Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim doubles winter wheat hectarage Chronicle 10/6/2021 The Government is targeting to plant a total of 92 000ha this winter season comprising 85 000ha for wheat and 7 000ha for barley Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has more than doubled the area planted under winter wheat this year compared to the same time …
Siltation blocks irrigation development Chronicle 10/6/2021 Hazel Marimbiza For decades, Mrs Elizabeth Chimuti, a small-scale farmer in Mashonaland East, relied on the water that flowed from Murara Dam into dug-out trenches to irrigate her maize. But when some two years ago the dam dried up due to poor rainfall and siltation, the impact on …
Reprieve for winter wheat farmers Herald 9/6/2021 Herald Reporter Planting for winter wheat has been extended to June 15 with a total of 47 519 hectares having so far been planted, a figure which is twice that of last year as Government seeks to ramp up production and eliminate imports. The extension of the …
Programme helps reduce farmer suicides in Zim Herald 9/6/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Scores of farmers have committed suicides in the last three decades in the country driven mainly by family disputes following cotton and tobacco harvests. Farmer suicides in the Guruve, Hurungwe, Mbire and Muzarabani districts in the northern most …
US$612 000 boost for Moza irrigation Chronicle 9/6/2021 Works at Moza Irrigation Scheme in Bulilima Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter HOPE has been restored for farmers operating at Moza Irrigation in Ward 5 in Gampu Village in Bulilima who anticipate to soon realise maximum production from their 90-hectare irrigation plot which is being rehabilitated. Harare …
JUST IN: Zinwa board visits Gwayi-Shangani dam site Chronicle 9/6/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) board led by Engineer Bongile Ndiweni on Tuesday visited the Gwayi-Shangani dam site to assess progress made following the resumption of construction works last month. The construction works at Gwayi-Shangani dam resumed last month …
Farmers call for ban on private cattle sales Chronicle 8/6/2021 A cattle auction in progress Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter LIVESTOCK farmers from Matabeleland South Province have called on the Government to set a standard price for a beast and abolish private cattle sales as buyers are underpaying them for their animals. The purpose of …
More farmers embrace solar-powered technology 0 June 7, 2021 11:33 AM Source: More farmers embrace solar-powered technology | The Herald a set of solar panels Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau More small-holder farmers are embracing solar powered irrigation technology to boost production with the recent use of a solar powered centre pivot at Edgon Farm in Mazowe bearing …
Jatropha bio-diesel plant set for revival Sunday Mail 6/6/2021 Martin Kadzere The Mount Hampden bio-diesel plant — built in 2008 when the country sought to reduce fuel shortages and cut the fuel import bill — has been transferred to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, which is now …
Resilience agriculture counters climate shocks 0 June 5, 2021 3:08 PM Source: Resilience agriculture counters climate shocks | Newsday (News) BY VANESSA GONYE Zimbabwe’S marginalised rural communities are fast migrating from donor aid in their quest to withstand climate change shocks and are adopting sustainable development projects. This seismic transformation is mainly anchored on sustainable agriculture, which …