Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt unveils crop disease quarantine April 21, 2017 Local News Dr Made Runyararo Muzavazi Herald reporterGovernment, in partnership with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) yesterday unveiled the maize lethal leaf necrosis (MLN) disease quarantine facility in Mazowe. MLN is a destructive disease capable of causing overwhelming damage to maize crops and has already caused significant …
Govt appoints new CSC board April 21, 2017 Business Minister Joseph Made The Government has announced the new Cold Storage Company board that is expected to spearhead command livestock programme and improve the national herd particularly in communal areas. Agriculture, Mechanisation and irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said the new board included three members from …
Declining meat prices downplay Colcom subsidiary’s sales increase Companies & Markets April 18, 2017By Own Correspondent Colcom’s revenue for the year ended December 31 2016 rose by eight percent to US$33,07 million compared to US$30,57 million in 2015. COLCOM Holdings says it has, since dollarisation, invested over US$2,5 million into subsidiary, Associated Meat Packers (AMP), in …
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Pay your taxes, farmers told National Report April 13, 2017By Staff Reporter Economist, John Robertson THE 2016/17 agricultural season was meant to be a good year for tobacco farmers, until the taxman came along.Late last month, farmers without valid tax clearance certificates — and these happen to be in the majority — were asked to pay …
Commercial timber plantations under threat from illegal settlers April 20, 2017 in National, News CHIMANIMANI — this semi-tropical region of Zimbabwe — which has large tracts of beautiful, evergreen landscapes — has some of the country’s biggest commercial timber plantations that sit perfectly on its mountainous terrain and blend well with the flora and fauna of all types, …
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‘Armyworm threat not yet over’ April 20, 2017 Local News Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIGovernment has warned farmers not to relax in the fight against fall armyworm, saying the yield threatening creature is likely to resurface as it is hibernating underground. In an interview with The Herald, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said the …
Lions kill 32 goats, 8 cattle in two weeks April 20, 2017 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterLIONS are wreaking havoc in Binga, killing livestock after straying into villages. About 32 goats and eight cattle have been killed in two weeks by lions in Chitete village, Sinansengwe Ward under Chief Sinansengwe in Binga. Sinansengwe ward councillor Mr …
Zim’s fertile farm land lying idle April 13, 2017 in News MORE than half of Zimbabwe’s irrigable land is underutilised due to dilapidated state-owned irrigation equipment, posing a threat to the country’s food security, a study by the Auditor-General has revealed. By Hazel Ndebele Zimbabwe, once the breadbasket of the region, has been reduced to a basket …
Allied Timbers seek partner for power project April 19, 2017 Business Business Reporter —ALLIED Timbers Zimbabwe is seeking partners to establish a power generating plant that use timber waste material from its sawmills. The country’s biggest timber processor said in a statement that it wanted to utilise saw dusts from its saw mills to produce power. The …
Govt to announce cotton prices…..Brace for most lucrative cotton season ever: Made April 14, 2017 Local News Dr Made Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIAgriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made yesterday said Government will soon announce the much-awaited cotton prices for this season, which will be above 50 cents per kilogramme. Speaking in an interview …
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