Category: Agriculture (archives)

Zimbabwe ill-prepared for rainfall extremes, farmers say http://www.trust.org Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:34 GMT By Madalitso Mwando BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – Thumeliso Matshobana knows what the devastation of too much water looks like. A smallholder farmer in Zimbabwe’s Midlands, he watched helplessly last year as floods destroyed crops, livestock, homes and schools. The heavy rains, he says, came …

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Msipa hails contract farming http://www.herald.co.zw Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00 Herald ReporterFORMER Midlands provincial Governor and farmer Cde Cephas Msipa has called on the corporate world to venture into contract agriculture with land reform beneficiaries for the programme to be a success. Cde Msipa said contract farming was one of the best ways of creating synergies between farmers …

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Hurungwe farmers benefit from conservation agriculture http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 23, 2012 in Community News The concept of conservation agriculture (CA) is proving to be a success among the Hurungwe farming communities, with farmers reporting high yields from little inputs used on small pieces of land. By Christopher Mahove The European Union, through the Food and Agricultural Organisation, provided more …

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Dozens of cattle die of thirst in Masvingo http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 23, 2012 in Local MASVINGO — Hundreds of communal farmers from Masvingo province are losing draught power as dozens of cattle are reportedly dying owing to lack of drinking water as well as pastures. By Tatenda Chitagu The Standard was told that the most affected areas were …

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‘Zim headed for food crisis’ government http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ December 21, 2012 in News COMMERCIAL Farmers Union’s president Charles Taffs has castigated government for failing to come up with clear-cut funding for agriculture, saying the nation was headed for another food crisis as the new farming season has begun with nothing to show farmers are ready. Report by Staff Writer …

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Residents resist agro-forestry project http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 16, 2012 in Community News Dzivaresekwa 3 residents in Harare are resisting a reforestation and land rehabilitation project in the area. REPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAHOVE A social welfare organisation is facing opposition after it signed a 25-year lease agreement that will result in 10 000 trees being planted on the 60-hectare stretch …

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Employ youths, save agriculture: CFU http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk 12.12.12 by Edgar Gweshe The government needs to put measures in place to ensure youth participation in agriculture as a way of guaranteeing the future of the sector, the President of the Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union, Charles Taffs, said. The involvement of young people in farming activities remains low. Taffs made the …

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Climate change: Farmers must reinvent http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 9, 2012 in Environment, Opinion No longer can farmers employ the same agricultural techniques they used a decade ago and expect to reap as much as they might have back then. Column by Chipo Masara Farmers in Zimbabwe have not been spared from the effects of changes, mostly climatic, that …

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This is an extremely important document on food security and brings to light the reality of the current vulnerable situation in which Zimbabwe finds itself despite numerous warning being given and workable solutions offered.  To view this document please click here.

Farmers Count Loses as Drought Takes Toll on Livestock http://www.voazimbabwe.com Ntungamili Nkomo03.12.2012 WASHINGTON DC — Communal farmers in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region say the drought currently ravaging much of the country is reaching alarming proportions and is killing thousands of livestock and wild animals. Pastures and water sources have dwindled due to poor rainfall, and farmers say they fear …

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