Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Upbeat about the 2011 harvest http://www.irinnews.org HARARE, 14 January 2011 (IRIN) – Timely access to fertilizers, seeds and good rains have set Zimbabwe on course for a good harvest, say agriculture officials. The Agriculture Minister, Joseph Made, told journalists the area planted with cereals such as sorghum and maize had increased by thousands of hectares …
Zimbabwean Urban Gardeners Outraged as Authorities Cut Down Maize Crops http://www.voanews.com Urban management specialists say planting crops in certain areas must be regulated to prevent soil erosion and the accumulation of silt, among other detrimental effects that can arise from city farming Patience Rusere | Washington 13 January 2011 Maize meal or “mealie meal” is …
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War ‘Vet’ Nabbed For Planting Mbanje In A Former Coffee Farm http://www.radiovop.com 14/01/2011 08:40:00 Chimanimani, January 14 2011- A war veteran has been arrested for planting mbanje at a coffee farm which he helped to grab from Roy Bennett of the Movement of Democratic Change (MDC). Pachedu farm, one of the country’s major coffee growers …
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Ethanol project on course http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Staff ReporterWednesday, 12 January 2011 12:16 HARARE – Construction of Africa’s largest ethanol plant in the Lowveld is on course, with management indicating Tuesday that fuel sales will commence March. Zimbabwe’s Green Fuel company is expected to start producing ethanol fuel in March, a development expected to impact positively …
Tobacco bounces back http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Ngoni ChanakiraTuesday, 11 January 2011 10:00 HARARE – ONCE Zimbabwe’s best performing export crop, tobacco is slowly bouncing back and reaping huge rewards for the poor country – earning millions once again. Figures given to The Zimbabwean by the Ministry of Agriculture show that tobacco in 2010 stood at …
No quality control measures for food, alcoholic imports http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 10 January 2011 10:58 BY JENNIFER DUBE GOVERNMENT does not have a reliable monitoring mechanism to ensure that imported food and alcoholic beverages items are safe for human consumption, exposing consumers to harmful substances, officials admitted last week. The shocking admission followed government’s ban on …
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Armyworm devastates crops in Zimbabwe http://www.panapress.com Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Agriculture officials in Zimbabwe said Tuesday large swarms of armyworms had invaded farms in the main cropping northern and eastern areas of the country, threatening to severely reduce crop output. They said the pests were mainly targeting the maize crop, the country’s staple food. Godfrey …
Zimbabwe bans SA poultry imports http://www.afriquejet.com Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Friday banned chicken imports from a major South African supplier after press reports said the company was exporting expired products which posed a health risk. The media last week accused Supreme Poultry, the biggest supplier of chicken to Zimbabwe, of re-packaging expired meat for export. …
Political interference a major problem to Zim farming http://www.zimeye.org/?p=25524 By Gerald Chateta Published: January 1, 2011 Harare – The Commercial Farmers Union says because of political interference and disturbances which characterised the commercial farming sector in 2010 Zimbabwe will once again this season rely on food aid. “The rains have been fine, even the small …
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Agriculture fragile despite recovery signs http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 17:48 ONCE regarded as the breadbasket of southern Africa during the first two decades after Independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has for the past 10 years become a perennial importer of food and relying more on food handouts from aid agencies after “farm invasions” which started …