Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Migrate to manual irrigation, farmers urged July 21, 2016 Local News Dr Made Brenda Ziga Herald ReporterGovernment has challenged farmers to come up with ways of mitigating the effects of climate change by adopting irrigation schemes that promote the production of crops all year round. Addressing farmers at the launch of Moneymaker Manual Irrigation Pumps recently, Minister …
Raw sugar producer price up 2,6 percent July 20, 2016 Business Harare-Sugarcane farmers are earning $550 per ton of raw sugar this marketing season, up from $536 last year, an official has said. Commercial Sugarcane Producers Association of Zimbabwe (CSPAZ) chairperson Mr Tawanda Mafurutu told New Ziana that the price rise was due to increased consumption of …
Corruption rocks auction floors July 19, 2016 Local News Brenda Ziga Herald ReporterCorruption has hit tobacco auction floors as buyers are taking advantage of desperate farmers by buying their crop for a song only to resell it at favourable prices, while leaf checkers are demanding money to peg bales at favourable prices. A survey conducted by The …
Govt to repossess underutilised ranches July 19, 2016 Business Business EditorTHE Government plans to repossess underutilised ranches including those occupied by politicians to ensure their fruitful utilisation for the benefit of the livestock industry, an official has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for livestock, Cde Paddy Zhanda, told livestock farmers in Ngwaladi, …
Editorial Comment: Resourcing farmers is the way to go July 18, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Much has been said, discussed and debated about the challenges afflicting the agricultural sector, the backbone of this country’s economy, but all needs to be done to ensure that the same old story of poor harvests is not replicated in …
Africa, begging with a golden bowl July 18, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis The cover of Deborah Brautigam’s book “Will Africa Feed China?” Stanely Mushava Literature Today Africa’s vastly underutilised agricultural potential is under spotlight in much of the book, with the continent urged to consider China’s example of broadly mechanised agriculture and strategic courting of foreign …
Kariba REDD+ changes lives. . . but poor carbon prices threaten viability July 18, 2016 Business Forests are worth more standing than fallen Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryA PROJECT in Mashonaland West that aims to avoid deforestation has since 2014 sold 1,5 million carbon credits to global buyers for over $2 million. The funds have been directed towards …
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Decolonisation involves more than simply turning back the clock July 13, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis A traditional rainmaker in Kenya. How can indigenous knowledge become part of university curricula? Department For International Development/International Development Research Centre/Thomas Omondi/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Lesley Le Grange : Correspondent South Africans have been appalled during 2016 by images of graduates “begging” …
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Wild fruits dominate urban markets July 14, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa To the majority of urban dwellers in Zimbabwe, wild fruits may seem insignificant. However, over the past few years, these fruits have been making their presence felt in urban food markets. In almost all urban areas the fruits have found a space in …
Minimise continuous handling of the leaf July 14, 2016 Business Tobacco farmers are encouraged to minimise continuous handling of the leaf as this compromises quality and can introduce blemish to the leaf. Fortunately for now, all tobacco produced in Zimbabwe has found a market and this is not to say it had undesirable style and extra …