Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wheat harvesting begins The Herald 6/10/2021 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Harvesting of wheat has begun, with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) designating 18 collection depots as the country expects a bumper harvest owing to minimum interruption of power supply by Zesa, which allowed continuous irrigation. It is envisaged that by the end of October, the …
Water levels in major dams declining The Chronicle 5/10/2021 Bongani Ndlovu, Online Reporter THE Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA) has revealed that the water volumes in major dams in Zimbabwe are continuously declining while local authorities and farmers are encouraged to use water sparingly. Speaking to ZTN, ZINWA spokesperson, Ms Marjorie Munyonga said most dams have …
Chinese machinery supplier seeks to modernise Zim’s agric sector The Chronicle 6/10/2021 A Chinese manufacturer and distributor of advanced agriculture machinery and technologies is helping advance Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector by introducing smart technologies to increase the country’s agricultural productivity. Debont Corp., one of the companies that exhibited at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural …
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Beekeeping for environmental sustainability, agriculture and livelihoods The Chronicle 6/10/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent BEEKEEPING (apiculture) plays an important role in sustainable agriculture, environmental management and enhancement of livelihoods in rural communities. It is an ideal, eco-friendly and non-land-based enterprise, which does not tax farm resources. It spans through sectoral divides including forestry, horticulture, agriculture, the …
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Deal set to increase raw milk production ByThe Zimbabwe Independent 1/10/2021 MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S biggest dairy products manufacturer, Dairibord will only feel the impact of a grand cattle deal signed with platinum miner, Zimplats and Palmine after 12 months, analysts at IH Securities said this week, predicting raw milk intake to fall during the full …
Concerted efforts needed to stop escalating goat thefts The Herald 5/10/2021 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN recent times, cattle seem to be slowly bequeathing their spot on the list of hot merchandise on the illicit market to goats with cases of theft involving the latter becoming regular features in the country’s various media channels. Such …
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More showers expected today The Herald 5/10/2021 Senior Agriculture Reporter Scattered thunderstorms and light rainfall occurred in several places across Zimbabwe yesterday, although some areas in the south saw falls as high as 28mm, the Meteorological Services Department reported. More showers are expected in some areas today but the cloud system over the country …
Cottco loses US$2,5m lint to fire at depot The Herald 5/10/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agric Reporter Cottco yesterday lost 1, 2 million kg of cotton worth about US$2,5 million to a fire outbreak which occurred at one of its toll ginning sites at Checheche growth point in Chipinge South. The fire broke out in the …
Farmers smile all the way to the bank The Chronicle 4/10/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Grain Marketing Boarding (GMB) has introduced a new payment platform through a Zimswitch-enabled Farmer Card System which will see farmers getting instant payment for their grain upon delivery. The farmer card can be used to purchase goods and services …
Govt farming schemes pay off The Chronicle 4/10/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has said more than 2,3 million smallholder farmers benefit from social protection schemes while more than 15 000 farmers benefit from the National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme (NEAPS) commonly known as Command Agriculture annually. The schemes have resulted in increased production of …