Agriculture

Varimi vazhinji varikubvunza kuti mvura irikunaya munguva ino ye gore yakanaka here.

Ndingagngoti mundangariro dzangu pane gore rakanaya mvura kusvikira muna Chikumi kana kuti June muchingezi zvichireva kuti iri harizi shura zvinhu zvinoitika zvichifambirana nokushanduka kwemwaka uye mamiriro ekunze.

Tikatarisisa nyika yedu ichirikuda mvura zvakanyanya kuitira kuti madhamu nenzizi zvizare kunyanya takatarisana nemwaka wekurima gorosi nezvimwewo zvirimwa zvemuchando zvinoda madiridziro uye nemafuro.

Tochitarisa kumibvunzo yevarimi vakawanda. Tinoona kuti mvura yanaya zvakanyanya munguva yekukohwa izvo zvinogona kukanganisa goho remurimi.

Kana mvura ikaramba ichinaya uye denga rakakwidibira kwenguva refu hunyoro ihwohwo hunugona kukanganisa goho ranga rakanaka.

Naizvozvo tinoona kuti mbesa dziya dzinooma dzakatarisa mudenga uye dzine miromo yakavhurika ndidzo dzinonyanyotanga kukanganisika. Apa murimi anoonawo kuti mbesa inooma, yokotama yakavharika kuchirebvu hainyanyi kuvhiringika sezvo mvura nehunyoro hazvipindi mukati.

Kunyangwe kukanaya kwemazuva matatu kana mana zvakanaka asi panozodawo kuti kuite zuva nemhepo inoomesa mbesa kuitira kuti tisarasikirwa nemari.

Chokupedzisira tinokurudzira varimi kuti kana mbesa dzenyu dzaibva uye dzaoma zvakakosha kudzikohwa nenguva modzichengetedza zvakanaka kuitira kuti tisarasikirwe nemari iri mugoho redu.

Kuvarimi venzungu kana dzaibva munogona kukohwa nokuti pasi panenge papfava asi mukanonokera nzungu idzodzo dzinomera zvakare zvichireva kuti hadzizonaki sezvadzaifanira kuita uye goho racho rinozopawo muripo mushoma pakutengesa.

Planting of winter wheat in the country starts in earnest on the 1st of May 2025

Government has started ring fencing power and water resources needed for the season as well as the distribution of inputs to farmers.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Professor Obert Jiri highlighted that early planting is important so as to maximise on yields.

“We are tracking on the key enablers for a successful winter wheat production which include power availability and water availability.”

He added that about one hundred and twenty thousand hectares will be put under irrigation this season.

“We are looking at a much better winter production this year around, this comes on the bases of abundant water.

“Last year if you remember there was Elnino induced drought and it was an emotional response hence we went out with very little water resources.”

Winter wheat is a temperate crop that thrives in cooler temperatures and is often grown in winter, under irrigation, for the best yields. In Zimbabwe it is a crucial crop, with the government targeting large areas for cultivation to boost food security and reduce imports.