Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Agic officials optimistic despite dry spell 13/3/2019 The Herald Mashonaland West Bureau Government officials in Mashonaland West have expressed optimism of better yields from the agricultural season following a prolonged dry spell that has been experienced since last month. Agritex, however, is warning farmers to be aware of pests that pose the greatest threat …
$20m power plant for Tugwi-Mukosi 13/3/2019 The Herald . . . firm seeks national project status for plant George Maponga recently at TUGWI-MUKOSI DAMTokwe-Mukosi (Pvt Ltd), the company which was licensed to construct a 15-megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo has applied to Government for the project to be granted …
Zim on alert for Cyclone Idai 13/3/2019 Meteorological Services Department The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE is on alert for Tropical Cyclone Idai that is expected to hit the Eastern Highlands tomorrow and cause flooding. The United Nations reported that by Monday evening, Cyclone Idai, which is moving from Mozambique to Zimbabwe, had killed …
Tobacco season to begin next week – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/3/2019 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT ZIMBABWE’S 2019 tobacco marketing season will start on March 20, the industry’s regulator has said. Tobacco is the country’s second biggest export earning commodity after gold. Last year, the country’s tobacco output reached an all-time high of 252 million kilogrammes, earning …
Drought: Why Zim needs financial bailout for farmers 12/3/2019 The Herald Emilia Zindi Correspondent Zimbabwe is one of the many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that have been affected by droughts, which have left governments with no other option, but to source and procure food in order to avert famine. In so doing …
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Dry spell dents cotton farmers’ hopes 12/3/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent SOME cotton farmers in Manicaland are likely to register huge losses as their crop has been adversely affected by the prolonged dry spell that characterised most parts of the country. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Cephas Mlambo said cotton was affected while …
Midlands crop situation dire 12/3/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau Farmers in the Midlands Province have said the 2018-2019 farming season will not be good because of the prolonged dry spell that has gripped the province over the past two weeks. In separate interviews, the farmers said the situation was pointing to a severe drought, …
Over 22 000 cattle get jabs for FMD, tick-borne diseases 12/3/2019 The Herald Courtney Matende Midlands Reporter The Veterinary Services Department has vaccinated more than 22 000 cattle in Kwekwe and Gweru districts to control foot-and-mouth, tick borne disease and black leg. In an interview, Midlands province veterinary officer Dr Munyaradzi Chigiji said while …
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Plans afoot for Tugwi Mukosi water authority 12/3/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The provincial leadership in Masvingo is pushing for the setting up of an authority that will be responsible for planning developments at the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, as Masvingo readies to accrue benefits from Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body. No big developments …
. . . Lake Harvest enters the fray 12/3/2019 The Herald From George Maponga recently at TUGWI-MUKOSI DAM One of the country’s largest fish breeders, Lake Harvest, has started operations at Tugwi-Mukosi, in a development that is expected to make the country’s largest inland dam a major source of fish. Lake Harvest’s move to …