Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco farmers expect more forex Herald 1/3/2021 Dr Matibiri Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the 2021 tobacco marketing season are at an advanced stage, with tobacco growers expecting improved earnings. Farmers want an increase in foreign currency retention from 50 percent to between 70 percent and 80 percent. In the 2020 tobacco marketing …
Govt moves to rescue winter maize Herald 1/3/2021 Security guards protect winter maize ready for harvesting at Hippo Valley estates in Chiredzi recently. — Picture: George Maponga George Maponga in CHIREDZI Government has intervened to save 18 000 tonnes of winter maize crop in the Lowveld from wasting away in the fields by deploying …
Traditional grains harvest to hit record levels Herald 1/3/2021 Minister Masuka George Maponga in CHIREDZI Zimbabwe is on course for a record traditional grains harvest of 500 000 tonnes this year as the country inches towards attaining food security on the back of the highly successful Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme. The anticipated bumper harvest also comes …
Time to harness potential in traditional medicine, herbs Sunday Mail 28/2/2021 Zumbani has been used to treat an array of ailments for a long time, which will continue solicitating demand for the product Trade Focus Allan Majuru WHO would ever thought zumbani/umsuzwane (lippia javanica) would dominate discussions on home remedies for the coronavirus in …
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Gwayi-Shangani greenbelt identified Chronicle 1/3/2021 A section of the Gwayi-Shangani dam to Bulawayo pipeline Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has identified a vast track of irrigable land covering 10 000 hectares along the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo pipeline and localised the construction of the pipeline resulting in cutting the initial estimated cost of $1, 2 billion by …
Hyenas wreak havoc in Mberengwa 0 February 27, 2021 8:01 AM Source: Hyenas wreak havoc in Mberengwa | The Herald Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Villagers under Chiefs Mposi and Maziofa in Mberengwa are living in fear of hyenas which are reportedly attacking people and livestock even in broad daylight. Hyenas are known for scavenging at night, but villagers …
Heavy rains expected to continue 1 February 27, 2021 8:22 AM Source: Heavy rains expected to continue | The Herald Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe can expect another wet weekend with heavy downpours, particularly to the north of the watershed, the Meteorological Services Department advised yesterday. Farmers were advised to harvest the water to boost irrigation activities during …
Agriculture recovery in motion 0 February 28, 2021 9:28 AM Source: Agriculture recovery in motion | Sunday Mail Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement ZIMBABWE is an agrarian economy and has huge potential to produce enough for its people and surplus that can be exported to generate foreign currency. However, there is a puzzling …
Desperate villagers sell cattle for cheap as disease bites 0 February 28, 2021 9:35 AM Source: Desperate villagers sell cattle for cheap as disease bites | Sunday Mail Sunday Mail Reporter SOME desperate villagers in Chiweshe are selling cattle for as low as US$50 as a result of the outbreak of Theileriosis, or January Disease, a tick-borne …
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Idle farm turns cemetery 0 February 28, 2021 9:40 AM Source: Idle farm turns cemetery | Sunday Mail (Extra) Tendai Chara A secret cemetery is mushrooming in the outskirts of Harare, The Sunday Mail Society can reveal. Our investigations reveal that Harare residents, the majority of whom are from the poverty-stricken suburb of Hatcliffe Extension, which was …