Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
New hybrid cotton seed to improve yield Herald 20/5/2021 COTTON Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Zimbabwe will this year import over 300 tonnes of cotton hybrid seed from India to increase output of lint consistent with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS-1). The development will also revolutionise production of the crop in the country. …
World Bee Day: Saving bees from extinction key to food security Herald 20/5/2021 The bee keeping industry is a small, but important industry in Zimbabwe which contributes thousands of dollars directly into the economy from bee products Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating …
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Tobacco season preps start Herald 20/5/2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the 2022 tobacco season have started with farmers already procuring seed ahead of sowing seedbeds which starts June 1. Sowing of seedbed starts on June 1 for irrigated crop which is mostly grown by contracted farmers. Most smallholder farmers who rely on …
AMA signs agric markets models deal Herald 20/5/2021 Mr Isaya Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Knowledge Transfer Africa (KTA) that will eventually result in the development of marketing models for the local agricultural sector. For long, small agricultural players in the country …
Crocodile breeder skin volume sales decline Chronicle 20/5/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter DIVERSIFIED crocodile breeder, Padenga Holdings Limited, suffered a 29 percent volume decrease in skin sales in the first quarter of this year compared to what was sold in the prior period. The group exports crocodile skins and meat largely to European …
British government plans international hunting ban as Zimbabwe reveals impressive benefits Chronicle 20/5/2021 Emmanuel Koro IN her May 11 speech that included a proposed Bill to ban international hunting trophy imports, Queen Elizabeth II gave the first strongest hint that the British Government and animal rights groups are worlds apart; with the international hunting …
Government extends target for winter wheat hectarage Chronicle 20/5/2021 Maryellen Farm manager Mr Peter Evans stresses a point to three Ministers — from right: The Minister of State in the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of monitoring and implementation of special agriculture-related programmes David Marapira, Matabeleland North Minister of State for …
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Four Western Cape poultry farms record avian flu cases Nicole McCain 19/5/2021 An outbreak of avian influenza has been detected on a chicken farm. Four commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape have had avian flu outbreaks. These cases are in addition to five outbreaks in Gauteng and North West. It is unclear whether the …
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cotton marketing season begins Herald 19/5/2021 Mr Zakariya Millicent Mtombeni Herald Reporter The cotton marketing season started yesterday amid high expectations from farmers of early payments for the crop upon delivery at the 773 buying points countrywide. Zimbabwe Farmers Union director, Mr Paul Zakariya said farmers were ready to deliver their cotton bales at …
Gweru council farm targets 200ha winter wheat cropping Herald 19/5/2021 Farmers have started irrigating early planted wheat, while others are still planting Bulawayo Bureau The Gweru City Council says 200 hectares would be put under winter wheat at its Go Beer Farm as part of efforts to widen revenue base by reviving farming and …
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