Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Maize import permits availed to avert hunger March 6, 2015 Local News Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterGovernment has started issuing maize import licences to companies as part of efforts to avert food shortages following a dry spell that has dampened prospects of a good harvest in many parts of the country. Although the Government is in the …
Farmers to import 1 500 heifers DAIRY farmers are set to import about 5 000 heifers to boost milk production in the country after the national herd was decimated by disease outbreaks and farm upheavals following the government’s land redistribution programme, an industry official has said. MTHANDAZO NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers …
Brace for drought: Minister AGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development minister Joseph Made has warned that the country might face a drought this year, as it was expected to harvest less than last year, with crops in some provinces having been written off. Ruth NgwenyaOwn Correspondent Speaking on the sidelines of the official opening of the …
Farmers riot as tobacco price falls to $0,06 per kilo March 5, 2015 Top Stories Walter Muchinguri and Elita Chikwati Harare BureauThe 2015 flue cured tobacco selling season got off to a chaotic start at the three auction floors yesterday after farmers disrupted sales in protest over low prices, resulting in anti-riot police being called to …
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Dry spell to persist in southern areas: Met March 4, 2015 Local News Agriculture ReporterDry weather conditions are expected to continue in the southern parts of the country for the next week, the Meteorological Services Department has said. Little rainfall activity in the southern areas have seen crops wilting and in some instances being written off. Meteorological …
Don’t feed chickens with ARVs, warns NAC March 4, 2015 Local News Herald ReporterThe National Aids Council has warned poultry farmers against using anti-retroviral drugs to fast-track the growth of their chickens as doing so has a long term effects on consumers. Investigations have shown that several small-scale poultry producers in the country are mixing ARVs …
Tobacco selling season opens today March 4, 2015 Local News Agriculture ReporterThe 2015 flue-cured tobacco marketing season starts today, with the sector expecting about 180 million kilogrammes of the crop. The anticipated yield is a decline from the 216 million kilogrammes sold last season. Erratic rains affected the crop this season. The auction floors normally open …
Good quality tobacco leaf grades in high demand this year February 27, 2015 in Business AN increase in global supply of stocks of lower grades of tobacco may weaken the marketability of inferior quality leaf, a Tobacco expert has said. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA With the tobacco marketing season opening next Wednesday, Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) executive Rodney …
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Zim faces acute food shortage: Fewsnet February 26, 2015 in News FAMINE Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) has said Zimbabwe’s acute food situation will remain with production likely to be affected by the late start of the rainy season, flooding, and dry spells. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU The warning was released at the end of January after …
AGRICULTURE: Embrace cattle breeding, farmers urged by Emilia Zindi | Sunday, Feb 22, 2015 | 134 views Some of the donated bulls to be used in the breeding programme by the Chikwaka community in Goromonzi Emilia Zindi – Agriculture Editor Farmers are being encouraged to diversify their farming operations by venturing into cattle breeding to cushion themselves …
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