Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt plans to boost women participation in agric 0 June 1, 2021 3:41 PM Source: Govt plans to boost women participation in agric | Herald (Business) Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter A plan to empower and increase women participation in the agriculture sector is underway, as the nation gears towards achieving an upper middle income economy by 2030. …
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‘Cottco boss misled govt on farmers’ dues’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 1/6/2021 BY EVERSON MUSHAVA GOVERNMENT delayed paying cotton farmers for last year’s crop after being misled by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) board chairman Sifelani Jabangwe, who claimed that the company had the capacity to settle the debt from lint sales, NewsDay has learnt. Cotton farmers are …
30 000 hectares of wheat germinate Herald 1/6/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter More than 30 000 hectares of wheat have germinated across the country as planting intensifies in various provinces. Wheat experts have urged farmers to continue planting as the window is still open. Farmers were discouraged from planting beyond June 15. In an …
Rabbit breeders ink deal with SA labs Herald 1/6/2021 Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA), has concluded a landmark deal with reputable South African veterinary specialists, Vriesit Andrology Laboratories, for artificial insemination (AI) on rabbits. The agreement will thrust Zimbabwe into the league of a few countries in the world using …
Bountiful winter wheat harvest in store Herald 1/6/2021 Zimbabwe needs at most 360 000 tonnes of wheat annually so with the projected 340 000 tonnes, it will need very little in terms of supplements, which also means a huge reduction on the import bill Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN 1990, the country recorded its highest …
Boost for Lukosi Irrigation Scheme Chronicle 1/6/2021 A sugar bean plot at Lukosi Irrigation in Hwange Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter LUKOSI Irrigation Scheme in Hwange District is ready to embark on winter wheat cropping this season after receiving seed donations from the Government. The 29,2ha irrigation scheme was established in 1969 in Dick …
Zim granadilla producer exports first fruits By The Zimbabwe Independent – May 28, 2021 BY SILAS NKALA GREEN Afrique Technologies, a Zimbabwean firm making bold moves into the forex spinning horticultural sector, exported its first 420kg of granadilla fruit to the United Kingdom last week, marking an important step in its long-held ambition to build …
‘Farmers need to be better organised’ – The Zimbabwe Independent 5-6 minutes 5/28/2021 AGRICULTURE is a key sector in the economy which is largely agro-based but it has faced several challenges in the past two decades. Of late the dairy sector has been hit hard by acute increase of inputs which have gone up over 30% …
Tick-borne disease ravages livestock | The Standard 30/5/2021 BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI SCORES of families in Masvingo province are losing their livestock daily due to an outbreak of a tick-borne disease suspected to be January disease or theileriosis. Villagers who spoke to Standard People in Chivi and Masvingo rural districts said the disease could have been caused by …
Taking care of your garden the vertical way Herald 31/5/2021 Vertical gardens or living walls is one of the green practices that help in reducing the heat island effect and smoke. Regarded as one of the effective methods to enhance aesthetics of a home, vertical gardens have a lion’s share in enhancing the interior …