Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
UPDATED: Heavy rains, violent storms forecast Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Zimbabwe is expected to experience a prolonged wet spell with a likelihood of violent storms and heavy falls of 50 millimetres and above within 24 hours starting today, the Meteorological Services Department has said. The bulk of the rainfall will be received in areas …
UPDATED: Met dept warns of flash floods Chronicle 7/2/2020 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of flash floods and heavy rains in excess of 50 millimetres within 24 hours in most parts of the country, starting today and growing in intensity up to Tuesday next week. In a statement, the …
Is Tugwi-Mukosi Dam now a white elephant? By Newsday – February 6, 2020 editorial comment IS it not a serious misnomer that six years after thousands of villagers were uprooted from their homes up and downstream of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, they are still living like nomads south of their former homes? The villagers were displaced in the wake …
‘UK investor stripping CSC assets’ By Newsday – February 6, 2020 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU/DARLINGTON MWASHITA COLD Storage Commission (CSC) employees have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step in and stop alleged asset stripping by a United Kingdom-based investor Boustead Beef (Pvt), claims that have been dismissed by the firm. In an open letter, the petitioners, who …
Fruit Logistica unlocks growth Herald 6/2/2020 Michael Tome and Fradreck Gorwe ZIMBABWE’S horticultural sector is set to hog the limelight when the country showcases its horticultural produce for the first time at Fruit Logistica in German. Fruit Logistica is a leading international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable industry. The three-day fair is …
Feasibility study on Zaka East greenbelt gets underway Herald 6/2/2020 Sydney Mubaiwa in Zaka Government has started feasibility studies on a multi-million-dollar canal project to draw water for irrigation from the underutilised Manjirenji Dam here in a landmark development expected to bolster efforts to boost food security in parts of Zaka and rural Chiredzi …
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Chicken, eggs affordable protein sources Herald 6/2/2020 Water and electricity shortages remain critical, especially for the production of day-old chicks which have potential to become broilers, layers or breeders Beaven Dhliwayo Features Writer Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? It is a classic question. But, for leaders of African countries, international charity …
Solar power gives Mankonkoni the edge Herald 6/2/2020 LEFT: Kelebone Ndlovu, chairperson of Mankonkoni Irrigation Scheme (centre), proudly holds their first ever irrigation award while other members of the scheme look on. In the background is their thriving groundnut and maize field. From Sifelani Tsiko in Gwanda For Kelebone Ndlovu, a farmer in the …
Mat South falls below crop target Chronicle 6/2/2020 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent MATABELELAND South Province has been forced to plant crops covering 86 190 hectares from a projected 265 000 hectares for the 2019-2020 season due to poor rains. In an interview, Matabeleland South provincial Agritex crop officer, Mr Mkhunjulelwa Ndlovu, said they had set a …
ZA2-Agri Chief Operating Officer in a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of the Drummond Group, Ken Drummond ‘Muzarabani Corridor’ a vehicle for transformative smart agriculture, benefits small-scale farmers 5th February 2020 Zimbabwe By John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Pardon Chigwara is an accountant at Muzarabani Estate, a farm earlier owned by Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA), …