Business Reporter

THE Government has begun taking measures to ensure that livestock in Matabeleland South province do not succumb to the effects of drought as lack of pastures and water reach alarming levels, a senior Government official said.

Business Correspondent

THE debate on the adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) production to enhance food has escalated with industry threatening to push for the speedy embracing of scientific methods to enhance food productivity and boost exports.

Dumisani Nsingo in Hwange

THE Department of Veterinary Services has hailed Livestock Development Committees for playing an integral part in ensuring improvement of livestock production and development.

Use mobile phones to inform farmers

LACK of information has since become a common denominator between commercial and communal farmers in Zimbabwe. A few years ago many people would have pointed a finger at lack of access to libraries and extension workers in remote areas of the country as a source of ignorance. Indeed extension work was almost grounded to a halt by the economic meltdown a few years ago, while libraries have remained uncommon around farming communities.

Ngonidzashe Chiutsi

Business Correspondent

FARMERS have been advised to dose their livestock with vitamin A and feed them with molasses during the dry season as a way of increasing appetite to feed.

Business Correspondent

ORGANIC fertiliser concern Nico Orgo fertilisers is set to establish a fertiliser manufacturing plant in the drought prone region of Matabeleland following the souring demand of organic fertiliser in the region, a company official has said.

Lulu Brenda Harris

Business Correspondent

The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union Matabeleland South Chapter has resolved to come up with survival strategies to mitigate against drought as well as pushing the Government to speed up the processing of their land title deeds

Indiscriminate settlements danger to livestock production

“You are the voice of the voiceless communal farmers Masuku, batshele. I wonder what happened to the system of preserving communal pastures for lean times, imilaga?”

Thokozani Ndlovu

AGRICULTURAL experts have urged Government and banks to avail funds to farmers for the coming summer crop so that they can mobilise adequate inputs to improve on last season’s low production.

Dumisani Nsingo

Business Reporter

THE Zimbabwe Sugarcane Farmers Association (ZSFA) has urged consumers to refrain from purchasing imported sugar so as to ensure the survival of local industry and recovery of the country’s agricultural sector.

Markets: A lifeline for farming

FROM time to time I delve into the psyche of a communal farmer and hope to expose that turbulent thought process in an attempt to summon a sense of responsibility from those who seem to have abdicated their role of giving care to the nation.