Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tick grease scheme, answer to preserving livestock Chronicle 9/3/2021 Elita Chikwati THE tick grease programme launched last year under the Presidential Inputs Scheme to benefit one million households seems to be going on well, with many farmers collecting their share. But this noble programme can easily be derailed by a few other farmers who …
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Riverbed mining takes toll on Mazowe Dam as inflows remain subdued March 7, 2021 in Local, News Standard Uncontrolled riverbank mining in Mashonaland Central province could be taking a toll on the strategic Mazowe Dam, with the reservoir recording the least inflows in a season when other major water bodies have reached record levels in recent years, investigations …
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Tobacco farmers to retain forex earnings Chronicle 8/3/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has increased to 60 percent US-dollar retention of proceeds by tobacco farmers as part of efforts to address perennial concerns by growers over deliveries. Last year farmers were paid 50 percent of their proceeds in forex with the other 50 …
Rural poultry projects to empower households 0 March 7, 2021 2:03 AM Source: Rural poultry projects to empower households | The Herald Minister Masuka Cletus Mushanawani Mutare Bureau GOVERNMENT will soon introduce the Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme where each household will receive road-runner chickens as part of efforts to empower Zimbabweans. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, …
$10bn for dam projects 0 March 7, 2021 5:33 AM Source: $10bn for dam projects | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent The GOVERNMENT has poured in over $10 billion into the development of 10 major dam projects across the country this year — three of which will be commissioned before year-end — in a programme aimed at boosting …
Tree ambassador lays into tobacco farmers By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 5, 2021 BY KENNETH NYANGANI NATIONAL indigenous trees ambassador Never Bonde has urged traditional leaders to safeguard their areas against deforestation during the current tobacco harvesting season as villagers cut down trees to cure their crop. He told NewsDay that despite tobacco being the country’s major foreign currency earner, …
14 months water in Bulawayo dams Chronicle 5/3/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO supply dams have water that can last the city for up to 14 months without council implementing any shedding programme. Since 2019, Bulawayo has been under a tight water shedding schedule which has resulted in areas in high …
Zimbabwe expects maize output to more than triple this year 0 March 4, 2021 10:15 AM Source: Zimbabwe expects maize output to more than triple this year | Successful Farming HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe expects to harvest up to 2.8 million tonnes of the maize this year, three times 2020 output thanks to higher than usual rainfall, official …
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Causeway Dam set to transform livelihoods Herald 4/3/2021 Rutendo Rori Mash East Correspondent Villagers in Machiki Village 21 have welcomed Government’s Causeway Dam project which will transform their lives by enabling them to farm all year round. Causeway Dam is located 30km from Marondera and is now 98 percent complete. It is now 66 …
Dam levels break records Herald 3/3/2021 Mrs Munyonga Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The country has witnessed record breaking national dam levels after gaining an average of 56,9 percent this season. As at March 1, the national dam level average had risen to 95,9 percent. In the past week, significant gains were recorded in the …