Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco industry seeks $400m boost 5/6/2019 Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is seeking $400 million from the market to boost the on-going auction system and capacitate small-scale tobacco growers, a senior industry executive has said. This comes at a time when over …
Zanu-PF praises resettlement, people shops 5/6/2019 Victor Maphosa Herald CorrespondentZANU-PF has commended the Government for addressing the issue of illegal settlers in the country and intervening to cushion the public against wanton increases in prices by unscrupulous businesspeople. In a statement yesterday, the ruling party’s secretary for Information and Publicity, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, …
Drought threatens to wipe out more than half of Zimbabwe’s cattle 5/6/2019 More than half of Zimbabwe’s national herd of 5.2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year’s drought if nothing is done within the coming few months FILE PHOTO – REUTERS Farmers and livestock experts say escalating diseases, …
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Zimbabwe: Between land ownership and food security A land dispute in Zimbabwe has highlighted a major hurdle in the country’s new agricultural policies. There is a need for better food security and an economic upturn, but also for a more transparent land reform. Farfell Coffee Estate is known in countries such as …
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Siltation threatens irrigation development in Beitbridge 4/6/2019 A goat drinks water in the heavily silted Tongwe Dam in Ward 4, Beitbridge West The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The majority of water bodies, especially small dams and rivers here are heavily affected by siltation, a development that is affecting irrigation development in the drought-prone …
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New seed variety to curb fall army worm 4/6/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter A CHINESE-owned global company that produces agrochemicals and seeds, Syngenta, through its local agent, Intaba Trading, is looking at introducing a new maize seed varaety in Zimbabwe treated with Fortzena Duo (FD) to help farmers curb the fall armyworm (FAW). …
Drought to wipe 50% national herd – NewsDay Zimbabwe 3/6/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI OVER 50% of Zimbabwe’s national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year’s drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and livestock experts have warned. The …
Drought-resistant maize variety a boon in Gutu – NewsDay Zimbabwe 3/6/2019 BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A SMALL-SCALE Gutu farmer, Jefta Hamandawana, has defied the drought experienced in the whole country this year by growing the drought-resistant Syngenta seed, which won him the best provincial maize farmer in Masvingo province on Friday. Speaking at the field …
Wadyajena warns Cottco 3/6/2019 BY XOLISANI NCUBE Gokwe-Nembudziya MP (Zanu PF) and chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has warned the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe against dabbling in politics at the expense of service delivery. Wadyajena told a parliamentary committee workshop organised by Cottco in Kariba that the company should …
Power outages: Forests suffer as many turn to firewood 3/6/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story As electricity dries up as a result of drought for the second time in four years, Zimbabwe’s forests have already been vanishing for firewood rapidly. The latest power cuts mean that illegal loggers will only step up their …
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