Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Small-scale egg producers’ output drops 4% – NewsDay Zimbabwe 19/2/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S egg production tumbled by 4% to 36,4 million dozens in 2018, as output by small-scale producers fell, according to a fourth quarter performance report by the Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA). In the report, ZPA chairperson Solomon Zawe said the large-scale …
Command Agric to continue — Shiri 19/2/2019 Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri greets senior members of the directing staff before his presentation on Agriculture at National Defence University in Harare yesterday The Herald Elita Chikwati and Ellen Chasokela GOVERNMENT says it will continue assisting farmers through the Command Agriculture …
14 Tugwi-Mukosi Dam projects for Masvingo 19/2/2019 The Chronicle Walter Mswazie recently in Chivi GOVERNMENT has identified 14 areas of investment to be exploited at the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo province with a detailed framework of how the projects would be implemented having already been done, a senior Government official has said. Speaking on …
Heavy rains cause nationwide destruction 19/2/2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter HEAVY rains accompanied by strong winds have left a trail of destruction across the country, the Civil Protection Unit (CPU), said yesterday. In an interview, CPU director Mr Nathan Nkomo said most low lying areas across the country’s 10 provinces were affected …
Zimbabwe maize harvest forecast at 900 000t eDuzeNet 18/2/2019 ZIMBABWE expects to harvest 900 000 tonnes of maize this year. This is an upward revision from the 800 000 tonnes initially forecast but is below the 1.8 million tonnes, the country consumes on an annual basis. Initially, Zimbabwe had projected to harvest around 800,000 tonnes …
2,4m Zimbos food insecure as drought, rising costs bite – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 The 150% fuel price hike that sparked mass public unrest across Zimbabwe last month sent the cost of living skyrocketing: the price of bread nearly doubled in a week.Worse is likely to come. Combined with poor harvests, political unrest, eroded salaries, …
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Matabeleland runs out of rabies vaccines – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE MATABELELAND region has been hard hit by a shortage of rabies vaccines amid reports that most cases of dog bites in the region were by canines that had not been vaccinated, putting people’s lives at risk. Matabeleland South provincial medical officer …
Matabeleland runs out of rabies vaccines – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE MATABELELAND region has been hard hit by a shortage of rabies vaccines amid reports that most cases of dog bites in the region were by canines that had not been vaccinated, putting people’s lives at risk. Matabeleland South provincial medical officer …
Beralus investors visit Kanyemba `18/2/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau A team of investors from Belarus is interested in developing 10 000 hectares of land in the Kanyemba area, Mbire District, for agriculture production, provincial administrator Mr Cosmos Chiringa has said. The team visited Kanyemba a fortnight ago. The visit was precipitated …
Fish farming pays dividends in Mutasa 18/2/2019 The Herald Manicaland Bureau FISH farming has transformed the livelihoods of people in Mutasa, following an increase in production in the district. Mutasa Agritex livestock specialist Mr Shupai Majee said fish farming in the district had also improved nut- rition. “As a district we had to come …