Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Bulk of crops a write-off Posted by Tabitha Mutenga 0 Top Stories March 3, 2016 Agriculture Minister Joseph Made INDICATIONS from Zimbabwe’s countryside show that the bulk of the country’s 2015/16 summer maize crop is now a write-off following months of poor rainfall.Although government is yet to release its crop assessment report, it is now clear …
Considerations in tobacco grading March 3, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco farm In grading the tobacco leaf, the plant position (leaf size and shape), degree of damage, colour, maturity and surface texture are what is considered. Farmers are urged to grade as well as keep reapings from different fields separately unless the lands are of …
Let’s accelerate drought mitigation March 3, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis All livestock including sheep and donkeys should be considered in drought mitigation efforts. While cattle in other parts of the country are dying others have more than enough pasture Charles Dhewa Many Zimbabweans do not seem to understand the full impact of the El Nino-induced …
Agriculture Column: Aloe vera – An agricultural option March 3, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Tapuwa MashangwaVEGETATION propagation is easy and convenient. Of late, because of skyrocketing prices of allopathic medicines with its known side effects, medicinal plants and ayurvedic medicines are becoming popular. According to research the world trade on these medicines is worth about $80 …
ZINWA cuts water to sugar estates March 3, 2016 Local News Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentTHE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has reduced supplies to sugar estates in the lowveld citing dwindling water levels at Lake Mutirikwi. ZINWA supplies Triangle, Hippo Valley and Mkwasine estates in Chiredzi as well as Renco Mine and Masvingo city from Lake Mutirikwi. …
GMB slashes maize price March 3, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Harare BureauTHE government has directed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to slash the price of maize from $23 per 50kg bag to $15 to enable the majority of people affected by the El Nino-induced drought this year to buy the staple grain. The government, meanwhile, says …
White farmer refuses to leave gazetted land March 2, 2016 Local News Mashudu Netsianda, Senior ReporterA WHITE commercial farmer is locked in a protracted legal wrangle with a Gwanda couple over the ownership of a farm in Insindi area. Joseph Stewart, a former owner of Subdivision 22 of Insindi, is allegedly refusing to vacate the farm …
Matabeleland South farmers venture into drip irrigation FARMERS in Gwanda District have resorted to drip irrigation as a way of mitigating drought induced by climate changes, Southern Eye has established. BY SHARON SIBINDI/ MTHANDAZO NYONI\ Farmers at Sizeze and Sibhula villages under chief Mathema are among those who have ventured into drip irrigation. They told …
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7 elephant poachers arrested in Dande March 1, 2016 in National, News Matusadona Anti-Poaching Project (Mapp) yesterday said it had busted another wildlife poaching syndicate and arrested seven suspects in the Dande area. By Nokuthaba Dlamini In a statement, Mapp said the suspects were rounded up over the weekend in two separate raids conducted between Mushumbi Pools and …
Ariston share capital increase approved March 1, 2016 Business This year the group is forecasting an increase in all its crops and also poultry by 150 percent Ariston shareholders on Friday approved management’s plan to increase the authorised share capital from $1,6 billion to $2 billion, as the company seeks to convert a $5 million debt …