Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Massive storm takes aim at Mozambique 12/3/2019 The Chronicle A powerful tropical cyclone could hit Mozambique by the end of the week, says the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Tropical Cyclone Idai has developed in strength and is forecast to make landfall by Saturday, March 16. “When it makes landfall, it weakens slightly but …
Farmer’s son brutally killed over pastures 12/3/2019 The Chronicle Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THERE has been another murder at Chemagora farms in Gokwe South after two illegal settlers at Farm 26 brutally killed the son of the property owner following a dispute over pastures. Last month, a farm owner Mr George Jongwe was killed …
Agric experts conduct crop assessment exercise 12/3/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter AGRICULTURAL experts are conducting a national crop assessment exercise to analyse the expected yield from the 2018/2019 farming season, with the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Retired) Perrance Shiri saying it was a bad season. A …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: CSC, Boustead Beef Zim deal boost to economy 12/3/2019 The Chronicle After many years of investment negotiations that never resulted in signed contracts, the Cold Storage Company (CSC) must now be on its way back. The CSC collapsed at the turn of the millennium because of a combination of factors. The European …
Command Agric biggest source of wheat, maize 11/3/2019 Source: Command Agric biggest source of wheat, maize | Daily News Command Agriculture programme has saved the country for the past three years as it has become the biggest source of local wheat and maize, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) has said. Speaking in Bulawayo recently at …
Turning Agriculture Around in Zimbabwe We have just come through a really tough wet season. Rainfall has generally been inadequate but many areas are severely drought affected and have only received a small proportion of normal precipitation. Right now there is a large cyclone developing off the Mozambique coast which threatens to move south and …
The risks of cotton farming – NewsDay Zimbabwe 11/3/2019 Guest column: Peter Makwanya Even in the advent of massive textile influx from China and second-hand clothes from other countries, cotton farming is still regarded highly in Zimbabwe. While cotton production has declined over the years due to volatile world markets, cotton companies in Zimbabwe …
Pitfalls of hydropower at a time of climate change 11/3/2019 The Herald Zimbabwe’s main hydropower dam, Kariba, is running out of water due to the current drought. The dam is only 41 percent full, according to the Zambezi River Authority, which oversees the dam. This time last year, Kariba was 48 percent full. Now, …
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Agro-processing firm plans $200 million investment 11/3/2019 The Chronicle Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent AGRICASSA Private Limited, a Zimbabwean-based company specialising in agro-processing and beneficiation, is set to invest US$200 million in new projects across the country. Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi revealed this in Gwanda during a recent Matabeleland South Provincial Devolution …
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‘Bio-digesters panacea to conserving forests’ Source: ‘Bio-digesters panacea to conserving forests’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 9, 2019 BY PIUS SAWA Two local youths have started a programme to provide affordable cooking energy to rural households in the country, saving rural Zimbabweans from walking long distances to fetch firewood from diminishing forests. Households have to cook meals …