Zimbabwe: Remember the ides of 2021/22 cropping season

Maize (Corn)

Zimbabwe

Published Jan 5, 2022

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Obert Chifamba Agri — Insight A CUMULATIVE 377 517 hectares of maize, 61 959ha short of the 439 476ha planted during the corresponding period last season! Such is the extent of disruption the false onset of the 2021/22 rainy season has caused in the manner in which farmers have being going about their activities guided by the rainfall amounts received in their different regions.

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Information from the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development's latest weekly updates is, however, indicating that a cumulative 587 930ha have been put under summer crops with farmers continuing to plant despite receiving below normal rains. According to Agritex, most areas have, in fact, received below normal rainfall compared with the long term average. From the 377 517ha of maize planted so far, 95 136ha are under the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme, 29 264 ha under Command while 256 666ha were planted by self-financing farmers or through other contractors. Sorghum has so far been committed to 64 367ha compared to the 75 334ha that had been planted during the same period last year. Farmers have also planted 35 940ha of pearl millet, 13 090ha of soya beans and 37 660 ha of cotton. Under Pfumvudza/Intwasa, farmers planted 11 665ha of cotton while 25 995ha was funded by other contractors. On the one hand, tobacco growers have planted 57 796ha compared to ...

Source: All Africa