Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Black scorpion kills Chiredzi woman 0 November 17, 2021 8:20 PM Source: Black scorpion kills Chiredzi woman | The Herald George Maponga in Masvingo In a tragic incident that has sent tongues wagging in the Ndali area of Chiredzi, a 48-year-old woman has died after she was stung by a black scorpion. Flora Munorwei of Zunguza Village was …
Shot in the arm for Chiredzi, Mangwe farmers 0 November 18, 2021 12:08 PM Source: Shot in the arm for Chiredzi, Mangwe farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY FREEMAN MAKOPA SMALL-HOLDER farmers in Chiredzi and Mangwe districts will be assisted to grow climate-resilient crops after the Indian government handed over agricultural inputs to the World Food Programme (WFP), which …
NEW: Authorities review licensing of firearms 0 November 18, 2021 10:00 PM Source: NEW: Authorities review licensing of firearms | Sunday Mail (Local News) Richard Muponde THE Central Firearms Registry (CFR) is currently reviewing firearm licensing for individuals and companies, to curb the proliferation of armed robberies. This comes as a number of police officers, including senior officers working …
NEW: Met Dept braces for heavy rainfall 0 November 18, 2021 10:03 PM Source: NEW: Met Dept braces for heavy rainfall | Sunday Mail (Local News) Online Reporter THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) have underlined their readiness to assist farmers during this year’s farming season, with officers having been deployed across the country’s 10 provinces. MSD has forecast that …
Farmers receive 8 000t seed, fertiliser The Herald 17/11/2021 Mr Liston Dube (57) from Ward 30 in Zvimba North Constituency carries a bag of fertiliser and maize seed he received yesterday under the Pfumvudza Presidential Inputs. — Picture: Conrad Mupesa Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have received more than 8 000 tonnes of seed …
Wheat harvesting in full swing The Herald 1/11/7/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have now harvested more than 71,5 percent of last winter’s wheat crop, with 252 775 tonnes already harvested and 5 000 tonnes a day being trucked into the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) each day. In some parts of the country, harvesting …
Programme changes face of goat farming, marketing The Herald 16/11/2021 REGARDLESS of its economic significance in propping household food security and financing the occasional socio-economic expense, goat farming has since time immemorial lacked formalised marketing structures like other livestock categories rendering farmers incapable of controlling the value chain and market or do their business …
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Tree planting — Everyone’s responsibility The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent FORESTS and trees provide a wide range of products, services, and goods that are crucial to human survival and climate regulation. Besides timber and wood products, forests also provide a wide range of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) which support livelihoods. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe is losing …
Govt intervenes to curb seed price hike The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Recipients of Presidential inputs during the launch of Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme for Bulawayo by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube in North End, Bulawayo, yesterday Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT is engaging seed and fertiliser producers to ensure input costs …
Tobacco farmers sweat over wood, coal restrictions The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Leroy Dzenga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE was among over 100 countries that signed the deforestation pact at the just-ended United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland. The signatory countries, which account for more than 90 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to “halt and …
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