Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Poachers jailed 9 years for possession of 3 605kg ivory July 15, 2017 in News TWO men from Dete in Matabeleland North province were yesterday jailed nine years each, for killing five elephants using cyanide-poisoned oranges. By Nokuthaba Dlamini The pair, David Ndlovu (42) and Nkathazo Penga (33), appeared before Hwange provincial magistrate, Sharon Rosemani charged with …
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Power boost for Zimbabwe July 15, 2017 in News CONSTRUCTION of the multi-million 1 000km-long 400-kilovolt powerline from Mozambique through Zimbabwe to South Africa, a major integral part of the Southern African Power Pool (Sapp), is expected to start anytime soon. BY Own Correspondent In Zimbabwe, the line will link Mutare and Beitbridge via Chiredzi and Mwenezi, …
Govt orders millers to get maize from GMB July 17, 2017 in News GOVERNMENT has ordered millers to get their maize from the Grain Marketing Board and to pay directly to Treasury, as a way to combat corruption in the buying of maize. by VENERANDA LANGA Joseph Made Agriculture minister Joseph Made (pictured) disclosed the new arrangement …
Africa’s forests & savannahs under threat July 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tropical forests in the Congo, for example, have exceptionally high numbers of animal and plant species Julie Aleman CorrespondentTropical Africa has two distinct features – rain forests which are dominated by trees and savannah’s which are dominated by grasses. Both depend on rainfall quantity …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zesa anchors winter wheat success July 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis THE Command Agriculture Programme, which started last season with maize production, has now shifted to winter wheat, with hundreds of farmers having planted the crop. Farmers who voluntarily took up winter wheat production were provided with all the inputs as was the …
White farmer sues Mombeshora over offer letter July 14, 2017 in News A MARONDERA farmer, Stephen Worswick, who last week sued Foreign Affairs deputy minister, Edgar Mbwembwe for allegedly threatening to kill him over his piece of land, has once again approached the court seeking to compel the government to issue him with an offer letter. BY …
Bridging the farmer, extension worker gap July 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Gone digital: Farmers and extension officers exchange notes on electronic extension Leroy Dzenga Features WriterExtension worker shortage has been cited as a challenge bedevilling Zimbabwean farmers, especially those operating in communal areas. This has resulted in poor agronomy methods in some cases where …
National Foods affords farmers to share tips July 14, 2017 Business Business ReporterNATIONAL Foods hosts a stock feeds poultry winter fair tomorrow at their Zimbabwe International Trade (ZITF). The giant agro processing firm said the programme would afford farmers an opportunity to share tips and ideas about profitable poultry farming with experts in rearing and marketing. …
Mtshabezi Dam centre for Mat South Command Fisheries July 14, 2017 Local News The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland South Cde Abednigo Ncube (left) hands over fingerlings for the National Command Fisheries Programme to villagers in Matabeleland South yesterday Nyaradzo Bakari, Chronicle ReporterTHE Government yesterday launched the Command Fisheries Programme for Matabeleland South …
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Farmers flock to GMB to deliver grain July 14, 2017 Local News Minister Joseph Made Chronicle ReportersHUNDREDS of farmers are flocking to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots countrywide to deliver grain from bumper harvests obtained under the highly successful Command Agriculture and Presidential Input Support Scheme. The Chronicle visited the Bulawayo depot where it observed …