Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
VP Mohadi loses 271 cattle to drought Chronicle 13/1/2019 Vice President Kembo Mohadi Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter AT least 16 000 head of cattle have succumbed to drought in Matabeleland South amid growing fears of a looming water shortage in some parts of province as water bodies are fast drying up. Cattle farmers in …
Anthrax: Three in serious condition in Zimbabwe 0 January 12, 2020 9:51 AM Source: Anthrax: Three in serious condition in Zimbabwe – Outbreak News Today Officials in Zimbabwe report at least three human anthrax cases in the Mahusekwa, Marondera district in Zimbabwe, according to a IOL report. The three people are in a serious condition after eating meat from …
US$12m for bio-diesel projects 1 January 12, 2020 10:01 AM Source: US$12m for bio-diesel projects | Sunday Mail (Local News) Sunday Mail Reporter Zimbabwe’s bio-diesel project is set to benefit from a US$12 million concessionary loan from IRENA’s Abu Dhabi Fund for Development. The loan will finance the construction of a bio-diesel plant while additional Jatropha plants …
Wet spell to continue 1 January 12, 2020 10:04 AM Source: Wet spell to continue | Sunday Mail (Local News) Tanyaradzwa Rusike THE rains being experienced in most parts of the country are expected to continue pounding this week with warnings of flash floods in some parts, the Meteorological Services Department, has said. More rains are expected …
Economic pressure behind Zambia’s ‘weed licences’ By Newsday – January 10, 2020 Zambia’s Cabinet on December 4, 2019 approved the production and export of marijuana, effectively lifting a longstanding moratorium on the issuance of licences for this purpose. A Ministerial Technical Committee for the cultivation, processing and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes has since …
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Farmers optimistic as rains persist Herald 10/1/2020 Elita Chikwati and Talent Gore Farmers are optimistic that crops will recover from moisture stress, as the Meteorological Services Department advised that the wet spell will continue until next week. Rains are expected in Matabeleland North, northern areas of the Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces, Harare metropolitan and …
Kenya on high alert as locust invasion spreads Herald 10/1/2020 NAIROBI. – Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern Kenya have made their way to Meru and Isiolo counties even as government officials downplayed their threat. On Tuesday evening, residents of Ndumuru in Igembe North reported spotting several colonies of the destructive pests. More swarms of …
1 500 tonnes expected from winter maize project Herald 10/1/2020 Sydney Mubaiwa in Chiredzi The winter maize project in Triangle is this year expected to yield nearly 1 500 tonnes. The harvest is expected to ease food shortages across Masvingo following a poor summer cropping season last year. Harvesting of maize under the project, …
Kunzvi Dam project to begin this year Herald 10/1/2020 Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter Construction of the multi-million dollar Kunzvi Dam, which is seen as the long-term solution to Harare’s water problem, is expected to start this year, Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs Minister Aplonia Munzverengwi has said. The project was allocated $259 million by Finance …
Dry spell threatens tobacco output By Newsday – January 8, 2020 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA ZIMBABWE’s top foreign currency earner, tobacco, has been hit hard by the extremely hot weather conditions, which are likely to significantly reduce yields, especially where there are no irrigation facilities. The dry spell, which has not spared other crops and livestock, has wilted …