Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Met Department on weather forecast Herald 25 August 2017 Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter The Meteorological Services Department will issue the weather forecast at the end of this month once the ongoing Sadc Climate Outlook Forum ends, including consultations with other local climate experts. This was said by the Met Department director Dr Amos Makarau at the …
Command agric stand popular at Harare Agricultural Show Chronicle 25 August 2017 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The Command Agriculture stand has become one of the popular places at the on-going Harare Agricultural Show with farmers visiting in large numbers to learn about the programme, get advice and expertise on farming. The show has presented an opportunity …
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Cotton companies under investigation The Chronicle 25 August 2017 Minister Joseph Made Jeffrey Gogo and Martin Kadzere, Harare Bureau AGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made has threatened to bring all cotton marketing activities under Government control to prevent smuggling and side marketing by private firms, accused of causing disorderly marketing. In an interview …
Innovation, technology critical for agric development Chronicle 25 August 2017 Driptech irrigation is one of the cheap ways for African farmers to keep their grain market-fresh and biological pest free Sydney Kawadza, Harare BureauThe need for investment in Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector by local and international corporations has become a necessity for a steady growth of …
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Tobacco exports to raise nearly $1bn in 2017 Chronicle 25 August 2017 Harare Bureau Tobacco exports are expected to reach nearly $1 billion during the 2017 season, the tobacco industry has revealed. This was said by Premier Tobacco Auction Floor managing director Mr Philemon Mangena yesterday at a prize giving ceremony for outstanding small holder …
Midlands Youth League calls for more farm repossessions Chronicle 25 August 2017 Kudzanai Chipanga Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau THE ruling Zanu-PF party’s youth wing has urged Government to repossess farms that still remain in the hands of a few commercial white farmers and allocate them to landless youths. Addressing hundreds of youths gathered for the Midlands …
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Bird flu outbreak cuts chick supply by 500k a week August 21, 2017By Own Correspondent The first outbreak struck Lanark Farm in May, where Irvine’s Zimbabwe was forced to slaughter 140 000 chickens. THE cost of poultry products is seen rising following the outbreak of avian influenza in Zimbabwe that has led to a drop in …
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Chimanimani National Park under siege August 23, 2017 in News ONE of Zimbabwe’s major tourist attractions and a key biodiversity area, Chimanimani National Park, is under threat from illegal gold miners whose activities are a threat to the its fragile ecosystem and water supply. BY Edgar Gweshe Traditional leaders in Manicaland have expressed concern over the destruction …
Millers’ body threatens not to pay farmers Chronicle 23 August 2017 Mr Tafadzwa Musarara Harare Bureau THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe might stop paying farmers for maize produced under Command Agriculture if Government insists on fortification implementation. GMAZ has a standing agreement with Government in terms of which, it pledged to buy 800 000 …
Stockfeed prices yet to go down Chronicle 23 August 2017 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers’ Association (ZPFA) says stockfeed prices are yet to go down despite the bumper harvest realised this year. Following the good rains that the country received in the previous farming season, the country envisages a historic bumper harvest …