Source: 640 000ha under traditional grains | The Herald (Local News) Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter Farmers have now planted 640 000 hectares of traditional grains, almost double the 392 000 hectares they had planted by this time last year. Currently, planting of potatoes, sugar beans and sunflower is still in progress.
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The Government’s push not to leave anyone or any place behind in its developmental programmes is set to see farmers in dry regions benefiting from value addition of traditional grains, now the grain of choice in the input schemes in areas considered very marginal or almost useless of maize. The move, which is anchored in the Traditional Grains Growth Plan that seeks to boost food security and incomes, is also in sync with the country’s vision of becoming an upper middle income economy by 2030. Traditional grains are crops for marginal and vulnerable areas highly susceptible to the changing climate. Under the Presidential Input Scheme (Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme) this season, the Government was targeting 312 890ha under traditional grains such as sorghum and pearl millet with a projected combined yield of 318 383 tonnes. The farmers went a lot further. This is reflected in the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme where farmers in areas unsuitable or marginal for maize have traditional ...
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