Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rainwater harvesting panacea to water woes Herald 7/1/2020 Spencer Matara lays a pipe that leads from the filtration tanks into a well. – Picture: Kimberly Kazungu Sallomy Matare Municipal Reporter IN an era where climate change is taking its toll on many countries, it has become imperative for nations across the globe to undertake …
Let’s not walk the 2019 route on tobacco Herald 7/1/2020 Stakeholders like the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) and contractors should take time to review how and where they can improve services to farmers Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE opening of the 2019 tobacco marketing season coincided with new developments in the economy, which …
Crops situation in Midlands dire Herald 7/1/2020 Midlands Bureau The crop situation in the Midlands province is dire with most now a write-off, provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madelina Magwenzi has said. She said the only hope was with irrigated crops. “We are still in the process of assessing the crop situation district-by-district, …
Rains expected on Friday Chronicle 7/1/2020 Elita chikwati, Harare Bureau The country is expecting an improvement in the rainfall activity from this Friday to next week with scattered thunderstorms anticipated in Matabeleland North, northern areas of the Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces, Harare Metropolitan Province and northern areas of Manicaland Province. Most areas are expected …
All is not lost: agriculture experts Chronicle 7/1/2019 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Experts have urged farmers not to sit back and watch their crops succumb to dry weather conditions and pests, but to conduct good agronomic practices as there are still chances of recovery if the country receives significant rains. The Meteorological Services Department …
Government warns against bogus equipment deal Dr Misheck Sibanda Chronicle 7/1/2020 Harare Bureau Government has warned of fraudsters targeting ministers, legislators and senior civil servants enticing them to join a fake agricultural equipment deal which they claim is a partnership with the South African government. In a statement yesterday, Chief Secretary in the Office …
CBZ issues US$50m bond for agric Chronicle 7/1/2020 Harare Bureau The country’s biggest bank by assets and deposits, CBZ Bank, is issuing a US$50 million bond that will finance the 2019/20 agriculture season. According to the bank, the bond instruments will finance the importation of farming inputs specifically for maize and soya bean as …
ZFU calls for investment in irrigation Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) says there is urgent need for investment in irrigation as a long-term measure to alleviate the adverse effects of drought that continue to haunt Southern Africa. Zimbabwe is one of the countries in the region that has over the …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Food-for-work programme should be re-introduced Zimbabwe was last cropping season hard hit by the drought and this season is promising to be worse given that very little rain was received during the first half of the season. Many parts of the country have received below normal rains and in some areas farmers are …
Looming drought a test case of human preparedness By Newsday – January 6, 2020 guest column:Peter Makwanya THE news currently filtering in from recent meteorological surveys indicate a looming drought in southern Africa due to a number of reasons. News indicating an imminent drought in southern Africa, with Zimbabwe being the hardest hit, have sent shivers and …
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