Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tongaat’s Kilimanjaro project takes shape Chronicle 17/2/2020 President Mnangagwa Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TONGAAT Hulett says it has made significant progress in developing its 4 000-hectare sugar project with 2 700ha of virgin land having already been cleared and ripped since the commissioning of the programme last November. The sugar project, which is called …
Cyclic weather patterns haunt Southern Africa Sunday Mail 16/2/2020 The Southern African region is facing a recurrent drought and flood challenge due to cyclic weather patterns, made worse by climate variability and change. The cyclic weather patterns result from the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a naturally occurring phenomenon that involves fluctuating ocean temperatures …
Cottco seeks to raise cotton output Sunday Mail 16/2/2020 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe intends to increase its cotton output in the next few years after the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) engaged large-scale farmers mainly with irrigation infrastructure last year to grow the lucrative crop. Over the past two decades, cotton has …
New Livelihoods in Zimbabwean Communities Help Reduce Land Degradation, Poaching 0 February 14, 2020 3:54 PM Source: New Livelihoods in Zimbabwean Communities Help Reduce Land Degradation, Poaching – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb STORY HIGHLIGHTS A land use project has created alternative livelihoods to community farmers to reduce pressure on the ecosystem and increase community appreciation of conservation Increased land …
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Rains rekindle farmers’ hopes, dam levels rise 0 February 16, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Rains rekindle farmers’ hopes, dam levels rise | The Herald February 15, 2020 Elita Chikwati and Andrew Muvishi Crops and pastures have improved markedly following rains that have been received in most parts of the country in the past week. Farmers said crops that had …
Zimbabwe secures maize from Uganda 1 February 16, 2020 2:25 PM Source: Zimbabwe secures maize from Uganda | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Bulawayo Bureau Zimbabwe has secured maize from Uganda after President Emmerson Mnangagwa engaged President Yoweri Museveni on the sidelines of the recently ended 33rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Ethiopia. A delegation led …
Plumtree villagers stranded after dam wall burst By Newsday – February 14, 2020 THERE are fears that villagers in Mangwe district, Plumtree, have lost their homesteads and livestock after their major dam burst its wall on Wednesday morning due to incessant rains pounding the area. BY RICHARD MUPONDE Reports indicate that the dam, which has served the …
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Revitalising rural areas through social media entreprenuership Posted on February 14, 2020 by The Independent in Analysis Florence Nisabwe Overlooked majority? AFRICAN cities are growing rapidly, but an estimated two-thirds of African people still live in rural areas. In some African nations, the ratio of rural: urban dwellers is even higher. In Burundi, in central Africa, it is almost 9:1 …
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Rains leave trail of destruction Herald 13/2/2020 Herald Reporters Heavy rains have caused extensive damage to infrastructure in Binga and Chimanimani where they destroyed 181 homes and swept away two bridges. They have also severely damaged roads and homes, rendering the areas inaccessible. A man died in Binga on Tuesday while two more are …
JUST IN: Tobacco farmers speak on access to US dollars Herald 14/2/2020 Tobacco farming is a source of livelihood for many Zimbabwean farmers Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tobacco farmers want the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to simplify access to the US dollar component of their proceeds, including a portion to be withdrawn in …