Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Midlands tops groundnuts production 0 January 5, 2022 4:57 PM Source: Midlands tops groundnuts production | The Herald Agriculture Reporter Midlands is topping the list in groundnuts production with farmers in the province having so far planted 16 783 hectares of the crop by December 29, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has revealed. …
NGO contracts 6 000 Gokwe small-holder farmers 0 January 6, 2022 10:57 AM Source: NGO contracts 6 000 Gokwe small-holder farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY AMOS BATISAYI MORE than 6 000 small-holder farmers in Gokwe have been contracted by the Agriculture Business Centre (ABC) to produce sunflower, sorghum, pearl millet, cowpeas, Bambara nuts and chillies for the 2021/22 …
Early planted maize under quelea attack 0 January 6, 2022 2:29 PM Source: Early planted maize under quelea attack | The Herald Quelea birds Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The early planted maize crop which has reached the soft dough stage is under threat from quelea bird attack in most areas especially Midlands. The Plant Protection and Research …
2,6 million households sign into Pfumvudza 0 January 6, 2022 3:09 PM Source: 2,6 million households sign into Pfumvudza | The Herald Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter AT least 2,6 million small-scale farming households signed into Pfumvudza/Intwasa, the conservation-agriculture system under the climate proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme Programme, for this farming season. There was an initial target of 2,3 …
ABC sets up four mango drying centres in Gokwe 0 January 6, 2022 4:09 PM Source: ABC sets up four mango drying centres in Gokwe | The Herald A local business consortium, Agriculture Business Centre (ABC) has established four mango drying centres in Gokwe South district to process and value add the fruit, which is abundant in the …
Failed Privatisation 0 January 8, 2022 10:06 AM I never knew that the cotton plant was indigenous to Africa. Perhaps that explains why it grows so well here and is totally aligned to our climate conditions. Even so, Africa plays only a small part, possibly less than 1% in the global supply of this essential fibre …
Firm fined Z$40m for illegal cotton 0 January 8, 2022 12:32 PM Source: Firm fined Z$40m for illegal cotton – The Zimbabwe Independent TINASHE MAKICHI THE Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has fined local cotton farming firm Agri-Alliance ZW$40 million (US$370 300) for the production of banned ratoon cotton. AMA chief executive Clever Isaya confirmed the development. Ratooning is …
Dam levels increase 0 January 9, 2022 8:04 AM Source: Dam levels increase | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent SOME of the country’s major dams have started recording increases in water levels, while a few have already reached full capacity on account of the ongoing wet spell being experienced countrywide. According to the latest data …
5 million people food insecure: WFP 0 January 9, 2022 10:21 AM Source: 5 million people food insecure: WFP – The Standard BY NUNURAI JENA FIVE million Zimbabweans, 42% of which are urban dwellers are food insecure despite government claims that the country has enough grain stocks to see it through to the next harvest. World Food Programme …
More rains expected, farmers have until 15 January to plant 0 January 9, 2022 11:54 AM Source: More rains expected, farmers have until 15 January to plant | The Sunday News Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter THE wet spell being experienced in the country will continue until February, with more rainfall expected for the next eight weeks but farmers …
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