Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tough farming season looms January 5, 2015 Business Farmers are facing a gloomy season as they are not able to purchase inputs because they have not been paid by GMB for last season’s crop The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) on Thursday said farmers are facing a difficult cropping season due to lack of funds after …
Russians eye Zim’s livestock January 5, 2015 Business Zimbabwe is looking at exporting beef to Russia as the European country seeks alternative source markets for beef after the banning of food imports from the West Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterRUSSIAN investors have expressed keen interest in Zimbabwe’s livestock sector and a delegation from the Eastern European …
Govt reacts to armyworm outbreak January 1, 2015 Local News Petros Zivengwa Herald ReporterGovernment has started distributing chemicals to spray armyworms countrywide as efforts to control the pest intensify, an official said yesterday.In an interview, Plant Protection Research Services Institute deputy director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Godfrey Chikwenhere said they …
Rains to continue, says Met Dept January 3, 2015 Local News Abigail Mawonde Herald ReporterThe Meteorological Services Department says the rains will continue throughout the country until tomorrow. The country has experienced a wet spell for over a week, bringing hope of a good harvest to farmers. MSD meteorologist Ms Lucy Samvura said the country would …
Heavy, violent rains expected December 11, 2014 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe Meteorological Services Department has warned of heavy rainfall associated with damaging winds, lightning, hail and flash flooding starting this weekend. Provinces likely to be most affected are; Midlands, Masvingo, Mashonaland East and Manicaland. In a statement yesterday, the MSD, Central Forecast Office said …
Young farmers challenged to go commercial YOUTHS in farming have been urged to shift their mindsets from subsistence to commercial farming. OWN CORRESPONDENT In a keynote address at the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) Young Farmers’ Day summit in Bulawayo yesterday, the association’s president Abdul Nyathi said it was imperative that young and start-up farmers acquire …
Climate Change Affects Informal Agric Markets 4 Dec 2014 IN an increasingly changing climate, smallholder farmers are switching their attention from rainfall to moisture management. 65 percent of the volume of agriculture commodities flowing into Mbare Musika and other agriculture markets in Zimbabwe are produced in sand and sand-loam soils. Clay soils contribute 30 percent …
Zim eyes Russian beef market December 10, 2014 Business Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe may soon start exporting beef to the lucrative Russian market as it emerged that negotiations to that effect are already underway, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Speaking after a meeting with the visiting Russian delegation at his Ngungunyana Building offices, Agriculture, Mechanisation and …
Industry expects 222m kg of flue-cured tobacco December 10, 2014 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe tobacco industry is expecting about 222 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco next season. Last season, farmers produced 216 million kilogrammes up from the 165 million kilogrammes that had been produced in 2013. Presenting the 2015 National Budget recently, Finance Minister, …
SOnominationIrrigated land increases December 10, 2014 Local News Masvingo Bureau Irrigated land countrywide has increased to 135 000 hectares this year owing to the ongoing thrust by Government to shift from dependence on rain-fed agriculture. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development responsible for Cropping Davis Marapira yesterday said hectarage under irrigation countrywide increased …