Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dry spell raises sceptre of fresh drought Herald 3/12/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Poor rains have delayed planting of the 2019-2020 summer crop posing fresh threats of a reduced crop yield for the current season. Delays in planting due to scarce rainfall has affected the sowing of the country’s main staple crop maize. Reports …
Why it is important to promote edible insects Herald 3/12/2019 There is a wealth of indigenous knowledge about capturing and eating insects in sub-Saharan Africa. But the development of edible insects as a food industry has been very slow, despite its many potential benefits. Sustainability is one. Insects have a small carbon and water …
Editorial Comment: Catch-22 for farmers Herald 3/12/2019 We are now in December and everything being equal, the farming season would have taken shape. But the 2019-2020 summer cropping season is unfortunately still shrouded in uncertainty. High inputs costs charged mainly in Unites States dollars or the local currency equivalent and erratic rains have cast …
Zimbabwe can rake in US$19m from cannabis by Staff reporter 01 Dec 2019 at 06:09hrs Standard Zimbabwe can rake in US$19 million in tax revenues and create between 60 000 and 90 000 jobs over a five year period from the production of medical cannabis and industrial hemp, a new report says. According to research …
CSC embarks on massive infrastructural development 0 December 2, 2019 2:00 AM Source: CSC embarks on massive infrastructural development | The Sunday News 01 DEC, 2019 Reginald Shoko Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter COLD Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe has made delivery of solar panels and other ancillary equipment, which will be used to power its main plant in Bulawayo …
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Urban farming headache . . . once again 0 December 2, 2019 2:03 AM Source: Urban farming headache . . . once again | The Sunday Mail December 1, 2019 A peri-urban farmer plants maize seed in Harare last week.-Picture: Lynn Munjanja Tanyaradzwa Rusike With generous rains having been received countrywide, every conceivable open space in cities, not least …
Once the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe now on brink of man-made starvation, UN rights expert warns
Preliminary observations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Ms. Hilal Elver, on her Official visit to Zimbabwe from 18 – 28 November 2019
Farming will drive Africa’s food security, prosperity Herald 29/11/2019 Strive Masiyiwa Correspondent Today, 1.2 billion people reside in Africa, a figure set to quadruple by the end of the century. That will be nearly 5 billion mouths to feed; a monumental figure, but one that doesn’t frighten me. This is why: in 1957, the …
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Standard Bank invests in affordable agritech solutions SPONSORED BY STANDARD BANK November 7, 2019 12:10 pm The digitisation of agriculture is transforming farming, and these solutions are fast becoming integral in farming practices. As the uptake of agritech solutions continues to increase, Standard Bank has committed to preparing its farming clients for a digital future. …
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