Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
More breeds for rabbit market The Herald 1/9/2021 Business Reporter RABBIT farmers in Bulawayo and Manicaland recently received New Zealand White and Chinchilla Giganta pure breeds from Raymeg Holdings, a corporate member of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA), as part of efforts to upgrade the gene pool and ramp up cuniculture production …
Agritech innovation can bring youths back The Herald 1/9/2021 Adesuwa Ifedi–Correspondent The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a severe blow to Africa’s people and economies — but across the continent, communities and nations are on the rebound. To truly succeed, this economic comeback will need to create millions of jobs for the future for Africa’s booming youth …
Only the vaccinated to attend, exhibit at show The Herald 1/9/2021 Elita Chikwati–Senior Agriculture Reporter Preparations for this year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show have started, with exhibitors and visitors expected to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to participate or attend the event. Those not vaccinated will be expected to produce a Covid-19 test certificate from …
Quelea birds invade Kwekwe The Herald 1/9/2021 Freedom Mupanedemo-Midlands Bureau A FLOCK of quelea birds has invaded Kwekwe District, prompting wheat farmers to send an SOS to the Government for chemicals to minimise losses. Kwekwe is among the biggest wheat producing districts in the country and hosts President Mnangagwa’s family farm. The flock has …
Seed Co gears for agric season Seed Co chief executive officer Morgan Nzwere (left) and financial director John Matorofa. The Herald 1/9/2021 Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter SEED Co Limited says it has adequate stocks to cover the anticipated strong demand for seed in the forthcoming cropping season, with this year’s projected production higher than …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: The Second Republic is serious about corruption The Herald 1/9/2021 Investigations into the criminal gangs forging fake offer letters for resettlement farms are uncovering the rural equivalent of the land barons that have caused so much heartache in urban areas, especially Harare Metropolitan province. There are differences, the major one being that while …
Government to resume drought relief programme in Mat South The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is set to resume the drought relief programme in Matabeleland South next month which was suspended in April following a bumper harvest recorded in the country. Presenting a report on food security in Matabeleland …
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Winter wheat under quelea birds threat The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief More than 5 000 hectares of winter wheat planted in the Midlands province is under threat from marauding quelea birds. In Kwekwe district wheat farmers have started counting their losses after 20 percent of their crop was destroyed by quelea birds …
COMMENT: Another year of bumper harvests will be good The Chronicle 1/9/2021 News that Southern African climate experts have forecast normal to above normal rainfall in the coming 2021 – 2022 cropping season over most parts of the SADC region, is sweet music in the ears of local farmers who did well last season following …
Good rainy season ahead The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE country is projected to receive good rains in the 2021/22 rainy season which can trigger a bumper harvest if adequate preparations are put in place ahead of the coming farming season, experts have said. Zimbabwe is basking in the glory of a …