Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
GMB slashes maize price March 3, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Harare BureauTHE government has directed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to slash the price of maize from $23 per 50kg bag to $15 to enable the majority of people affected by the El Nino-induced drought this year to buy the staple grain. The government, meanwhile, says …
Matabeleland South farmers venture into drip irrigation FARMERS in Gwanda District have resorted to drip irrigation as a way of mitigating drought induced by climate changes, Southern Eye has established. BY SHARON SIBINDI/ MTHANDAZO NYONI\ Farmers at Sizeze and Sibhula villages under chief Mathema are among those who have ventured into drip irrigation. They told …
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Farmers at Chabwino benefit from Brazil farm implements March 1, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFarmers at Chabwino Farm in Goromonzi, who benefited from the Brazil More Food for Africa Phase One programme, have started reaping the fruits as they have doubled their yields, securing food security for their households even under drought conditions this year. …
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Iranian keen to invest in ostrich project March 1, 2016 Business Minister Sithembiso Nyoni Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterAN Iranian investor has expressed interest in partnering local small holder farmers in a project to breed up to 2,000 ostriches in the country. Small to Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development Minister, Sithembiso Nyoni, revealed this during a small holder …
GMB has enough maize: Minister March 1, 2016 Local News Samantha Chigogo Harare BureauTHERE is enough maize at the Grain Marketing Board and people must desist from buying grain at inflated prices from unscrupulous traders, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development deputy minister responsible for crop production and irrigation Cde Davis Marapira has said. The country had poor rains this …
Midlands left with 2 weeks food supply More than 80% of rural communities in the Midlands province require urgent food aid, as their crops have been written off due to extreme weather conditions, Provincial Affairs minister Jason Machaya has said. BY BLESSED MHLANGA Machaya told Southern Eye that the 3 000 tonnes of drought …
Farmers’ hope restored February 29, 2016 in National, News GWANDA farmers’ hope has been revived after the district received meaningful rainfall measuring 50mm last week giving optimism after drought had threatened to wipe out their cattle. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI More than 300 000 cattle in Matabeleland South province were at risk of being wiped out by drought that …
Cattle farmers: A stitch in time saves nine February 29, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Obert Chifamba CorrespondentWHEN a farmer looks at his cow or ox, he sees more than just a simple economic asset whose value is reckoned in terms of the milk it produces or the draught power it provides. What he sees is …
Heavy rains expected February 27, 2016 Local News Brenda Ziga Harare BureauMost parts of the country are expected to receive heavy rains with the potential of hailstorm and very strong winds (gales) between today and Monday, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned yesterday. For weeks, most parts of the country have been experiencing a dry spell that saw …
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