Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Looming disaster for Zim agriculture By Newsday – July 31, 2019 EDITORIAL COMMENT REVELATIONS that there has been a 55% drop in tobacco seed sales can only mean one thing: Disaster is looming for the country in the forthcoming summer cropping season. Agriculture is one sector that is so delicate that any slipup in terms of planning …
Masvingo, Rushinga to benefit from US$10m climate fund By Newsday – July 31, 2019 BY KENNETH NYANGANI /SHINGIRAI VAMBE Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has announced the approval of a US$10 million Green Climate Fund (GCF), which is set to benefit 50 000 people in Masvingo and Rushinga districts through projects dealing …
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$8k fine for deforesters Herald 1/8/2019 Sallomy Matare Herald Reporter Mhondoro-Ngezi Rural District Council has resolved to recommend the withdrawal of offer letters to farmers who allow charcoal making and deforestation on their farms. According to Mhondoro-Ngezi full council minutes in possession of The Herald, the council will recommend the move to the Ministry …
Tobacco growers, Agritex officers graduate Herald 1/8/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter About 180 tobacco growers and 60 Agritex officers graduated yesterday at Kutsaga Research Station in Harare after undergoing a one-year training course. The graduates were presented with certificates during the ceremony, which was attended by Government officials. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of …
7 000+ smallholder farmers empowered in dairy programme Chronicle 1/8/2019 Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter MORE than 7 000 smallholder farmers have been capacitated to venture into low cost commercial dairy farming using their ordinary cattle breeds and are now supplying milk to markets in their districts. The capacity building programme is being supported by Feed …
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Increased seismic activities in Kariba Herald 31/7/2019 (file pic) Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau RECEDING water levels in Lake Kariba have resulted in increased earthquake activity in its environs, with the latest being a 3,5 magnitude moderate quake that hit Kariba and surrounding areas last Friday. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department’s Seismology Centre …
Fuel prices go up Chronicle 31/7/2019 Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced an increase in the price of fuel from $7,47 to $7,55 for a litre of petrol and from $7,19 to $7,22 for a litre of diesel. This came two weeks after Zera increased the price of …
Fires destroy 315 763.08 hectares of arable land Chronicle 31/7/2019 Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter Zimbabwe has recorded an increase in fire incidents which have cost the country 315 763.08 hectares of arable land since the beginning of the year, statistics from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) show. In a statement to mark the start of …
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Zim, Moza sign Save Tri-Basins water project By Newsday – July 30, 2019 ZIMBABWE and Mozambique yesterday signed in Mutare the Buzi, Pungwe and Save Tri-Basins Water Project bilateral agreement that is expected to sustain livelihoods of communities in both countries. BY KENNETH NYANGANI The agreement was signed by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister …
Ethiopians hail Zim’s ‘tree culture’ 30/7/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter The Ethiopian community in Zimbabwe yesterday planted 12 trees at their country’s embassy in Harare, in a symbolic gesture meant to help restore the country’s landscape which is under threat from deforestation and in line with Prime Minister Mr Abiy Ahmed’s initiative to plant …