Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Water meters: Important water management tool The Herald 2/11/2018 The use of water meters or other acceptable measuring devices has always been key aspect in water resources management. While many people, especially those using raw water for irrigation and other purposes are very sceptical about the installation of meters in their operations, the …
Fall armyworm control training for farmers The Herald 2/11/2018 Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is training its facilitators to capacitate farmers on how to control the spread of fall armyworm and other pests that have caused massive crop damage in farmlands.Farm Field School (FFS) is a project under …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Inputs price reduction positive, but revealing The Herald 2/11/2018 The increase in prices of farming inputs mainly seeds and fertilisers by over 300 percent in the past three weeks, came as a wakeup call to authorities that there is a need to have continuous environmental scanning — looking out on factors …
UPDATED: President confirms oil & gas find 4-6 minutes The Chronicle Tendai Mugabe, Harare BureauPRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officially announced the discovery of oil and gas in the greater Muzarabani area by the Australian Stock Exchange listed company, Invictus Energy, stretching over 200km. The size of the land makes the discovery the largest undrilled gas …
Netherlands push to revive horticulture 2/112018 Source: Netherlands push to revive horticulture | Daily News HARARE – Netherlands has put plans in motion to establish model horticulture farms in Zimbabwe as a way of reviving the lucrative sector. The southern African country used to have a vibrant horticultural industry, but it was decimated by former president …
Zimbabwe land auditors want to see development plans and production records eDuzeNet 1/11/2018 The Zimbabwe Land Commission wishes to advise its Stakeholders and the General Public that it will be carrying out a National Comprehensive Agricultural Land Audit from the 22 October to 24 November 2018. The audit will be carried out in all the …
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Farmers demand payment in forex – NewsDay Zimbabwe 1/11/2018 TOBACCO farmers, who are battling to access exorbitant inputs, are demanding that the government pays them in foreign currency before the next selling season starts so as to cushion them from currency volatility ravaging the economy. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA This came at a time non-contracted …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Of food security and poverty alleviation The Chronicle 1/11/2018 EDITOR — One of the major aspirations of Vision 2030 is that of food security and poverty alleviation. Our belief must first be that hunger in our country is not inevitable and malnutrition is not a consequence of food scarcity, …
ED commissions dairy plant The Chronicle 1/11/2018 Tawanda Musarurwa, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned Innscor Africa Holdings’ Prodairy Milk Processing Plant in Ruwa. The Prodairy factory becomes Zimbabwe’s third UHT Processing Plant after Dairibord and Dendairy. President Mnangagwa said investment into the new plant was critical in helping the country cover its …
Zimbabwe’s farmers feel the heat of fires – and of price hikes 1/11/2018 Source: Zimbabwe’s farmers feel the heat of fires – and of price hikes – Reuters Residents of Ruwa, Zimbabwe, stand near an area burned by fire, September 28, 2018. Credit: Willson Chimwedzi, FireFight Trust HARARE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An extended dry season, …
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