Cottco loses $9K inputs
Stephen Ephraem Post Correspondent — FARMERS in Marega area of Chipinge South recently impounded fertiliser worth $9 000 from Cotton Company of Zimbabwe accusing the company of failing to pay them a 10 cents
opinion informal sector
Charles Dhewa — Where formal organisations try to store their knowledge in the form of corporate processes and procedures, informal institutions like people’s agriculture markets pack their knowledge
Dam levels remain depressed: Zinwa
Samuel Kadungure Farming Reporter — ZIMBABWE National Water Authority has implored water users across the country to pay their bills and use the precious liquid sparingly as levels in major dams remain stumpy at 38
Tobacco reaping starts
Samuel Kadungure Farming Reporter — HARVESTING of the irrigated tobacco crop — planted in September 2016 — has started at a time the bulk of dryland growers are still in the fields transplanting their seedlings.
Chimanimani beekeepers bemoan market shortages
Blessing Rwizi Post Correspondent — BEEKEEPERS in WARD 18 of Chimanimani District have expressed concern over market shortages and knowledge on how to practice effective beekeeping and boost their
Do not plant recklessly – Mamhare
Samuel Kadungure FARMERS in Manicaland who have scaled up planting operations following the inception of the rains must wake up to the reality of climate change and plant according to advice from agronomists and weather experts to avoid losses.
Cattle continue succumbing to drought
Samuel Kadungure Farming Reporter SMALLHOLDER farmers in communal parts of Manicaland have suffered unmitigated livestock fatalities that have dealt a blow on their future livelihoods and capacity to
Efforts to save dying cattle in Buhera, Chipinge
Samuel Kadungure Farming Reporter THE current climatic condition demands all livestock farmers to strategically destock non-breeding stock so that they remain with a manageable herd which can be fed
Command tillage lags behind
Samuel Kadungure Farming Reporter MANICALAND has started receiving its allocation of inputs for farmers whose contracts have passed the test under the Command Agriculture programme.
Fish cage installation begins at Osborne
Blessing Rwizi Post Correspondent PRACTICAL Action will this week float five 25-cubic-metre fish cages at Osborne Dam and Odzi River.