Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Currency headache for tobacco growers 17/2/2019 Source: Currency headache for tobacco growers – The Standard February 17, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA FAILURE by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to make a commitment on the currency it will use to pay tobacco farmers during the forthcoming marketing season has caused uncertainty in the industry, insiders have said. …
Smart agriculture will boost economy 17/2/2019 Source: Smart agriculture will boost economy | Sunday Mail (Local News) Rutendo Rori in Marondera Smart agriculture has the potential to help farmers increase their yields through adoption of modern, technologically enabled farming methods, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. In a speech read on his behalf by Lands, Agriculture, …
Batoka comes to life — Mthuli 15/2/2019 The Herald Africa Moyo A flurry of activity over the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project is expected in the next few weeks amid indications that the updating of feasibility studies would be concluded at the end of the first quarter. Once the feasibility studies have been updated, resource …
ZPC to start Harare re-powering project 15/2/2019 The Herald Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will commence re-powering project for Harare Power Station (generator number 2) in the first quarter of this year in a development that will add 60 megawatts to the national grid and further cut imports. This …
High livestock mortality rate in Midlands 15/2/2019 The Chronicle Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent FARMERS in the Midlands Province are grappling with a high livestock mortality rate as a result of a prolonged dry spell that the area experienced for the greater part of the summer cropping season. The dire situation was also exacerbated by …
Record rainfall, more predicted 15/2/2019 The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili/ Sharon Buwerimwe, Chronicle Reporters The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said a 42-year-old record of heavy rainfall received within a day has been broken and predicted heavy rains that may uproot trees and leave a trail of destruction today and tomorrow. In its daily weather …
Province to get over $3m for irrigation schemes rehabilitation 14/2/2019 The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief Government has budgeted over $3 million for rehabilitation and support of irrigation schemes in the Midlands Province to enhance food production and security in the country. In an interview yesterday, Midlands Provincial Irrigation officer Engineer Shingirirai Zano …
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Fall armyworm outbreak hits Midlands Province 14/2/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau The Midlands Province has been hit by an outbreak of fall armyworm, compounding the woes of farmers whose crops were now beginning to wilt due to prolonged dry spell. The fall armyworm has reportedly affected the entire province, including irrigated crops, where farmers …
Expert calls for soil testing, analysis lab 14/2/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Mashonaland Central Agritex extension officer Mr Stancilae Tapererwa has called for the establishment of a soil testing and analysis laboratory in the province, which is one of the best in the country in terms of agricultural production. Mr Tapererwa …
John Deere dangles US$50 million deal 14/2/2019 Deputy chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Mr Justin Mupamhanga (centre), flanked by John Deere managing director sub-Saharan Africa Antois van der Westhuizen (right) and principal director in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Mr Reston Muzamhindo during a meeting in Harare …