Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Maize deliveries to GMB rise 231percent July 15, 2014 Business Business ReportersMAIZE deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board have risen 231 percent since the beginning of the 2014 marketing season in April, a senior Government official said.Farmers have so far delivered just over 40 000 tonnes of the grain to the GMB up from about 12 …
‘Maximise land use to boost economy’ July 15, 2014 Local News Cde Mavhaire George Maponga in MasvingoZanu-PF secretary for production and labour Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire has challenged Zimbabweans to use land productively and help revive the economy.Addressing villagers in Zishumbe resettlement area in Masvingo North on Friday last week, Cde Mavhaire said people must not wait …
‘Wrong breeds undoing dairy sector’ July 14th, 2014 EMMERSON NJANJAMANGEZI – Netherlands development organisation, SNV Zimbabwe says inappropriate dairy breeds and inadequately developed breeding services are scampering the revival of the dairy sector. In a recently concluded, national dairy sector evaluation study meant to facilitate the revival of dairy sector, SNV said there is need …
Tobacco farmers reject deforestation charge Posted on July 13, 2014 by ZimSitRep_M — 1 Comment ↓ via Tobacco farmers reject deforestation charge. 12 July 2014 NEWLY resettled tobacco farmers have rejected as nonsense, charges by some environmentalists that they were contributing to massive deforestation in some parts of the country through cutting down trees. Speaking on the sidelines of a Tobacco …
Expedite plans for summer cropping season, Govt told Posted on July 13, 2014 by ZimSitRep_M — 2 Comments ↓ via Expedite plans for summer cropping season, Govt told – The Sunday Mail 13 July 2014 Farmer representatives have called on Government to expedite preparations for the 2014-15 summer cropping season amid indications that a comprehensive plan for the impending farming term has not …
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Firmer prices spur cotton deliveries July 10, 2014 Local News Agriculture ReporterCotton farmers who have been withholding their crop in protest of low prices have started selling after buyers increased the price from between 30 cents and 35 cents per kilogramme to a minimum of 60 cents per kilogramme. Farmers said they hoped that the prices …
Tobacco planting preps begin July 10, 2014 Local News Farai Rugeje Agriculture ReporterPreparations for the 2015 tobacco planting season have started, with more than 827 010 grammes of tobacco seeds that can cover 23 420 hectares having been sold, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has revealed. TIMB said in its latest bulletin that seed sales …
Tips on tobacco growing July 10, 2014 Local News The important thing to note is that tobacco will be extremely affected by the soil in which it is grown; lighter soils will generally produce lighter coloured tobacco, while darker soils will generally produce darker coloured tobacco. For best results, grow tobacco in a climate that is …
How can government strengthen forest lands? July 7, 2014 in Columnists, Opinion Forests are part of the fragile Kalahari sand areas forming the transition between the savannah and forest ecosystems, at least according to ecologists and foresters. WISDOM MDZUNGAIRI VIEWPOINT Interestingly, local communities and private smallholders own or manage a growing proportion of the world’s forests …
Mosquitoes carry painful Chikungunya virus to other countries July 3, 2014 in News The patient showed up at a hospital feverish and hobbled by joint pain, a rash spreading across her face, and was presumed to be suffering from lupus or severe rheumatoid arthritis. But in talking to the middle-aged woman recently, doctors realised that …
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