Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Botswana looks to Zimbabwe for horti goods 0 August 25, 2019 8:51 AM Source: Botswana looks to Zimbabwe for horti goods – Fresh Plaza Botswana is exploring the possibilities of importing produce from Zimbabwe following bilateral trade agreements between the two countries. A joint venture organic fertilisers manufacturing project between Zimbabwe and Botswana based companies commissioned in …
Government begins grain imports 0 August 25, 2019 10:36 AM Source: Government begins grain imports | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Debra Matabvu and Prince Maphosa Government has bought 20 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania and is in active discussions with other countries in the region, particularly Zambia, as it moves to procure more than 1 …
No to GMOs, position unchanged 0 August 25, 2019 10:58 AM Source: No to GMOs, position unchanged | Sunday Mail (Business) Martin Kadzere and Kumbirai Tarusenga GOVERNMENT says it will maintain its position of prohibiting the growing of genetically modified crops, arguing it is yet to be convinced on the benefits of the GMOs. This comes …
President calls for modern agric technologies use President Mnangagwa shares a joke with personnel of Zimbabwe Agricultural Show overall stand winner, SeedCo, (from left) commercial director Walter Chigodora, marketing manager Locadia Ganjani, chief agronomist Dr John Basera and sales manager Beauty Magiya in Harare yesterday Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called on …
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Government to continue to review agricultural producer prices Chronicle 24/8/2019 President Mnangagwa Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT will continue to revise agricultural producer prices to ensure maximum benefits to farmers and viability of the industry, President Mnangagwa has said. He also assured farmers that Government had put in place measures to ensure a successful 2019/20 summer …
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Pest control policy proposed Herald 23/8/2019 Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter There is need for the Government to come up with a policy framework compelling seed houses to treat their seeds before placing them on the market as part of measures to control army worm which has wreaked havoc on the maize crop in Sub-Saharan …
Farming preparations begin Herald 23/8/2019 Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau The Midlands Province has submitted its provincial Command Agriculture and Presidential inputs requirements with the relevant ministry and is now expecting to receive its share ahead of the 2019-2020 farming season, an official has said. Midlands provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Medline Magwenzi said …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Plaudits for tobacco farmers for record 2019 output Chrinicle 23/8/2019 Local tobacco farmers continue to impress even when the chips are down. The country, including the traditionally wet tobacco-growing Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces, received normal to below normal rainfall in the 2018/19 agricultural season. This adversely affected rain-fed …
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‘Use artificial insemination to rebuild herds’ Herald 22/8/2019 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Smallholder farmers have been urged to consider artificial insemination as a way of rebuilding their herds which have been reduced by tick-borne diseases. Artificial insemination is the process of collecting semen from a male animal with desired traits and manually depositing them into …
Farmers urged to grow more pineapples Herald 21/8/2019 Chimanimani and parts of Chipinge are ideal for the production of pineapples. Chipo Katsidzira Manicaland Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland Province have been challenged to increase pineapple production following the opening of a canning plant in Mutare. A Mutare-based food processing and canning company, Associated Foods in …