ZIMBABWE HYDROLOGICAL OUTLOOK FOR 2015/16 SEASON
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nformation, knowledge and agricultural practices
Information, knowledge and agricultural practices September 17, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Scenes of traders selling produce are common along the country’s highways Charles Dhewa Review CorrespondentIn many African countries the words “information” and “knowledge are used loosely and interchangeably. But if we are to borrow and adapt knowledge intelligently, it is important to make a clean …
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Tobacco seed sales down 30pc
Tobacco seed sales down 30pc September 17, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE might register a decline in hectarage under tobacco crop next season as seed sales have declined by 30 percent compared to the same time last year, an official said. With only two weeks left before the end of normal seed selling period, …
Call to reduce deforestation
Call to reduce deforestation September 17, 2015 Business Munesu Nyakudya Business ReporterTHERE is need to curb deforestation to mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure sustained economic development, director in Water and Climate Ministry Mr Washington Zhakata has said. He said deforestation statistics were alarming as the country has lost 300 000 hectares of forest …
Poor yields affect oilseed processors
Poor yields affect oilseed processors September 16, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterOILSEED processors in Zimbabwe are bracing for a serious shortage of raw materials following poor yields in cotton and soya beans, an official said yesterday. Only 40 000 tonnes of soya beans and 50 000 tonnes of cotton seed are expected, against the processors’ …
Seed firms prepared
Seed firms prepared September 16, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterSeed companies have enough short and medium season varieties for the upcoming season which they have started moving to farming areas. The suppliers have distributed maize, small grains and cotton seed to agro dealers countrywide. Zimbabwe Seed Traders Association chairman Mr Walter Chigodora said seed distribution …
Zim can regain bread basket status’
Zim can regain bread basket status’ September 15, 2015 Local News Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko Adelaide Moyo Chronicle ReporterVice President Phelekezela Mphoko has said Zimbabwe has the potential to regain its bread basket status in Africa if farmers fully utilise land allocated to them. In a speech read on his behalf by the Principal Director in his office, …
Drought, hunger stalks Mat South
Drought, hunger stalks Mat South September 15, 2015 in National, News SAMUEL Ncube says his heart sinks each time he sells either a goat or cow but he is forced by circumstances. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU A combination of hunger, drought, water scarcity and the shortage of grazing land for livestock is making life difficult for him and other …
Mat South livestock succumbs to cold spell
Mat South livestock succumbs to cold spell VILLAGERS in Nathisa in Matopo district, Matabeleland South, have lost close to 20 livestock to the cold spell that hit the region recently. BY LUYANDUHLOBO MAKWATI Village head Timothy Ndlovu told Southern Eye that besides lack of pastures, livestock was succumbing to the chilly weather. “We lost …
Dam Levels Slightly Below Average: ZINWA
Dam Levels Slightly Below Average: ZINWA Tabitha Mutenga 10 Sep 2015 Darwendale Dam CURRENT dam water levels released by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) indicate that the country’s dam levels are slightly below average at 67,4 percent.The report covers the Zinwa catchment boundaries of Runde, Manyame, Mzingwane, Save, Mazowe, Gwayi and Sanyati.Runde catchment in …