Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sadc agric ministers head to Swaziland April 18, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterMinisters of agriculture from SADC are expected to meet in Swaziland soon to come up with ways of solving crop and livestock pests and diseases that have wreaked havoc in the region. Zimbabwe will be represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation …
$14m Lake Mutirikwi hydro-power plant for Masvingo April 17, 2017 Business Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentTHE Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power Company has started a feasibility study on the five megawatt mini-hydro power plant to cost $14 million at Lake Mutirikwi. The proposed project is envisaged to augment power supply in the province and help ease burden from the …
Read more “$14m Lake Mutirikwi hydro-power plant for Masvingo”
Arda increases capacity utilisation to 75pc April 17, 2017 Business Mr Basil Nyabadza Harare BureauTHE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority has increased capacity utilisation at most of its estates to around 75 percent from the 15 percent, which has been recorded over the past five years, chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza said. Arda, which owns 22 estates …
Embrace ICTs, small-holder farmers urged April 18, 2017 Business Andile Tshuma, Business reporterSMALL-HOLDER farmers should embrace Information and Communication Technologies to access information on latest production techniques and connecting to markets. Speaking at a workshop organised by the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) in Lupane on Wednesday, Harare Institute of Technology official, Ms Thabani Dundu, said modern technologies …
Food security equals national security April 18, 2017 Business Prosper NdlovuCLIMATE change is increasingly becoming a ‘security threat’ the world over amid speculation that failure to manage it may increase the risk of violent conflict. Scholars Jon Barnett and Neil Adger in “Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict” argue that climate change has an effect …
Late cropping to affect yields in Mberengwa, Zvishavane April 19, 2017 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentMIDLANDS Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Jason Machaya says Zvishavane and Mberengwa Districts may not get the anticipated harvests as most farmers in the two districts did late planting. The situation has also been exacerbated by Cyclone Dineo which was accompanied …
Read more “Late cropping to affect yields in Mberengwa, Zvishavane”
Comesa calls for seed trade harmonisation April 19, 2017 Business Business ReporterTHE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) says cumbersome and lengthy processes of seed variety testing and release procedures conducted before marketing have limited the regional seed trade among member countries. This is in addition to variations in national regulations for seed certification, …
Tasers used in $1000 robbery April 14, 2017 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle Reporter THREE men who were armed with guns and tasers pounced at a farmhouse in Colleen Bawn and got away with more than $1 000 and two cellphones after firing a warning shot, police confirmed yesterday. The suspects, who are on the run, broke …
Cold weather, rains expected to continue April 18, 2017 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE cold weather and rains being experienced are expected to continue across the country, the Meteorological Services Department has said. The department yesterday said the cloudy, cold and windy weather should persist in Matabeleland North, north of Midlands, Mashonaland and Manicaland provinces with …
More hippos die in Binga April 19, 2017 Local News Dead hippos at Mlibizi River at Kavira Forest in Binga Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterMORE Hippos have mysteriously died in the Mlibizi area of Binga with authorities’ saying investigations into the cause of their deaths were underway. Cyanide poisoning has been ruled out. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife …