Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Celebrating essence of the soil Herald 8/12/2020 Elliot Ziwira Senior Writer Last Saturday, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the globe in celebrating World Soil Day. Commemorated annually on December 5, the day focuses on the significance of healthy soil and advocates sustainable management of soil resources. This year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO’s) …
Comfort zone may become danger zone overnight! Herald 8/12/2020 Fresh produce farmers need to adopt to the prevailing new normal and where possible limit the numbers of people accompanying the produce or let others find alternative transport so that there is no overcrowding in trucks that ferry produce Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight There have been …
Sable Chemicals partners Nyaradzo in tree planting Chronicle 8/12/2020 Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent FERTILIZER manufacturing company, Sable Chemicals Private Limited, has partnered Nyaradzo Funeral Services in a project that will see more than 10 000 trees being planted in Kwekwe. Nyaradzo have a target of planting 500 million trees countrywide by 2025. They have …
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Flash floods hit Byo suburbs Chronicle 8/12/2020 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FLASH floods yesterday hit parts of Bulawayo resulting in several houses and some roads being waterlogged following a heavy downpour that pounded the entire city for hours. The floods hit parts of Pumula suburbs, Nketa, Emganwini, Nkulumane and Cowdray Park among other areas, …
Govt to complete Shamva Agriculture College Herld 7/12/2020 Dr Anxious Masuka Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Government will avail resources to complete construction of Shamva Agriculture College at Penmure Research Station in Shamva, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr Anxious Masuka has revealed. The college has been renting premises from SOS …
Communities urged to guard natural resources Herald 7/12/2020 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau RURAL communities should jealously guard against the plundering of their natural resources which they should use to improve their welfare. The wanton cutting of trees and unorthodox harvesting of Mopani woodlands and the Mopani worms by syndicates should not be allowed to …
Young farmers honoured, applauded 0 December 5, 2020 8:12 AM Source: Young farmers honoured, applauded | The Herald Vice President Kembo Mohadi recieves a token of appreciation from Federation of Young farmers club Zimbabwe vice president Baldwin Mazango during awards presentation in Harare yesterday. Picture : Justin Mutenda Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Young farmers were yesterday honoured for …
Mangwe chief appeals for support to save livestock 3 December 5, 2020 8:40 AM Source: Mangwe chief appeals for support to save livestock – DailyNews CHIEF Wasi Ndiweni of Mangwe district, Matabeleland South Province, is appealing to the government to intervene as his subjects continue to lose hundreds of cattle which are being shot after straying into Botswana. …
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Farmers abandon cotton Independent 4/12/2020 MANY Zimbabwean cotton farmers may not return to the fields during the 2020/2021 season after payment delays affected preparations, businessdigest can report. FIDELITY MHLANGA Farmers said they were also paid through groceries, and up to ZW$3 billion (about US$37 million) was still outstanding after delays by merchants. In June, Cabinet approved a …
Pfumvudza mindset the future of global agric Independent 4/12/2020 Let me simplify the idea of Pfumvudza. Pfumvudza belongs to those applications that initially are simple and affordable. After some time, these initial simple applications are improved while maintaining affordability. If we adopt the mindset the Dutch have in agriculture that build an innovation system (agro-tech, …