Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Buffaloes wreak havoc in Bulilima 0 September 14, 2020 3:38 PM Source: Buffaloes wreak havoc in Bulilima | The Standard BY SILAS NKALA A herd of over 100 buffaloes has invaded Bulilima district in Matabeleland South causing havoc in the area and instilling fear among villagers, it has emerged. Three of the buffaloes that had been for …
Storm over farm invasion September 13, 2020 in Local, News Standard BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A Ruwa commercial farmer lost his farm on Friday after a government official evicted him with the help of the police. Martin Grobler, whose Protea Valley Farm is situated about 40km east of Harare said Ivy Rupandi, a Lands ministry official, told him to …
Cattle producers to benefit from EU beef strengthening programme Herald 14/9/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers across 10 districts will benefit from the Beef Enterprise Strengthening and Transformation (BEST) programme, funded by the European Union, which seeks to establish viable cattle business centres in 10 districts across Zimbabwe. The BEST project received €7.6 million from …
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Clinical trial of new Covid-19 herb starts Herald 14/9/2020 Runesu Gwidi Masvingo Bureau Some local doctors on Friday launched clinical tests in Masvingo to ascertain the effectiveness a of a powder made from local herbs, against Covid-19 . The powder, called Bhanan’ana, was discovered by prominent herbalist Dr Kenneth Chivizhe. Dr Chivizhe will be …
Promoting climate-smart agriculture Herald 14/9/2020 Promoting climate-smart agriculture In line with the recently launched Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy, the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Water, Climate, and Rural Resettlement in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is promoting low cost, yield-enhancing, and environmental friendly climate-smart agriculture technologies …
Farmers need to ride on good weather forecasts Herald 14/9/2020 Egline Tauya Correspondent The regional rainfall pattern for the 2020/21 agricultural season is encouraging as the bulk of southern Africa is expected to receive adequate rainfall throughout the growing season. This is an improvement from the previous season when less rainfall resulted in adverse …
ZimParks busts monkey smugglers Herald 14/9/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo Herald Reporter Zimbabwean authorities on Wednesday arrested four foreigners at Chirundu for smuggling 25 monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Two Congolese nationals, a Malawian and a Zambian were intercepted by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials with the assistance of …
Zimbabwe’s largest snake collector and his anaconda Chronicle 14/9/2020 Mr Norman Crooks Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FOR a majority of people, the mere sight of a snake freezes the blood and sets off panic bells in the brain. The slithering serpentine movement, lidless eyes and flickering tongue can be enough to induce a heart …
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Adequate rainfall forecast for Sadc during 2020/21 season Chronicle 14/9/2020 Egline Tauya, Correspondent The regional rainfall pattern for the 2020/21 agricultural season is encouraging as the bulk of southern Africa is expected to receive adequate rainfall throughout the growing season. This is an improvement from the previous season when less rainfall resulted in adverse …
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Tourism re-start great relief for grassroot communities: ZTA Chronicle 14/9/2020 Business Reporter THE re-start of the tourism sector and ongoing related infrastructure investments should yield more benefits for grassroot communities who were severely affected by the disruptive Covid-19 impact, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has said. Government recently gave the tourism sector the nod …
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