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Prioritise early maturing varieties, farmers told

IGMAZ said continued reliance on imports threatened the country’s economic sovereignty and undermined the objectives of the Land Reform Programme.

By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE department of crop production in the ministry of Agriculture has encouraged farmers to prioritise planting early-maturing crop varieties owing to the late onset of rainfall amid fears of an El Nino-induced serious drought. This comes as the country is receiving erratic rains, with some areas experiencing dry spells and some…

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