union market. Peaches and nectarines …
Smuggling of counterfeit veterinary drugs on the increase: MCAZ November 3, 2016 in News THE smuggling and selling of counterfeit veterinary drugs is on the increase in Zimbabwe, putting livestock at risk, an official with the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has said. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU MCAZ senior regulatory officer, Zivanai Makoni said the smuggling …
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