Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
We must act immediately: UN Herald 28/1/2020 Dr David Chimimba Phiri NAIROBI. – Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades. The outbreak of desert locusts is the worst that Kenya has seen in 70 years, according to the Associated Press. The insects have …
Zim owes Bots US$3m for vaccines Herald 28/1/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Zimbabwe owes Botswana close to US$3 million for vaccines it imported to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other animal diseases. Acting director of the Division of Veterinary Field Services Dr Wilmot Chikurunhe last week said his …
‘Climate change is a real issue within Zimbabwe, and it’s happening now’: how drought is affecting the country 2 January 27, 2020 9:05 AM Source: ‘Climate change is a real issue within Zimbabwe, and it’s happening now’: how drought is affecting the country | inews ‘The drought has struck 8.5 million people here, with over half of the …
Veld fires to attract mandatory jail sentences 0 January 27, 2020 5:28 PM Source: Veld fires to attract mandatory jail sentences | Newsday (News) BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Forestry Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, seeks to impose mandatory sentences of up to five years for people who deliberately cause veld fires. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee …
Climate change needs new models Herald 27/1/2020 Jeffrey Gogo Climate change demands that governments throughout Africa, including Zimbabwe, should now “rethink the legal structure of land tenure.” That means tenants should “rather pay a fixed share of the harvest than a fixed amount of money.” A new study finds that if African governments encouraged …
Farmers urged to harvest rain-water Herald 27/1/2020 Mr Kumbirai Nhongo Nesia Mhaka in MBIRE Farmers in ecological regions Four and Five have been urged to practice rain-water harvesting, collecting water on their farms using dams, to improve yields and mitigate the effects of climate change. Rainfall patterns are changing, with rains far more erratic …
VALUE targets 10k goat farmers Chronicle 27/1/2020 The VALUE programme seeks to boost goat production. — Online picture Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor THE European Union-funded Value Chain Alliance for Livestock Upgrading and Empowerment (VALUE) project targets to register 10 000 goat farmers across the country’s dry regions with a view to improve livestock production. …
Dairy sector misses target Sunday mail 26/1/2020 Njabulo Bhebe, Sunday News Reporter THE effects of drought are being felt throughout the farming communities, with the dairy sector having failed to meet its target for last year. According to the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) the country failed to attain its projected target last year …
Zim’s wheat import bill goes down 26/1/2020 Mr Tafadzwa Musarara Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S wheat import bill is reported to have gone down due to the depressed demand of bread on the local market as most people have been hard hit by low disposal income culminating in them resorting to consume alternative food stuffs. …
Foundation widens school gardens programme Sunday Mail 26/1/2020 Sinokuthaba Dube, Sunday News Reporter A HARARE-based youth organisation, 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation has widened its schools’ gardens programme to primary and secondary schools from the initial three provinces covered last year to all provinces in the country. The schools garden programme was introduced in November last year …