p Combine harvesterfrom SUKUOLUHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, ZimbabweMASVINGO, (
Acting Masvingo provincial Agritex officer, Aaron Muchazivepi said harvesting should have started long back but was delayed by the rains."Harvesting is now expected to kick off next week (this week).
The crop is ripe, but the prevailing wet spell poses challenges for a combine harvester," said Muchazivepi.He said plans were in place to expand the project to other crops like soya beans, sugar beans and wheat.
"As a province, we must always try to adapt to climate change, which continues to affect us on a daily basis," he said.Muchazivepi urged agricultural research stations in the province to work towards identifying crops which could be grown in arid regions to boost Masvingo's food security.
"We are satisfied that
These are Tugwi Mukosi, lake Mutirikwi, Manyuchi, Bangala, Manjirenji, Mushandike,
The programme was initiated by the former Masvingo Resident Minister Josaya Hungwe who asked the sugarcane producer to help grow winter maize.The maize was supplied to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to boost its reserves, which would come handy in times of drought.
"More companies should take a lead from
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