Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
3 pupils die in freak hailstorm November 18, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree CorrespondentTHREE Bulilima District pupils have died following a deadly hailstorm that hit the area on Monday. Many more pupils were stranded and their families searched for them well into the night, leading to their rescue after large hailstones pounded several villages. Two Early …
2015 rainfall season begins: Meteorological Department November 18, 2015 Local News Samantha Chigogo Herald CorrespondentRains which hit most parts of the country beginning Sunday marked the beginning of the 2015-6 rainfall season in Zimbabwe, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. The department said in a statement that the rain season started as expected in three …
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Climate change ignorance threatens food security in Zim November 17, 2015 in National, News November 3, 2015 recorded the lowest temperatures for the month, a clear sign of how Zimbabwe is experiencing climate change, but the response from rural farmers is otherwise as the global phenomenon is still a mystery to many. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA A survey conducted …
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Editorial Comment: Farmers must spread the risk November 13, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Farmers have in recent months been complaining that their work was being hampered by lack of money occasioned by the failure of the Grain Marketing Board to pay them for delivered produce. Many actually failed to plant wheat in winter this year, and …
Farmers advised to plant correct seed varieties November 13, 2015 Business Harare BureauFarmers should plant seed varieties that are suitable for their ecological regions to optimise yields and ensure food security, SeedCo Zimbabwe managing director, Denias Zaranyika, has said. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Zaranyika said there were concerns of food shortages in the region and …
Hwange Colliery to lend coal to farmers November 13, 2015 Business Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauHwange Colliery Company will next year lend tobacco growers coal for curing, a move likely to reduce deforestation in farming areas. Speaking at the close of the 2015 marketing season and National Tobacco Workshop held in Harare recently, Hwange Colliery sales and …
Global food prices rise November 13, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo, Business ReporterGLOBAL food prices increased by average four percent in the month of October 2015 compared to September with sugar, vegetable oils and dairy products leading the ladder, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). “The FAO food price index averaged nearly 162 points in …
Heatwave breaks 60-year record November 13, 2015 Local News Whinsley Masara Chronicle ReporterRECORD temperatures were recorded in Matabeleland provinces this week, breaking records set 60 years ago. On Wednesday, in Matabeleland North, Tsholotsho recorded 40 degrees Celsius to break the 1993 record of 39,3 degrees Celsius . Other records tumbled in Bulawayo. Bulawayo’s Joshua Nkomo International Airport recorded …
Govt Adopts 50-Year Irrigation Plan Tabitha Mutenga 12 Nov 2015 Government has come up with a strategy to expand national irrigation area GOVERNMENT has a 50-year plan in place for developing two million hectares of irrigation as a national development strategy to counter climate change and recurrent droughts.This was revealed at a Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) …
Banana Exports To Tumble 12 Nov 2015 The country’s banana producers are crying foul owing to the continued weakening of the South African rand, which is making them uncompetitive. Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE — Zimbabwe’s banana market could face an oversupply after leading producers stopped exports to South Africa, the country’s biggest market, due to the …