Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Matabeleland Braces For Another Dry Spell Mandla Tshuma 22 Oct 2015 Dry planting for crops such as rapoko has already started. THE drought-prone Matabeleland region is bracing for yet another dry spell following the Meteorological Services Department’s warnings of below normal rains in the next agricultural season.In readiness for the drought, the three Matabeleland provinces have …
Met Department warns of thunder-showers October 23, 2015 Local News Herald ReporterZimbabwe should brace for thunder- showers, hail and strong winds accompanied by lightning from next week until early November, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned yesterday. Matabeleland South, Masvingo and south of Manicaland provinces were likely to be affected more by these weather conditions. In a statement …
INDIGENOUS LIVESTOCK IN MODERN MARKETS October 22, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Indigenous goats and cattle are hardier than hybrids and therefore better equipped to survive climate change effects like droughts Charles Dhewa Review CorrespondentIndigenous chicken, goats and cattle continue to play a significant role in smallholder agriculture and rural development in Zimbabwe. Mainstream scientists (researchers) …
Zim can make or break agric fortunes October 22, 2015 Business Denias Zaranyika Harare BureauIs it possible for Zimbabwe, the sleeping giant, to regain its status of “breadbasket for the Sadc region? Can Zimbabwean agriculture undergo transformation adequate enough to see it again contribute at least 30 percent of GDP and reinstitute itself as a significant employer …
Cotton farmers get back-pay October 21, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterCotton farmers will soon get price adjustments on the crop they sold to merchants following the completion of grading at the ginneries. Merchants had paid farmers an interim of $0,30 per kilogramme and are now expected to pay more. Cotton Ginners Association chairperson Mr Godfrey …
Chicken price to remain unchanged October 20, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterTHE price of chicken is expected to remain unchanged in Bulawayo despite the three percent decline in the cost of stock feed, an official said yesterday. The Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers Association chairman George Nare said the unit price of a 50 kilogramme bag of stock feed …
Heifer imports pay dividends…Milk output up 4.3pc October 19, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter—MILK production in Zimbabwe has increased by an average of 4.3 percent to 5.1 million litres for the eight months to August 31, 2015 compared to 4.9 million litres in the same period last year. The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) national chairman, …
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Real farmers, stand up and be counted October 19, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis George Chisoko Senior Assistant EditorI always hear people refer to agriculture as the backbone of the economy and rightly so given the significance of its role in economic development. This means that our economy is agro-based and its survival depends largely on …
Tobacco Hectarage Declines Tabitha Mutenga 15 Oct 2015 Farmers have bought 684 670 grams of seed, enough to plant 114 112 hectares TOBACCO seed sales for the 2015/2016 season have declined by 34 percent, indicating that the country could register a decline in area planted that could affect output.Seed sales released by the Tobacco Industry and …
Hunger Stalks Matabeleland Ray Ndlovu 15 Oct 2015 Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa THANDO Nkiwane, a farmer from Gwanda’s Manama, Matabeleland South province, rues the day he decided to take his grain to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).More than six months after delivering four tonnes of maize, hope of ever receiving over US$2 000 owed to him …