Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cold weather to clear, pave way for heat November 4, 2015 Local News Whinsley Masara Chronicle ReporterTHE cold weather will clear today paving way for a return to the heat wave that has seen temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD), said yesterday. It said there would be …
20,000 to get food aid in Mat South November 4, 2015 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree CorrespondentMORE than 20,000 Matabeleland South households are set to receive maize under the ongoing drought relief programme targeting families affected by drought in all the country’s 10 provinces. Matabeleland South Provincial Administrator Midard Khumalo said so far 616, 8 tonnes …
The case for organic farming November 4, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis It is encouraging to witness discussions by Zimbabweans on how the country can be firewalled from the menace of genetically modified organisms Stanely Mushava CorrespondentThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is dispatching a series of cancer alerts against a growing range of foods and products. The …
Tobacco farmers turn to coal November 4, 2015 Business Lisa Shirichena Review WriterSince its introduction to Zimbabwe by the British-American Tobacco (BAT) multinational years ago, tobacco culture, use, health and economic implications have become issues of social and academic inquiry. Nicknamed the ‘gold leaf’ today, the crop poses a particularly difficult dilemma for development as its …
Fertiliser prices drop again November 4, 2015 Local News Minister Made Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFertiliser prices have fallen by 13 percent, with industry attributing the development to increased capacity utilisation by manufacturers. The prices are expected to further fall by 7 percent to reach the targeted 20 percent during the 2015-16 farming season.Capacity utilisation at fertiliser …
Heatwave breaks record November 4, 2015 Local News Samantha Chigogo Herald ReporterScorching heat swept across some parts of the country on Sunday and Monday, with Masvingo and West Nicholson in Matabeleland South recording extremely high temperatures that broke records set 60 years ago. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) revealed that temperatures recorded so far averaged …
Zim to resume fresh fruit exports November 3, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterZIMBABWE is set to resume fresh fruit exports to Mauritius with a call on farmers to increase production to match external demand. The country’s trade agency — ZimTrade — says the Mauritius market for fresh fruits has increased by 30 percent over the past five …
International goat meat demand up . . . Local producers told to tap into export market November 2, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterTHE international market for mutton (chevon) has increased by 140 percent over the past eight years creating an opportunity for the local livestock farmers to tap into the export market. According to the …
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Drought stricken Mat’land: Farmers losing livestock October 30, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Cattle in Manama on their way from Tuli River Marvelous Moyo Features ReporterNKOSIKHONA Nyathi, a farmer in Manama area in Gwanda District, is a dejected man. Nyathi, who is the village head of Humbane Village Number Eight in ward 17, recently lost two cattle to drought …
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