Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt to empower Agritex workers Chronicle 10/2/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT will before the end of this month distribute satellite-linked iPads and about 1 000 motorbikes to agricultural extension workers countrywide to capacitate them to execute their duties. Agritex has close to 5 000 extension workers and 505 supervisors while …
Fish proceeds bring joy to pupils 0 February 9, 2021 4:21 PM Source: Fish proceeds bring joy to pupils | The Herald Lesanth Campfire committee members harvest fish from a local dam yesterday Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Communities in Lesanth area in Beitbridge East’s ward 13 are resuscitating a fish farming project in the area, which they previously …
‘Wonder drug’ Ivermectin works through inhibiting viral replication: Dr Stone Standard 7/2/2021 THE issue of Covid-19 treatment drugs has lately hogged the limelight after some medical practitioners raised the red flag over treatment claims by their colleague, Jackie Stone, describing her assertions as “worrying prescription of orthodox Covid-19 therapeutics”. Some of them even called for …
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Bio-pesticide operation underway in Chiredzi, Gokwe Herald 9/2/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric and Environment Editor Government has launched a bio-pesticide spraying operation in Chiredzi and Gokwe districts to contain the breeding of locusts. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head of the Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Research Services Institute told The Herald recently that his department had received …
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Make rainwater harvesting a priority Herald 9/2/2021 The use of harvested rainwater reduces dependence on other sources of water supply, thus saving farmers from the unenviable task of sometimes forking out money to secure the precious resource from those that have it stocked somewhere Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight News that the country has so far …
GMB eyes 3,1m tonnes storage as bumper harvest beckons Herald 9/2/2021 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Zimbabwe expects a bumper harvest of more than 3,1 million tonnes of maize this season, a surplus of 1,2 million tonnes after all local demand including that of the farmers families is met, and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) …
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Schweppes plans 2700ha Beitbridge citrus project Chronicle 9/2/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter SCHWEPPES Holdings Africa Limited’s subsidiary, Sunrise Citrus Estates, intends to establish a 2 700 hectare citrus plantation in Beitbridge with the project expected to create thousands of jobs across the value chain. It is also envisaged that the proposed project will …
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Soil conservation needed to curb erosion Herald 8/2/2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Soil conservation works are needed on farms to curb erosion, siltation of dams and boost agricultural productivity, so the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement is training farmers and carrying out awareness campaigns on the importance of contour ridges …
2021: A brilliant year for Zim’s agriculture, thanks to good rains Herald 8/2/2021 Most farmers expect a bumper harvest this year Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Amid the rising deaths and economic gloom brought about by Covid-19, agriculture, the country’s economic mainstay is shining bright. The country’s agricultural star is shining and heading for a …
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3 000 more tractors on the way 8/2/2021 Minister Dr Anxious Masuka Herald Reporter Government will this year acquire 3 000 tractors from the John Deere and Belarus schemes to meet the country’s requirement of between 12 000 and 15 000 as it continues to intensify the farm mechanisation programme, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and …