Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco sales down 15pc July 8, 2015 Business This year’s crop was affected by heavy rains that delayed the harvesting and subsequently the opening of the auction floors Munesu Nyakudya Business ReporterTobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) seasonal sales are down 15 percent from the same period last year. Latest data shows that 178,9 killogrammes of tobacco …
97,000 tobacco farmers register July 7, 2015 Business Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterTHE number of registered tobacco growers for the 2015 farming season in Matabeleland region has decreased by 21,4 percent to 14 compared to 11 recorded last year, official figures show. Latest figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) reveal that Matabeleland, which …
Pasture shortage puts 600k cattle at risk July 7, 2015 Local News Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterFARMERS in Matabeleland North risk losing about 600,000 head of cattle due to a shortage of pastures caused by drought, the livestock department has said. Acting provincial livestock officer, Addmore Chikohwa told The Chronicle yesterday that Hwange, Binga and Tsholotsho …
‘Grain reserves below expectations’ July 6, 2015 Local News Mr Jasi Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe Grain Marketing Board has 118 000 tonnes of maize in its Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR), well below the 500 000 tonnes that the SGR should hold at any given time. Acting general manager Mr Lawrence Jasi told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee last …
Low yields irk Government July 6, 2015 Local News Deputy Minister Zhanda Herald ReporterGovernment has expressed concern over low agricultural yields that has made it difficult to compete in international markets. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda told senators last Thursday that Government could not subsidise farmers before production. He was responding to …
Livestock industry under threat as FMD spreads July 4, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe livestock industry is under threat from the foot and mouth disease (FMD) which has hit most parts of Masvingo, Midlands and spread to most parts of Matabeleland South and lower parts of Manicaland. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister …
Over 170 Nyanga families to benefit from fish farming project July 4, 2015 in National, News OVER 170 families in Nyanga are set to benefit from fish farming projects being spearheaded by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) with the view to improve food security in the district. BY KENNETH NYANGANI EMA was facilitating the training of villagers …
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Oranges bug ‘hacks insect behaviour’ 2 July 2015 The tell-tale signs of infection New research suggests that a bacterium, thought to be the cause of a deadly disease of citrus plants, aids its own spread by altering insect behaviour. Asian psyllids – the insects behind the spread of citrus greening – were shown …