Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt to reintroduce master farmer training 13/7/2019 Herald Elita Chikwati and Lynn MunjanjaGovernment is set to reintroduce the master farmer training programme to boost productivity at farms and ensure national food security. Farmers will also be required to either work full time on the farms or employ professional managers who have the technical expertise …
HIT launches new irrigation system 13/7/2019 Sallomy Matare Herald ReporterHarare Institute of Technology (HIT) has launched a new spot irrigation system called Scientific Conservation Irrigation Technology (SCIT) that allows farmers to maximise production and save water. Power Conservation Agri-Clinic Trust (PCAT) engineer and HIT lead researcher Joseph Ngirande (34) developed SCIT after eight years …
Prison farms lying idle 13/7/2019 Herald Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations and Special Reports EditorMISUSE of farming inputs by some criminal elements, insufficient seed and lack of proper machinery have rendered most prison farms idle with little production that is insufficient to feed the ballooning prison population, The Herald can reveal. A number of Zimbabwe Prisons …
Adopt hybrid varieties, farmers urged 13/7/2019 Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter Farmers can benefit and attain sustainable agriculture if they use improved hybrid seed technologies to alleviate the impact of the brutal wave of climate change. This was said by Syngenta Zimbabwe sales and support manager Mr Moses Kudanga in an interview on Thursday. Mr …
Water crisis: Humanitarian situation unfolding 13/7/2019 Herald A child fetches water from an unprotected source in Glen Norah, Harare, yesterday. Local authorities have failed to supply water citing lack of chemicals, drought and low revenue collection from ratepayers Herald ReportersResidents, consumer and human rights organisations have accused local authorities of violating the Constitution by …
Govt must address power shortages now 14/7/2019 Source: Govt must address power shortages now – DailyNews Live 12 July 2019 EDITOR – An article in yesterday’s edition about the looming of basiccommodities shortages due to the deepening power crisis made sad reading.It is true that the continuing and deepening power crisis is not justaffecting individuals or …
Zimbabwean Communities Keep Fields Watered Via Solar 14/7/2019 In Mashaba, Zimbabwe, renewable energy is helping to pump underground water to farmers’ fields. Source: Zimbabwean Communities Keep Fields Watered Via Solar – Forbes Solar power for watering crops isn’t just a pipe dream. In Mashaba, a Zimbabwean village near the town of Gwanda, renewable energy is helping …
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Binga farmer strikes gold with castor bean – The Standard 14/7/2019 Kent Yeatman BY MTHANDAZO NYONI KENT Yeatman, a farmer based in the drought-prone Binga district in Matabeleland North, believes he has finally struck the right chord by venturing into castor bean production. Over the years, Yeatman tried growing sugar cane, tobacco, coffee, citrus …
Fuel prices up again – The Standard 14/7/219 By Phyllis Mbanje The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday increased the price of petrol by 85 cents to sell at ZWL6,10 while diesel now costs ZWL5,84, a move that has raised fears of another wave of price increases on the market. By 7am yesterday, most …
Small-holder farmers strive to avert chronic hunger in Masvingo – The Standard 14/7/2019 By Phyllis Mbanje Small-holder farmers in Masvingo have turned around their drought-stricken communities by participating in rural resilience initiatives (R4) and small irrigation support programmes (SIP), which have transformed their lives. Sixty-year-old Tambudzai Mugabe bears testimony to these projects which have …
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