Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt launches Command Fisheries at Tokwe Mukosi Dam May 30, 2017 Local News Senator Mahofa George Maponga Masvingo BureauGovernment has launched the National Command Fisheries Programme at Tokwe Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo, with a target to stock at least 1,5 million fingerlings (young fish) to boost fish production across the province. Tokwe Mukosi Dam was stocked …
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Parly to engage tobacco stakeholders May 31, 2017 Local News Farirai Machivenyika and Elita ChikwatiThe Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Irrigation Development will next week engage stakeholders and farmers in the tobacco industry to assess developments in the sector. Chairperson of the committee Cde Christopher Chitindi, who also represents Muzarabani South in the National Assembly, …
Farmers urged to insure livestock May 31, 2017 Business Sharon Chiware, Midlands ReporterLIVESTOCK farmers have been urged to commercialise their operations and insure their animals to avoid losses in the event of diseases and natural disasters such as drought. Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) Midlands provincial head, Mr Alpha Majera, bemoaned losses that farmers suffer due to failure …
$44m set aside to buy cotton May 31, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE’S cotton selling season has begun and Cottco Ltd, which is the sole authorised buyer, has set aside $44 million to buy the crop. This year, Zimbabwe is expected to produce 110 000 kg after a record low output of 30 000 kg last year. Cottco managing …
Germany eyes Zim horticultural crops May 31, 2017 Business Minister Joseph Made Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauGermany has expressed interest in importing 15 horticultural crops from Zimbabwe, a development likely to earn the country millions of dollars in foreign currency, as the demand for non-Genetically Modified crops and Biotech free cotton on the international market increases. Zimbabwe is …
National Parks in destocking exercise By ZimSitRep_M | May 29, 2017 0 Comment Source: National Parks in destocking exercise – Sunday News May 28, 2017 Tinomuda Chakanyuka, Senior ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) said its destocking exercise will continue despite improved pastures and water resources in most wildlife protected areas in the country. Last year Zimparks announced that it …
SA firm invests $5m in Agriseeds May 29, 2017 Business Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business ReporterSouth Africa’s Klein Karoo Saad Bemarking has invested about $5 million for the recapitalisation of its 80 percent owned local seed manufacturing company, Agriseeds. Klein Karoo Saad Bemarking which is a subsidiary of Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed ZAAD Investment is also planning to invest …
Sporadic incidences of white mould on KRK66: Current, future solutions May 29, 2017 Business White mould (Erysiphe cichoracearum) on the variety K RK66 In the 2015 /16 season growers reported incidences of white mould (Erysiphe cichoracearum) on the variety KRK66. This was most unexpected as, with the exception of K30R, KRK29 and K RK61, all Kutsaga …
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Solar prices dropped but Zesa still in the dark May 29, 2017 Business Renewables such as solar are cost-competitive and can be built at a much faster rate than coal-fired power plants Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryEnergy costs rose faster than most products on the index of consumer prices in April, compared to a year ago. Though …
2016-17 season maize yield above consumption levels May 27, 2017 Local News Dr Sekeramayi Runyararo Muzavazi Herald Reporter—Maize output for this farming season will surpass the country’s consumption requirements owing to Command Agriculture and the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme, Defence Minister Dr Sydney Sekeramayi (pictured right) said yesterday. Speaking during a field day held at Defence College in …
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