Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zambia expects new outbreak of armyworms in 2017/2018 crop season 0 October 5, 2017 3:16 PM Source: Zambia expects new outbreak of armyworms in 2017/2018 crop season | Newsday (News) LUSAKA– Zambia said it expects a new outbreak of armyworms in the 2017/18 crop season, after the maize-munching pests ravaged southern Africa earlier this year. Countries …
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Zim evaluates rice production 0 October 5, 2017 4:55 PM Source: Zim evaluates rice production | The Herald October 5, 2017 Deputy Minister Marapira Business ReporterZIMBABWE is evaluating the feasibility of commercial rice production with a Government delegation expected to go on a familiarisation mission to Egypt to acquaint itself with technology and viable methods of growing …
Government restores land to Border Timbers 0 October 5, 2017 12:15 PM Source: Government restores land to Border Timbers | The Financial Gazette October 5, 2017 By Cyril Zenda Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement Douglas Mombeshora THE government is evicting more than 60 resettled farmers from an 8 000 hectares piece of land expropriated from Border Timbers …
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CASE IH initiative to help farmers September 27, 2017 Business Business ReporterLEADING global agricultural equipment manufacturer, CASE IH, has opened an academy in Harare for the provision of hands-on technical and operational training to farmers to improve farm productivity through mechanisation. This comes at a time when Zimbabwe is striving to improve agricultural productivity to regain …
Double agric production, Chinese envoy challenges Zim farmers September 27, 2017 Local News Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Huang Ping John ManzongoChinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Huang Ping has challenged the country’s agricultural sector to double its production as there is a ready market in the giant Asian country. Ambassador Huang was addressing delegates during celebrations …
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Govt lifts soyabean import ban Chronicle 27 September 2017 Harare Bureau The Government has suspended a moratorium banning the importation of soyabean into the country in an effort to ensure reliable supply of edible oil in the country, oil producers have confirmed. The Government reduced the number of permits for the import of soyabean …
UNDP avails $5.3m for agric projects Chronicle 27 September 2017 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE United National Development Programme (UNDP) has availed $5, 3 million towards agricultural production in Beitbridge and Nyanga District under a three-year Zimbabwe Resilience Programme. The project is being implemented through the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development and is expected …
Farmers urged to invest in renewable energy projects Chronicle 26 September 2017 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau EUROPEAN Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Phillipe Van Damme, has called on farmers to invest in renewable energy projects as alternative power for irrigation projects. Speaking during a tour of irrigation schemes in Matabeleland South last week, Mr Van …
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Cotton production up 150 percent Cotton output increased to 70 000 tonnes, up from 28 000 tonnes produced during last season Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S cotton production increased 150 percent this year, largely driven by Government’s free input support programme, according to official statistics. Cotton output increased to 70 000 tonnes, up from 28 000 …