Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
From school drop out, to top Brahman breeder The Chronicle 16/10/2021 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter When the cow birthed its first calf, he sold it together with the offspring and started a dog breeding business, which subsequently catapulted him to a thriving Brahman breeding project in 2018. Brahman was the first cattle breed to develop …
Rabbits production set for growth The Chronicle 18/10/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE is set to be among top three rabbit-producing countries in Africa over the next five years driven by massive stakeholder support and keen interest from local farmers venturing into cuniculture. Over the years, rabbit production in the country was in slumber …
Embrace tree-based systems for food security and nutrition The Chronicle 18/10/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent FORESTS and trees contribute to food security and well-being through the provision of ecological services, foods, income generation options and habitat for wildlife. Since well before the agricultural revolution, forest foods and tree products have been an important part of diets. …
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ZFU concerned over rising farming inputs cost The Chronicle 18/10/2021 Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) has expressed concern over the rising costs of farming inputs such as seed as farmers prepare for the next summer cropping season. Farmers require inputs such as seed, fertiliser and chemicals. Speaking to Business Chronicle …
Value chain financing underpins cropping season success The Sunday Mail 17/10/2021 Word From The Market with AMA The recently released Zimbabwe Agricultural Sector Survey report indicated the Government of Zimbabwe remains the lead funder of agriculture through the Climate Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme (Pfumvudza) and the National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme formerly known as Command …
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Deforestation threatens wildlife, food security 1 October 16, 2021 6:45 AM Source: Deforestation threatens wildlife, food security – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU ZIMBABWE is facing food and water insecurity as a result of deforestation. Home to 350 species of mammals, more than 500 birds and about 142 fish species, Zimbabwe is mostly grassland, but its mountains give …
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Fertiliser companies ready for 2021/22 season 0 October 17, 2021 11:05 AM Source: Fertiliser companies ready for 2021/22 season | Sunday Mail (Business) Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter Major fertiliser companies have said they are ready to meet anticipated demand for the 2021/2022 summer cropping season. Inputs distribution under the Presidential Input Scheme has already started. The …
Farmers put over 9 000ha under tobacco Tobacco production has been on the increase in the past years. The Herald 15/10/2021 Elita Chikwati-Senior Agriculture Reporter More than 9 635 hectares have so far been put under irrigated tobacco this year, about 31 percent more than the same period last year, as early planting is …
Small and medium scale millers appeal to Gvt over SI 145 0 October 14, 2021 9:46 PM Source: Small and medium scale millers appeal to Gvt over SI 145 | The Herald Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Small to medium scale millers have appealed to Government to reconsider provisions of Statutory Instrument 145 of 2019 which makes the Grain …
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Farmers dump cotton farming over low lint prices – NewsDay Zimbabwe 14/10/2021 BY AMOS BATISAYI COTTON farmers in Gokwe have decried low cotton prices which have been pegged at US$0,30 per kilogramme, saying this was discouraging them from participating in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco)’s Pfumvudza programme in the new season. Several farmers, who …
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