Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘Turn Lowveld into agric hub’ 4-4 minutes The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Great Zimbabwe University Vice Chancellor Professor Rungano Zvobgo has urged farmers in the Lowveld to increase agricultural production by taking advantage of abundant water bodies in the region that can be exploited for irrigation purposes. Professor Zvobgo said the Lowveld could …
Farmers who do things differently will beat El Nino 6-7 minutes The Herald Climate Jeffrey Gogo Once again Zimbabwe this year faces the bleak prospect of another El Nino, the second such event in three years. In a country where the periodic phenomenon is slowly becoming the norm, rather than the exception, El Nino …
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More financiers for Command Agric 4-6 minutes The Herald Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter Command Agriculture, a special maize import substitution programme, has attracted more private sector financiers such as National Foods Limited and Northern Farming. Homelink Group, a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), has also joined Command Agriculture with a …
Normal to below-normal rainfall forecast for Sadc 7-9 minutes The Chronicle SOUTHERN Africa is expected to receive erratic rainfall in the 2018/19 agricultural season, according to the latest outlook produced by regional climate experts who predict that seasonal rainfall will be “normal to below-normal” across most of the region, except for Tanzania. The consensus …
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Forex shortages threaten Command Agriculture Source: Forex shortages threaten Command Agriculture | Daily News HARARE – The country’s food security is under threat this year amid revelations that government is facing a critical shortage of foreign currency which is required for Zimbabwe’s main agro-import substitution programme — Command Agriculture. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has placed the programme …
President clears air on mbanje 2-3 minutes Elita Chikwati and Mary MuradzikwaGovernment will only legalise production of industrial cannabis and will put in place regulations to control its production, President Mnangagwa has said. He was speaking during a question and answer session at the sixth annual Agribusiness Conference held at the Exhibition Park on …
Small grains provide food security in climate change affected Gwanda 3-4 minutes Gwanda district in south eastern Zimbabwe is located in agro ecological region 5 which is characterized by low rainfall which rarely exceeds 650mm per year and is poorly distributed. Source: Small grains provide food security in climate change affected Gwanda – The StandardSeptember 2, …
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Prospects look good for economy: Agribank 3-4 minutes Source: Prospects look good for economy: Agribank | Herald (Business) Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterAGRIBANK, a State agriculture development bank, says Zimbabwe’s near and medium term prospects look good on the back of Government’s efforts to improve ease of doing business and measures to attract foreign investment. …
We’re ready for new season, say farmers 3-3 minutes Mary Muradzikwa and Yeukai KarengezekaFarmers have intensified preparations for the 2018-2019 summer cropping season and are unfazed by reports of a possible drought influenced by El Nino announced by the Meteorological Services Department last week. The MSD said the 2018-19 rainfall season will be characterised …
Land commission descends on Manicaland Province 3-4 minutes Source: Land commission descends on Manicaland Province | Daily News HARARE – The Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land will descend on Manicaland Province tomorrow for a three-week visit during which it will gather evidence and testimonies. The visit, to run from tomorrow to September …