Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Pork supplies increase by 2,7% THE number of slaughtered pigs has increased by 2,7% in the first-half of 2018 compared to the same period last year, an indication that the sector has started picking up following the drought experienced in the 2015/16 cropping season, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Pig Industry …
Mat North women urged to shun dependency syndrome WOMEN in Matabeleland North province have been urged to use natural resources found in their areas, to be innovative, empower themselves and shun the dependency syndrome. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI This was said on Saturday at the Provincial Agricultural Trade Exhibition Show in Hwange where many women …
Read more “Mat North women urged to shun dependency syndrome”
Poultry farmers set sights on European market The Herald Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent About 1 000 farmers have so far received roadrunner chicks countrywide in a project that targets to supply the foreign market with organic chickens. Under the project, farmers receive chicks which they rear and sell the birds to a trust for …
‘Register early for inputs scheme’ Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri hands over inputs to beneficiaries under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme at Alabama Farm in Chakari recently The Herald Mash Central Correspondent Farmers have been urged to register for assistance under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme in the 2018-19 agricultural season, …
CUT in drive to boost cattle breeds The Herald Fortunate Gora Mashonaland West Correspondent Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development has embarked on a massive artificial insemination programme in a bid to boost the quality of cattle breeds in Zimbabwe. Last …
Mash East agric shows roars into life The Herald Victor Maphosa Correspondent All is set for the Mashonaland East Provincial Agricultural Show which starts today in Marondera and is expected to attract thousands of people. Mashonaland East Provincial Agricultural Show Society general manager Mr Tonderayi Choga said he was confident of a high turnout …
Zim aquaculture export volumes down 12pc The Herald Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s fish exports volumes declined 12 percent between February and April 2018 from the prior comparable period due to high business costs, official figures from the Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) show. Commercial fish farming (aquaculture) in the country is …
Crop-munching armyworm could threaten millions of farmers in Asia: UN The Herald LONDON. – A voracious crop-chomping pest which has wrought havoc in Africa could threaten millions of farmers in Asia, UN experts warned yesterday, as India battles the continent’s first reported infestation of fall armyworm. The pest – a moth which devours crops in …
Read more “Crop-munching armyworm could threaten millions of farmers in Asia: UN”
90% Midlands agriculture show space taken Sukoluhle Ndlovu, Midlands CorrespondentABOUT 90 percent of exhibition space for the annual Midlands Show Society to be held in Gweru next week has been taken, organisers said yesterday. About 30 000 people are expected to visit the show venue between 16-19 August. Midlands Show Society chairperson Mr Augustine …
Pests more active now, farmers warned Harare BureauFarmers must be wary of pests that thrive with rising temperatures that are being recorded, an expert has warned. Manicaland provincial agronomist, Mr Thomas Sakuhuni, said this recently in an interview with Harare Bureau. “As the temperatures begin to rise, pests become more active, feeding on crops, …