Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Starvation rocks Mat South http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Albert MazhaleTuesday, 28 September 2010 11:40 GWANDA – Villagers in some parts of Matabeleland South now accept maize as payment for cattle amid reports pupils are dropping out of school due to starvation. Villagers in Nhwali are barter trading a single beast for as little as ten bags of …
Humble Farmer teaches amateurs to do wonders http://www.zimeye.org/?p=22349 By Na Ncube Published: September 20, 2010 Harare – A humble Christian farmer who lost his own farm is now selflessly transferring his expertise to thousands of aspiring farmers, teaching them a revolutionary method of using the land to manifest wonders hailed as the best farming technique …
Irrigation Transforms Lives in Southern Zimbabwe http://www.ipsnews.net Busani Bafana GWANDA, Zimbabwe, Sep 13 (IPS) – More than a million people will need food aid in Zimbabwe this year. As the government looks to boost agriculture production, one rural community is leading the way by using irrigation schemes to improve food security and income. Tabiso Dube …
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Harvesting Water to Save Crops and Lives http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Isaiah Esipisu NAIROBI, Sep 10, 2010 (IPS) – Peter Kivuti, a 51-year-old farmer from Eastern Kenya, never relied on meteorological weather predictions all his life – until three years ago. It was then that rainfall in the region become less predictable. Like other farmers from Rwanguondu …
A Long Dry Season http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Ignatius Banda MBERENGWA, Zimbabwe, Sep 9, 2010 (IPS) – Headmaster Njabulo Mpofu has weathered long dry spells before, but the water troubles affecting his school in the arid Midlands region of Zimbabwe are severe. Experts say the water table is receding in the Midlands Province, with groundwater disappearing deeper …
TIMB to hold mop-up sales this month http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 09 September 2010 17:40 THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) will hold mop-up sales this month after the 2010 tobacco selling season saw a total of 119,8 million kgs of the golden leaf valued at US$347,8 million going under the hammer. The figure was more …
Zim food supplies stable http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Tuesday 07 September 2010 HARARE — Zimbabwe’s food security has been stable throughout the year but humanitarian assistance is needed in October when the current food stocks run out, the Famine Early Warning System (Fewsnet) has said. “Food security at the national level is stable with contributions …
Mwenezi farmer unveils cattle-breeding project The Herald – 7 September 2010 A white commercial farmer and rancher in Mwenezi, Mr Brine Caywood, has unveiled a cattle-breeding project. He plans to use the project to donate more than one million artificial insemination doses from hybrid bulls to the local communal farmers over the …
Governor Maluleke appeals for money to avert starvation http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Energy BaraMonday, 06 September 2010 14:53 MASVINGO – As hunger and starvation stalk some parts of the country, the inclusive government is battling to resuscitate the food for work programme amid reports that over USD 200 million is required to avert disaster. Under the food …
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Zimbabwe tobacco output rebounds, up 100 percent http://af.reuters.com/ Fri Sep 3, 2010 12:25pm GMT * Output hits 119 mln kg vs 58.6 mln kg in previous season * Country earns $327 million from sales * 2011 yield seen at 200 million kg * Production still below record of 236 million kg By Nelson Banya HARARE, …