Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Innscor counts avian flu losses – The Financial Gazette Omega Ukama, Staff Reporter 11/10/2018 Avian Influenza affected 813 000 breeding stock and backyard chickens in South Africa. INNSCOR Africa (Innscor) says volumes at Irvine’s were severely impacted by the effects of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (avian flu) epidemic which occurred at the end of …
Zim receives 3 000 tonnes wheat consignment – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/10/2018 ZIMBABWE yesterday took delivery of 3 000 tonnes of wheat, averting possible bread shortages, but millers warned that this was not enough to meet demand. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The delivery is part of the 30 000 tonnes consignment paid for by the central …
RDCs should compensate communal farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/10/2018 RURAL District Councils (RDCs) should formulate strategies that deal with compensation of human-wildlife conflict victims using Campfire funds, an official has said. BY TINASHE MUNGAZI Communities living close to national parks lose lives, crops and livestock to wild animals that stray from conservancies, but …
Why building resilience of smallholder farmers matters The Herald 12/10/2018 Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer The frequency of droughts is increasing here in Zimbabwe and most other southern African countries. Successive years of dry conditions have depleted household resources and disrupted crop and livestock-based livelihoods, constraining access to food and income for many people relying …
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War veteran excels in strawberry farming The Herald 12/10/2018 Mash Central Correspondent A GURUVE war veteran and highly decorated retired Zimbabwe National Army major has excelled in strawberry farming in Mashonaland Central. Having started two years ago with only 35 plants, Cde Fellow Chivhenge, who is an A1 plot holder at Number 22, …
Wheat harvesting intensifies in Masvingo The Herald 12/10/2018 Masvingo Bureau Harvesting of wheat has intensified here, with the province expecting to produce nearly 1 500 tonnes. Farmers are racing against time to ensure they finish harvesting before the rainy season. The hectarage put under wheat in the province dropped by 50 percent this …
Honeymoon over for land barons The Herald 12/10/2018 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Bureau The honeymoon appears to be over for land barons here after the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land descended on Masvingo this week for public hearings that are expected to unravel illegal land deals. In a statement that …
200ha to be put under irrigation in Kanyemba The Herald 12/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement’s Irrigation Department in Mashonaland Central has started developing 200 hectares of communal land to put it under irrigation in Kanyemba area in Mbire District. Submitting his report in …
Coal use key to tobacco sector growth The Herald 12/10/2018 Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter The use of coal as an alternative source of energy for curing is critical to the growing of tobacco in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, Government has said. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) board chairperson Mrs Monica …
Outrage as fertiliser prices spike The Herald Mike Tome Herald Reporter The 2018 /19 agricultural season is looking bleak as prices of fertiliser have drastically shot up beyond the reach of many, farmer organisations warned yesterday. The farmers have not been spared from the current wave of price hikes and would suffer the brunt …