Urban agriculture in Zimbabwe has expanded significantly. Every open space seemingly undeveloped is cleared for crop production on the onset of the rainy season every year.
Category: Agriculture
Commercial Wheat Production, The Basics
Bread wheat, which is produced in large quantities, is used for making leavened, flat and steamed bread, biscuits, cakes and fermented alcoholic beverages such as beer, vodka and ethanol.
Groundnut production in communal areas, the basics
Groundnut grows best in sandy loam soils, with less than 15% clay and a pH between 5.3 and 7.3.
Pfumvudza, nutritional gardens and the sustenance of rural livelihoods
I wake up to prepare to go to a local school, which is about 10km away. The school is located in the vicinity of the business centre. On my way, three women who happen to be our neighbours join me on Mondays and Wednesdays, around 5:00 am.
Sustainable Veld Management Systems for Livestock Farmers
Variations in rainfall patterns attributed to climate change have been affecting almost all farming practices in recent years.
Airborne Technology in Agriculture: The Need for Officers to be Technically Equipped
Climate change has affected food production in recent years, yet population growth has increased the demand for food. Farmers need to produce more food than before. Large scale commercial farming has had negative impacts on the environment and arable land is becoming scarce as global population grows.
Urban Agriculture: Threat to Water Quality, Aesthetic Value
Dry thickets were hewn, maize stalks cleared into heaps and urban veld burnt in preparation for planting. Now we are in the middle of the cropping season.
Incessant Rains Leave Communal Farmers Counting Losses
When the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)released its long-range forecast results, in October 2020, the news of the La Nina phenomenon brought joy to farmers in Zimbabwe who had endured the poor harvests of the 2019/20 cropping season.
Challenges faced by small holder farmers post FTLRP
Small holder farmers should reassert their role as sole producers of food crops to ensure food security at community level. Despite the adverse effects of climate change, they can still produce enough to feed their families.
IoT solutions for Precision Agriculture
Farmers can use DSG’s Ultrasonic Distance Sensor for measuring grain level in a silo or a liquid in a container. The system uses ultrasound to measure the distance to an object, a high frequency sound wave is emitted by the device, measuring the time it takes for the wave to reach the object and then return to the sensor.