Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Failed Privatisation 0 January 8, 2022 10:06 AM I never knew that the cotton plant was indigenous to Africa. Perhaps that explains why it grows so well here and is totally aligned to our climate conditions. Even so, Africa plays only a small part, possibly less than 1% in the global supply of this essential fibre …
Firm fined Z$40m for illegal cotton 0 January 8, 2022 12:32 PM Source: Firm fined Z$40m for illegal cotton – The Zimbabwe Independent TINASHE MAKICHI THE Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has fined local cotton farming firm Agri-Alliance ZW$40 million (US$370 300) for the production of banned ratoon cotton. AMA chief executive Clever Isaya confirmed the development. Ratooning is …
Dam levels increase 0 January 9, 2022 8:04 AM Source: Dam levels increase | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent SOME of the country’s major dams have started recording increases in water levels, while a few have already reached full capacity on account of the ongoing wet spell being experienced countrywide. According to the latest data …
5 million people food insecure: WFP 0 January 9, 2022 10:21 AM Source: 5 million people food insecure: WFP – The Standard BY NUNURAI JENA FIVE million Zimbabweans, 42% of which are urban dwellers are food insecure despite government claims that the country has enough grain stocks to see it through to the next harvest. World Food Programme …
More rains expected, farmers have until 15 January to plant 0 January 9, 2022 11:54 AM Source: More rains expected, farmers have until 15 January to plant | The Sunday News Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter THE wet spell being experienced in the country will continue until February, with more rainfall expected for the next eight weeks but farmers …
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Seed banks give women a chance to mitigate climate change 0 January 10, 2022 10:46 AM Source: Feature: Seed banks give women a chance to mitigate climate change – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY MELODY CHIKONO MARVELS Rudairo looked at her newly built house, which she managed to build through proceeds from a seed bank project to mitigate climate change …
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Ecstacy as Zim farmers secure European pineapple market 0 January 10, 2022 10:49 AM Source: Feature: Ecstacy as Zim farmers secure European pineapple market – NewsDay Zimbabwe IN her wildest dreams, Chipinge smallholder farmer Sarudzai Sithole never imagined that her pineapples could someday stock the produce section of Europe’s finest supermarkets. Now, the 34-year-old mother of five is …
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Farmbiz: The big league of cattle ranching – The Zimbabwe Independent By Theindependent 17/12/2021 By Kudakwashe Gwabanayi Just for today, anyone with a cow will be a rancher. So, whether you keep two cattle for subsistence farming, or you have 100 for breeding, you are a rancher. Cattle husbandry has been with human kind since …
Notable risks for Zim economy in 2022 – The Zimbabwe Independent By Theindependent 17/12/2021 By Victor Bhoroma The Zimbabwean economy is widely expected to grow in 2022 with the government forecasting a 5,5% real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a modest growth of 3,1% for the same period while …
Climate change-induced dry spell derails tobacco farming – The Zimbabwe Independent By Theindependent 17/12/2021 By FIDELITY MHLANGA THE climate-change-induced dry spell that has punctuated this season has resulted in just 40% of tobacco planted as the bulk of small-scale farmers are still waiting for the rains to plant their crop. The majority of small-scale tobacco …
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