Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
LATEST: Drought and floods forecast for region Herald 29 August 2017 Southern Africa has experienced a phenomenal change in rainfall patterns making crop planning quite difficult and drought patterns more prevalent as shown in this file photo. Walter Nyamukondiwa in GABORONE, Botswana— Southern African countries have been urged to prepare for the worst for the …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Measures vital to limit impact of negative forecast Chronicle 29 August 2017 We have been forewarned in reasonable time that the 2017/18 rainy season might not be good enough for successful crop production. A regional weather outlook released last week by the Sadc Climate Services Centre (CSC) says governments in the bloc should …
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Government issues rules for power grid use August 24, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Energy and Power Development, Minister Samuel Undenge GOVERNMENT has come up with guidelines to regulate the country’s growing electricity industry to maintain order and create accountability in the use of the national transmission grid.The rules are designed to delineate the sector, in …
Scramble for day-old chicks, eggs The outbreak of the avian virus has inconvenienced a lot of people who are into the chicken business Tatenda Charamba & Runyarararo Muzavazi Many Zimbabweans have a deep affection for chicken. A while back, the privilege of having chicken at the dinner table was reserved for special occasion such as …
Time to revive communal areas wetland rice farming Herald 25 August 2017 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight The Sunday Mail of August 6, 2017 carried a story about a massive rice project that’s set to be rolled out by a local firm, Life Brand Agricultural Services in Masvingo Province. This project will be done on 10 000ha …
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Chinamasa commissions 1,6MW power plant Minister Chinamasa Africa Moyo in CHIPINGE FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday launched a $5,7 million state-of-the-art Kupinga hydropower station which has a rated capacity of 1,6MW. The small hydro power station was constructed by Old Mutual together with its partner Kupinga Renewable Energy (Private) Limited company. Construction …
Beitbridge in goat value chain production Chronicle 25 August 2017 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SMALL holder farmers have been urged to increase goat rearing as the animals are tolerant to drought and could assist communities’ resistance to socio-economic shocks. Beitbridge Rural District Council chief executive officer, Mr Peter Moyo, said small holder farmers in Matabeleland …
Zim misses tobacco target Daily News BUSINESS WRITER • 22 August 2017 12:33PM • 0 comments HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to miss its tobacco 200 million kilogrammes target after farmers delivered 186,3 million kg of the golden leaf on Day 105 compared to 200 million kg delivered in the same period last year. At its …
Command Agriculture: Govt ropes in soldiers Daily News Andrew Kunambura • 22 August 2017 1:20PM • 3 comments HARARE – Government has deployed soldiers to supervise the harvesting of maize produced under the Command Agriculture programme in a bid to prevent side-marketing of the crop. The move is also meant to plug any repayment leakages as …
Poachers poison 7 elephants Daily News Farayi Machamire • 22 August 2017 1:14PM • 0 comments HARARE – Zimbabwean rangers have found the bodies of seven elephants that were poisoned with cyanide in the country’s Hwange National Park. Rangers found the carcasses of the elephants in Hwange park’s Sikumi Forestry area in Dete, spokeswoman for the …