Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ZESA HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD POWER SUPPLY UPDATE ZESA Holdings would like to advise its valued customers countrywide of the reduction in generation at Kariba Power Station due to depleted dam water levels, commencing on Tuesday, 1st September, 2015 at 1800hrs, in compliance with the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) requirement to scale down on water …
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STATEMENT FROM THE NINETEENTH SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM (SARCOF-19), KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 26 – 28 AUGUST 2016 SUMMARY The bulk of the southern tier states of continental Southern African Development Community (SADC) is likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for the period October to December (OND) 2015 and the January to March …
Tricky rainfall season beckons September 4, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe is likely to receive normal to below normal rainfall during the 2015-16 farming season, with farmers being advised to plant small grains, short-season varieties and stagger planting to spread the risk, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. To avert potentially devastating food …
Unpaid farmers in panic mode September 4, 2015 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree CorrespondentMANGWE and Bulilima District farmers have indicated that they are ill prepared for the forthcoming agricultural season as they were not paid for the last deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). Bulilima Farmers’ Association chairperson Obert Sibanda said their farming activities were no …
Met Department to mobilise funds for cloud seeding aircraft September 4, 2015 Local News Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterTHE Meteorological Department is mobilising funds to purchase a second aircraft for cloud seeding as the government intensifies measures to mitigate the effects of the climate change in light of below normal rainfall forecast for the 2015/2016 cropping season. In …
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‘Rainfall unfavourable for agriculture’ September 4, 2015 Top Stories Elita Chikwati Harare BureauZimbabwe is likely to receive normal to below normal rainfall during the 2015/16 farming season with farmers being advised to plant small grains, short season varieties and stagger planting to spread the risk, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. To avert potentially devastating food …
Mat South Urged To Focus On Crops, Livestock Mandla Tshuma 3 Sep 2015 Matabeleland South has always been the hardest hit by droughts across the country almost every year. GWANDA — The drought-prone province of Matabeleland South, which has depended largely on ranching for many years, should embark on both crops and livestock production, a provincial …
Maize Demand Up 12 Percent Staff Reporter 3 Sep 2015 Demand for food in Zimbabwe has increased and it will continue to increase because the population is also increasing ZIMBABWE’S food demand in expected to increase by 12 percent by 2030, raising the need to improve agricultural productivity in terms of food crops.Presenting on Achieving Self …
Zimbabwe Braces For Poor Rains Tabitha Mutenga 3 Sep 2015 There is a 90 percent chance that an El Nino will develop during the October to December period. ZIMBABWE should brace for yet another drought in 2016 as climatic predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) of normal to below normal rainfall season …
DITORIAL COMMENT: Land audit will bring lasting solution September 3, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Government’s plans to appoint a Land Commission are not only noble, but long overdue. This should be expedited because we are of the same view as Government that there are some irregularities that need to be addressed. The irregularities in question have …