Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt escalates war on fall armyworm January 15, 2018 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauGOVERNMENT has put in place surveillance and early warning systems for emerging crop pests as part of efforts to improve plant health and pest management. In a speech read on his behalf by Minister for State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Senator …
Farmers urged to test soil acidity January 15, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Sydney Mubaiwa in ZakaCommunal farmers here have been urged to have their soils tested to ascertain the level of acidity and alkalinity before planting or applying fertilisers. Addressing farmers in Zaka recently, Zaka District Agritex officer Mr Esau Mutuzungari said communal farmers could only …
Editorial Comment: Win-win approach needed on Bippas January 15, 2018 Features, Opinion & Analysis President Mnangagwa The country’s economy has been haemorrhaging for a number of years. There have been many reasons for this, ranging from alleged policy inconsistent policies to sanctions imposed on the country at the turn of the new millennium. The new administration …
Govt targets water harvesting as quick win January 15, 2018 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryEventually, Government had to come around and recognise the significance of preventing rainwater from going to waste by collecting it for better use in the future, on a large-scale. Not a novelty. Rainwater harvesting is an age-old technique. But we were encouraged …
Tobacco registrants hit 100 000 mark January 15, 2018 Local News Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald ReporterTobacco farmers’ registration has reached the 100 000 mark, an increase of 40 percent, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s latest weekly bulletin has revealed. According to the TIMB statistics, by January 8, 113 530 farmers had registered to grow the crop. This …
Cotton hectarage up 28.3 percent Lovemore Zigara, Business CorrespondentTHE area planted under cotton from the Presidential Input Support Scheme has this summer cropping season improved by 28.3 percent to 385 000 hectares. Last year, the hectarage under the white gold through the Presidential Input Support Scheme stood at 300 000ha with the country generating …
Govt mulls Land Commission Bill revision President Emmerson Mnangagwa Mnangagwa Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle ReporterPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he has not assented to the Land Commission Bill as Government is mulling revising the legislation to consider the role of chiefs in land matters. Addressing traditional leaders at the Zanu-PF Convention Centre in Gweru, President …
New fuel policy hits motorists 0 January 14, 2018 2:51 PM Source: New fuel policy hits motorists – The Standard January 14, 2018 Zimbabwe’s push to use cleaner and environmentally-friendly diesel will see motorists forking out a lot more for the liquid, whose price might rival that of petrol. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Last year, government said it would …
Oil expressers move on soya bean shortages – January 12, 2018 Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) is targeting to increase soya beans hectarage to 120 000 within four years to avert a shortage of the most critical ingredient in cooking oil making. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI OEAZ chairman, Busisa Moyo, told NewsDay in emailed responses …
Norton woman nabbed for trying to smuggle ivory to Malaysia – January 12, 2018 A 34-YEAR-OLD Norton woman appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act after she allegedly tried to smuggle out 200 kilogrammes of ivory to Malaysia disguised as kitchen floor tiles through Robert Mugabe International Airport. …
Read more “Norton woman nabbed for trying to smuggle ivory to Malaysia”