Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
How, why transacting is small part of market linkages 28/2/2019 The Herald Charles Dhewa Emkambo Reducing market linkages to transactions is one of the major reasons why efforts to integrate smallholder farmers into value chains have failed to transform agriculture in developing countries. While the notion of market linkages is mostly associated with three …
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Hailstorms wreak havoc in Midlands Province 28/2/2019 This picture shows homesteads that were destroyed by hailstorms in Mangwe District The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief At least 43 buildings were destroyed by hailstorms that hit the Midlands Province in the past few weeks, provincial administrator Mr Abiot Maronge has said. In an interview, …
Chimanimani benefits from DDF irrigation schemes 28/2/2019 The Herald Manicaland Correspondent Irrigation schemes in Chimanimani has so far utilised over $200 000 from the $600 000 that was allocated by Government to District Development Fund (DDF) for district developmental projects in 2019. Manicaland District Development Fund provincial head Mr Robert Chawatama said the funds …
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Anthrax hits Mutare Farm Prison 28/2/2019 Anthrax is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by bacteria that normally affects cattle The Herald Manicaland Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has recorded an anthrax outbreak at its Mutare Farm Prison which officials said can manage to contain. The disease is said to have killed …
Agric research body returns 28/2/2019 President Mnangagwa meets International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) director-general Dr Peter Carberry at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare yesterday. — Picture by Justin Mutenda The Herald Felex Share Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa’s re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit with leading global agricultural research organisation, International …
FMD locks down farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/2/2019 BY REX MPHISA BEITBRIDGE livestock farmers have challenged the government to spearhead the establishment of veterinary laboratories and mobile clinics at cattle sales floors to effectively deal with the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. Beitbridge and other Matabeleland South livestock producing areas, have largely been …
Lands ministry to consider solar for drying tobacco – NewsDay Zimbabwe 27/2/2019 BY SHARON SIBINDI THE Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement ministry is conducting studies on the possible use of solar to cure tobacco as deforestation plagues Zimbabwe. This emerged at a climate change awareness workshop held in Bulawayo on Friday. In …
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New committee for wheat contract farming 27/2/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appointed a technical committee to spearhead winter wheat contract farming for the next three years. The National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC) is a private sector response mechanism to pleas by Government for …
Zim steps up efforts to save ozone layer 27/2/2019 The Chronicle Lungelo Ndhlovu ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), which deplete the ozone layer, leading to climate change by flushing out noncompliant air conditioners and refrigerators. The country has recorded a sharp increase in the smuggling of …
Baker says local wheat good enough 27/2/2019 Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu The Chronicle Tendai Mugabe, Harare BureauBREAD can be baked from locally produced wheat without blending it with imported ingredients as widely believed, it has emerged. Players in the baking industry are always knocking on Government doors seeking foreign currency to import wheat. They …