Zimbabwe let's make good use of the current good will and support from the political side to put our land to the best use within our capacity and resource endowments. Let's produce both crops and livestock critical not just for our own food and nutrition security but for those of our friends who have no access to land and other such resources as we have in a profitable environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. Yes we can and with each one of us putting in their best efforts possible we can make Zimbabwe the bread basket of our region and we can retain our export market share in the region and beyond. Those of our neighbours and kith and kin in the region and beyond give us your support guys and know of a truth that we will not disappoint. Uhuru name kazi.
a good harvest does not automatically translate to adequate supplies through out the consumption year. we need to manage and minimise as much as possible post harvest losses such as field losses due to spilage,damage by rodents and weevils and uncalled for wastage. good morning farmers
will be doing a whatsap group for agritech and would like to interact with farmers and friends on this platform . the idea is to share experiences and technical knowledge in farming in general and crop farming in particular. specific or customised technical support can be then requested and shared on a one on one or group basis. serious farmers interested can hit my inbox and give me their whatsap contacts
Diversity can help improve food and nutrition security at household level in rural communities of Zimbabwe.
Having worked with resource poor small holder rural farmers in Zimbabwe in the past 13 years I have picked up a number of observations. There has been so much emphasis on the part of extension agents both public and private (government agricultural extension system and non-governmental organisations and agro-companies extension systems) on production of maize as a key s...
Continue Readingfor this season crops like beans and cow peas can be handy since season started off late and the incident rains affecting weed management. use of herbicides will be handy. the leaching challenge can be addressed by split application of nitrate fertilisers or use of urea particularly black urea. Have a good farming season zimbabwe
what a wet spell' we have just had a wet December with more than 290mm of rainfall in a month at mvuma.crops affected by leaching and overcast cloud cover during the wet spell.combined with the late onset cropping seams a bit on the lower side for the season.better do sweet potatoes and beans
With paramount chief visiting conservation agriculture farmers, in my sugar bean crop at the farm with my kids and siyaso irrigation farmers using flood system
Good morning good farmers of southern africa especially zimbabweans. Now that we have the seasonal forecast lets engage and discuss as we plan for the cropping season which is just about to start for most of us who depend on rainfed agriculture. We need to decide what crops to grow and why grow them, what area to put under which crop, whats the advantage of one crop over the other, when can we start land preparation
Indigenous chicken form an important part of the rural household family life. They can be a source of income and protein. However they have not been produced to their full potential in most cases due to exposure to preditors, diseases and poor nutrition amoung other risks limiting their productivity. They can be profitable if managed well by control of diseases, improved feeding and housing.The market seems promising