Understanding crop water requirements

Understanding crop water requirements | The Herald   Quite a number of farmers have found themselves saddled with huge irrigation water bills which some are now failing to pay owing to their inability to appreciate and understand the water requirements for their crops. These farmers ended up committing themselves to water in excess of their …

Tobacco merchants face prosecution

Tobacco merchants face prosecution | The Herald   Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterIn an unprecedented move, farmer representative bodies are combining efforts to bring to book tobacco contracting firms that are allegedly prejudicing tobacco farmers of millions of dollars, The Herald Business has learnt. This comes after thousands of independent tobacco farmers were unwittingly registered by …