Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Seed Co gears for agric season Seed Co chief executive officer Morgan Nzwere (left) and financial director John Matorofa. The Herald 1/9/2021 Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter SEED Co Limited says it has adequate stocks to cover the anticipated strong demand for seed in the forthcoming cropping season, with this year’s projected production higher than …
Government to resume drought relief programme in Mat South The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is set to resume the drought relief programme in Matabeleland South next month which was suspended in April following a bumper harvest recorded in the country. Presenting a report on food security in Matabeleland …
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Winter wheat under quelea birds threat The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief More than 5 000 hectares of winter wheat planted in the Midlands province is under threat from marauding quelea birds. In Kwekwe district wheat farmers have started counting their losses after 20 percent of their crop was destroyed by quelea birds …
COMMENT: Another year of bumper harvests will be good The Chronicle 1/9/2021 News that Southern African climate experts have forecast normal to above normal rainfall in the coming 2021 – 2022 cropping season over most parts of the SADC region, is sweet music in the ears of local farmers who did well last season following …
Good rainy season ahead The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE country is projected to receive good rains in the 2021/22 rainy season which can trigger a bumper harvest if adequate preparations are put in place ahead of the coming farming season, experts have said. Zimbabwe is basking in the glory of a …
Zim journalist champions rabbit farming – The Standard By The Standard 29/8/2021 Our senior business reporter Mthandazo Nyoni (MN) this week sought an interview with journalist, Regis Nyamakanga (RN), president of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA). Over the next five years, he sees the rabbit industry generating over US$2,5 million. Find below excerpts of …
Local News ZAGP capacitates goat farmers ByNewsday 30/8/2021 BY SILAS NKALA THE Value Chain Alliance for Livestock Upgrading and Empowerment (VALUE) project has, in partnership with the Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe (GBAZ), developed breeding standards for indigenous goats. This was revealed in a statement by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) last week. ZAGP …
Time to intensify preps for winter wheat harvesting Its time for farmers to check fitness of their combine harvesters as we approach winter wheat harvesting The Herald 31/8/2021 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE 2021 winter wheat crop is at various stages of growth depending on when it was planted, thanks to the various circumstances in …
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CSC investor adopts new business model Part of CSC-Boustead Beef’s breeding herd at Dubane in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province The Herald 31/8/2021 Business Reporter CSC-Boustead Beef has adopted a new business model where it is engaging partners to run some of its cattle ranches on a long term basis as part of efforts to …
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Real farmers win when they back efforts to get rid of cheats The Herald 31/8/2021 One of the major reforms made by the Second Republic was to fix the input loan schemes for farmers, making sure that they had the seed and fertiliser to grow a decent crop that would both …
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