Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Charara Estate eyes comeback Herald 11/2/2020 Mr Katemanyoka in the estate’s banana plantation Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau Charara Estates, situated about seven kilometres along Charara Road, nearly 20 kilometres before Kariba town, is looking to bounce back to maximum productivity, which saw it producing vegetables and crops for the local and European markets. Its …
Understanding the locust problem Herald 10/2/2020 Locusts can travel the equivalent of 150km per day, and each adult insect can eat its own weight in food daily Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwean farmers were genuinely worried when swarms of desert locusts teared through large parts of East Africa a few weeks ago. With whispers of …
Irrigation boosts yields for Gwanda Herald 10/2/2020 The maize crop smallholder farmers at Silikwe Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda harvested in December last year. Irrigation has enabled them to harvest twice in one farming season From Sifelani Tsiko in Gwanda Farmers at the rehabilitated Silikwe Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda North have for the first time …
‘Support small livestock farmers’ Chronicle 10/2/2020 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SMALL ruminants, especially goats and sheep have the potential to improve the lives of many people in semi-arid regions like Beitbridge where livestock production is one of the major economic drivers. This was said by Beitbridge West MP Ruth Maboyi during a community training session …
First mbanje crop harvested Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 Sunday Mail Reporter ZIMBABWE has begun harvesting its first crop of legally cultivated industrial hemp after it decriminalised cannabis in 2018 to tap into the multi-billion-dollar industry. Last year, the Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) planted five varieties of European industrial cannabis on a 10-hectare plot at …
Climate change cannot control our destiny Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 The journey began at the turn of the millennium when Zimbabwe embarked on its land reform programme, a transformative enduring initiative that resulted in the West imposing sanctions on the country. It has been two long decades since 12,1 million hectares of land ― about …
Govt steps up grain imports Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 Kuda Bwititi Chief Reporter Maize imports have been stepped up to 110 000 tonnes per month to guarantee food security, especially at a time when the 2018-2019 drought — regarded by the United Nations as the worst in 40 years — is taking its toll. Shoring …
Vegetables Rot in Food Markets across Zimbabwe While Half the Population Faces Food Insecurity 0 February 7, 2020 10:49 AM Piles and piles of rotting vegetables at food markets situated right in Zimbabwe’s central business district would elsewhere be viewed as a sign of plenty.But this Southern African nation has not Source: Vegetables Rot in Food Markets …
Anti-graft body swoops on Command Agric looters 0 February 9, 2020 9:39 AM Source: Anti-graft body swoops on Command Agric looters | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Brian Chitemba Investigations Editor The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has begun swooping on farmers and companies that were repackaging inputs obtained from the Special Grain and Oil Seed programme — commonly …
CFI to capitalise Crest Poultry Group Herald 7/2/2020 The group’s focus will be on ensuring that Crest Poultry Group, which recently exited judicial management is adequately capitalised and strengthened Michael Tome Business Reporter CFI Holdings Limited, has revealed its intentions to fully capitalise its subsidiary – Crest Poultry Group (CPG) – after it was …