Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dry spells can be managed on farms March 4, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis A wise farmer will quickly reduce the stock numbers as soon as signs are evident that the feed resources are getting short Evans S Zininga : Review Correspondent Situations that are extraordinary require equally extraordinary measures to curb, contain and buffer. It is …
Sadc to co-operate on drought March 4, 2016 Business Elita Chikwati : Agriculture Reporter Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member states have been challenged to urgently implement measures to mitigate the effects of El-Nino to reduce food shortages and malnutrition.This came out at a multi-sectoral stakeholder consultative meeting held in South Africa last week to develop a …
Tobacco floors opening date announced March 4, 2016 Business Funny Hudzurema : Business Reporter The 2016 tobacco selling season will this year open on March 30 with 160 million kilogrammes expected to go under the hammer. Already auction floors have indicated their readiness for the marketing season.Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chairperson, Mrs Monica Chinamasa announced the …
Govt in irrigation drive to mitigate drought March 4, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Dr Made Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT will beginning next farming season provide farmers living near water sources with irrigation equipment, implements and inputs as it takes practical steps towards ensuring national food security. The thrust is on empowering farmers to overcome the adverse …
Market for avocado in the EU soars Posted by Staff Reporter 0 National Report March 2, 2016 Zimbabwe’s exports of avocado have increased by 400 percent from US$177 000 in 2012 to US$710 000 in 2014, driven mainly by large scale avocado producers from plantations in the Manicaland Province. THE huge demand for avocados’ in the …
Bulk of crops a write-off Posted by Tabitha Mutenga 0 Top Stories March 3, 2016 Agriculture Minister Joseph Made INDICATIONS from Zimbabwe’s countryside show that the bulk of the country’s 2015/16 summer maize crop is now a write-off following months of poor rainfall.Although government is yet to release its crop assessment report, it is now clear …
Considerations in tobacco grading March 3, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco farm In grading the tobacco leaf, the plant position (leaf size and shape), degree of damage, colour, maturity and surface texture are what is considered. Farmers are urged to grade as well as keep reapings from different fields separately unless the lands are of …
Let’s accelerate drought mitigation March 3, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis All livestock including sheep and donkeys should be considered in drought mitigation efforts. While cattle in other parts of the country are dying others have more than enough pasture Charles Dhewa Many Zimbabweans do not seem to understand the full impact of the El Nino-induced …
Agriculture Column: Aloe vera – An agricultural option March 3, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Tapuwa MashangwaVEGETATION propagation is easy and convenient. Of late, because of skyrocketing prices of allopathic medicines with its known side effects, medicinal plants and ayurvedic medicines are becoming popular. According to research the world trade on these medicines is worth about $80 …
ZINWA cuts water to sugar estates March 3, 2016 Local News Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentTHE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has reduced supplies to sugar estates in the lowveld citing dwindling water levels at Lake Mutirikwi. ZINWA supplies Triangle, Hippo Valley and Mkwasine estates in Chiredzi as well as Renco Mine and Masvingo city from Lake Mutirikwi. …