Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
70 000t fertiliser boost for farmers 10/2/2021 The Herald Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter More than 70 000 tonnes of top dressing fertiliser will be distributed to farmers in both the Command Agriculture and Pfumvudza inputs schemes by month end as transport bottlenecks have been cleared. At the same time Zimbabwe’s fertiliser industry, with Government support, …
Editorial Comment: Let’s consolidate gains from good rainy season Herald 10/2/2021 GMB Silos Good rains are always good news for farmers as shown by this week’s reports that the Grain Marketing Board is gearing up for what could be the largest maize crop ever harvested in Zimbabwe, 3,1 million tonnes. The good rains are …
Water, water everywhere, but . . . Herald 10/2/2021 There is need to capitalise on the abundant water in reservoirs for irrigation purposes to ensure food security Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue It has been a season worth celebrating, what with the good rains that have ensured almost every dam in Zimbabwe is filled to …
Farmers urged to plant early maturing crops Chronicle 10/2/2021 Judge Jarachara, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS intending to start planting have been urged to plant early maturing crops as the 2020/2021 farming season is almost halfway. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said even though the nation is still receiving good rains, farmers should make good use …
Govt to empower Agritex workers Chronicle 10/2/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT will before the end of this month distribute satellite-linked iPads and about 1 000 motorbikes to agricultural extension workers countrywide to capacitate them to execute their duties. Agritex has close to 5 000 extension workers and 505 supervisors while …
Fish proceeds bring joy to pupils 0 February 9, 2021 4:21 PM Source: Fish proceeds bring joy to pupils | The Herald Lesanth Campfire committee members harvest fish from a local dam yesterday Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Communities in Lesanth area in Beitbridge East’s ward 13 are resuscitating a fish farming project in the area, which they previously …
‘Wonder drug’ Ivermectin works through inhibiting viral replication: Dr Stone Standard 7/2/2021 THE issue of Covid-19 treatment drugs has lately hogged the limelight after some medical practitioners raised the red flag over treatment claims by their colleague, Jackie Stone, describing her assertions as “worrying prescription of orthodox Covid-19 therapeutics”. Some of them even called for …
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Bio-pesticide operation underway in Chiredzi, Gokwe Herald 9/2/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric and Environment Editor Government has launched a bio-pesticide spraying operation in Chiredzi and Gokwe districts to contain the breeding of locusts. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head of the Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Research Services Institute told The Herald recently that his department had received …
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Make rainwater harvesting a priority Herald 9/2/2021 The use of harvested rainwater reduces dependence on other sources of water supply, thus saving farmers from the unenviable task of sometimes forking out money to secure the precious resource from those that have it stocked somewhere Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight News that the country has so far …
GMB eyes 3,1m tonnes storage as bumper harvest beckons Herald 9/2/2021 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Zimbabwe expects a bumper harvest of more than 3,1 million tonnes of maize this season, a surplus of 1,2 million tonnes after all local demand including that of the farmers families is met, and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) …
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