Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Farmers must spread their plantings across season The Chronicle 11/12/2018 The rainy season has started with some parts of the country receiving decent rains but others are still largely dry. Farmers in areas that have received good rains are already ploughing and planting various crops, especially maize. We are happy that …
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Matebeleland South villagers in bid to trademark amacimbi eDuzeNet 10/12/2018 VILLAGERS in Matebeleland South province have teamed to come up with policies that govern the harvest of amacimbi/amadhora from their area. Information from the province shows that the delicacy is faces a high risk of extinction in the wild due to over harvesting and deforestation. …
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Farming systems, opportunities, challenges, future insights in Zim NewsDay 10/12/2018 THE nature of farming systems in this country has been transformed over the years and continue to be modelled and re-aligned to the regional and international benchmarks in order to suit the changing climate as well as the farm mechanisation models around the …
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Chinese factory workers found selling polished ivory NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/12/2018 Eleven people, who include nine employees at a Chinese factory, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing allegations of contravening sections of Parks and Wildlife Management Act and fraud after they were allegedly found selling polished ivory, with fake parks reference numbers. BY DESMOND …
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Arda farm exports tea to Germany The Herald 10/12/2018 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Arda-MushumbI farm has struck gold with its tea from the rosella plant, which it is exporting to Germany, a farm official Mr Aaron Jonas revealed. He added that although the farm had a variety of competing crops for export …
Elephants wreak havoc The Herald 10/12/2018 Luthando Mapepa FARMERS in the Chibuwe/Musikavanhu irrigation scheme have appealed to Government for assistance in controlling elephants that are destroying their summer crop. The elephants are straying from Save Conservancy and destroying the maize crop and banana plantations in the irrigation scheme. The farmers said they were …
Chiefs to hold rain-making ceremony The Herald 10/12/2018 Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Traditional leaders in the Midlands province are expected to conduct a rain-making ceremony amid growing fears over the late start to the rainy season. The Midlands province is yet to receive any significant rains so far raising the concern of traditional …
Tourist arrivals spike at Tugwi-Mukosi The Herald 10/12/2018 George Maponga in Masvingo Tugwi-Mukosi Dam is slowly making a mark as a destination of choice by tourists with an average 30 000 visiting annually.The majority of tourists are local and the influx of visitors is helping the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) raise revenue …
SA parly adopts report calling for lion bone quota reduction The Chronicle 9/12/2018 The National Assembly adopted the report of a colloquium on captive lion breeding for hunting and lion bone trade. This includes a resolution for a reduction in the lion bone quota trade from 1 500 to the 800, according to …
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Grain surplus can last nine months: Government The Chronicle 10/12/2018 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE has a surplus of grain that can last for nine months, the Secretary for Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement, Mr Ringson Chitsiko, has said. He was briefing the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Peace and Security on …