Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Beitbridge farmers embrace drip irrigation Chronicle 15/1/2020 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SEVERAL farmers in Beitbridge District have embraced drip irrigation to minimise the effects of water shortages and boost horticulture projects. Drip irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to …
Farmers moving into ‘loans vicious circle’ Herald 14/1/2020 The Sunday Mail, December 27, 1987 FINANCIAL institutions financing farmers in purchases of agricultural inputs must re-examine their objectives and indicate whether their aim is to make farmers self-sufficient or to make them forever dependent on the institutions. This was said by the president of the National …
Council not doing enough to help farmers Herald 14/1/2020 Harare City Council should do more to protect farmers as well as maintaining surroundings at Mbare Musika Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight FARMERS selling fresh produce at Mbare Musika are literally spending hours plodding in pools of foul-smelling mud every day because the concrete floors to the …
More rains coming: Met Dept Chronicle 14/1/2020 Meteorological Services Department Yeukai Tazira, Harare Bureau THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) yesterday warned people to brace for more rains that will be accompanied by lightning and thunder this week. In a statement, the MSD said Matabeleland North, Midlands, north of Manicaland, Harare Metropolitan and all Mashonaland …
Women can excel in agronomy: Wendy Sunday Mail 12/1/2020 Recently, Mrs Wendy Madzura assumed a top post as Seed Co Zimbabwe Division head of agronomy. The position sees her impart technical information to farmers to enable them attain good yields in the wake of threats brought by climate change such as inadequate or excessive …
Rains bring relief, hope to Masvingo farmers Herald 11/1/2020 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent Farmers here are now optimistic of an average to normal harvest after most parts of the province received some rains during the past three days with those in swampy places even expecting a bumper harvest. A farmer from Zaka, Mr Elias …
Can African smallholders, farm themselves out of poverty? Herald 13/1/2020 In sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farms are, on average, smaller than two hectares A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often focuses on technologies that …
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Rains rekindle farmers’ hopes Herald 13/1/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have been busy planting, replanting or grooming their crops since last Tuesday as most parts of the country received good rains. Some parts of Mashonaland Central Province recorded above 60 millimetres of rainfall. Short season varieties, small grains, beans and sunflower are …
Zhovhe Dam to boost Beitbridge agriculture Chronicle 11.1.2020 Dr Aron Maboyi Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau ZANU PF Politburo Member, Dr Aron Maboyi has called on Government and its partners to fully utilise the Zhovhe Dam in Beitbridge West to boost Agriculture in the district. He said the dam was a major resource that could be …
UPDATED: 24 cattle die in anthrax outbreak Chronicle 13/1/2020 Walter Mswazie in Masvingo An outbreak of anthrax has killed 24 cattle in Bikita District in Masvingo and 28 people have reportedly been diagnosed with the disease. Masvingo Department of Veterinary Services Provincial officer Dr Ernest Dzimwasha confirmed the outbreak but said he could not …