Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
We need knowledge filters February 4, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Do quails have any medicinal benefits? Deep research should show this as well as compared with other indigenous birds such as guinea fowls, turkey, pigeons, ducks and road runners Charles DhewaGiven the expanding sources of information and ideas, it is now becoming very difficult for …
What happens when taps run dry . . . February 4, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Hildegade Manzvanzvike IT’S TOTAL WAR . . . Women jostle for water at a borehole in Mufakose during the weekend shutdown, but such was the pressure some resorted to a nearby stream, where they ended up fetching dirty water to flush …
Food security support needs rethink February 4, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Mrs Winnie Chisi in her maize field that was affected by low rain and excessive heat in Zaka recently. — (Picture by Beauty Muchakazi) Stanely Mushava Features CorrespondentThe sustained duration of searing temperatures has levelled a double-barrelled assault on the livelihood of Chiwara villagers in …
TIMB engages Indian firm on auction system February 4, 2016 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterTHE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board says it has engaged an Indian firm to automate the auction system as it moves towards reducing side marketing and illegal sales. Public relations and communications manager Mr Isheunesu Moyo told The Herald Business that …
How agriculture markets can help in addressing drought February 3, 2016 in Business The current drought in Southern Africa has seen governments, development organisations and the private sector over-emphasising the role of maize in addressing hunger and malnutrition. BY CHARLES DHEWA This is in spite of people’s agriculture markets providing evidence of the existence of a food …
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Zim contains foot-and-mouth disease February 2, 2016 Local News Bianca Leboho Herald ReporterZimbabwe has contained the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that had affected cattle in some parts of Matabeleland, Midlands and Masvingo provinces. Zimbabwe National Veterinary Services director Dr Josphat Nyika said for the past three weeks there had not been any new cases of FMD reported in the …
New equipment to boost Higrow chicks production February 2, 2016 Business Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentHIGROW, a Bulawayo based poultry inputs supplier, recently bought new hatchery equipment which will see day-old chicks production peaking 750,000 a month up from about half a million chicks over the same period.The cost of the equipment could not be immediately ascertained.Higrow marketing …
Annual raw milk output up 5pc February 2, 2016 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterZIMBABWE’s annual raw milk output for 2015 increased by a five percent margin to record 58 million litres, up from the previous year’s 55 million litres, as production continues to increase.Latest statistics from the Dairy Services Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and …
Private millers to import 400k tonnes of maize Posted on February 1, 2016 by ZimSitRep_M — No Comments ↓ via Private millers to import 400k tonnes of maize | The Sunday Mail 31/01/2016 Private grain millers will import at least 400 000 tonnes of maize to complement Government’s efforts to beef up the country’s grain levels that are under threat due to this …
Recent rains bring some relief to farmers February 1, 2016 Local News Mr Zakariya Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe recent rains have brought relief to farmers, with parts of Mashonaland provinces expected to get some yields, although some districts in those areas had their maize declared a write-off, farmers unions have said. Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union director Mr Paul …