Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Abattoirs association says meat is safe Herald 23/3/2020 beef Munashe Muchero Herald reporter The Zimbabwe Association of Abattoirs (ZAA) has assured beef consumers that all meat and other products sourced from its members were safe. ZAA said the meat was inspected by veterinarians and inspectors from the Department of Veterinary Services. The remarks follow …
Climate change linked to viral outbreaks like Covid – 19 Herald 23/3/2020 It is crucial for humanity to address as a matter of urgency the multiple threats from cross-cutting issues such as climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Several months before the coronavirus (Covid – 19) outbreak in China last November, …
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Mash West gears for winter wheat cropping Herald 23/3/2020 Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Correspondent Mashonaland West Province is expected to put at least 21 000 hectares under wheat during winter, but farmers should make use of irrigation to realise meaningful benefits, provincial Agritex agronomist Mrs Siyena Makaza has said. Speaking during an all stakeholders …
Biodiesel production: What next for Zim? Herald 23/3/2020 Conceived when the country was in the throes of biting fuel shortages, the jatropha biodiesel project — which was premised on cutting the country’s fuel import bill — seemingly suffered a stillbirth Nyasha Kavhiza Correspondent A TECHNICAL analysis of the current situation will point to the …
National Foods volumes down 32pc Chronicle 23/3/2020 National Foods Limited Harare Bureau THE obtaining economic volatility had a knock on listed agri-industrial concern, National Foods Holdings Limited, which saw total volumes for the half year to December 31, 2019 decline 32 percent attributable to declines across all segments except the maize meal category. During …
Tobacco auctions hang by a thread 0 March 22, 2020 5:31 PM Source: Tobacco auctions hang by a thread | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter Government last week invoked extraordinary regulations that do not allow gatherings of more than 100 people, as it takes pre-emptive measures to prevent the outbreak the novel coronavirus. The coronavirus spreads through …
Mash Central tobacco farmer gets tractor Herald 20/3/2020 Lawrence Chitumba Mash Central Bureau Government has pledged to allocate a plot to Bindura farmer Mrs Tracy Shani who won a 45 horsepower tractor after coming first in tobacco small holder farmers during the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show in 2018. A visibly elated Mrs Shani, who is …
New banana varieties for Rusitu Valley Herald 20/3/2020 Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema and Zimbabwe Schools Water and Agriculture Project managing director Mr Anthony Mackintosh (middle) listen to Glen View Primary School Headmaster Mr Jethro Manyau (left) during a tour of the school’s banana project in Harare yesterday — (Picture by Kudakwashe …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Potential abounds in new agriculture model Chronicle 20/3/2020 Minister Perrance Shiri At 900kg per hectare, the average maize yield in the local smallholder sector is too little. In an effort to boost their yields, some smallholders resort to extensification of their operations, meaning that they expand their areas under cultivation. Indeed, in good …
Zimbabwe adopts new agric recovery strategy Chronicle 20/3/2020 Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has adopted a new conservation agriculture model called, Pfumvudza/Intwasa, that seeks to increase household food security across provinces through commercialising small holder farming. Developing robust agriculture value chains and channelling adequate support to specialised farming segments are at the heart of the model, …