Category: Agricultural Information

Managing maize crop after emergence Sunday Mail 6/12/2020   A farmer can apply top dressing at 2, 4 and 6 weeks after planting or at 4, 6 and 8 weeks after planting in maize depending on the state of the crop and soil type Peter Gambara MAIZE takes four to seven days to germinate in the …

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Potential for exporting ginger, turmeric   Sunday Mail 29/11/2020 Allan Majuru Trade Focus The global demand for ginger and turmeric is on an upward trend. Along with spices, tea, and medicine, ginger and turmeric are some of the products considered to be healthy and have versatile uses across the world.  Both ginger and turmeric are …

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Controlling weeds in maize fields     Sunday Mail 29/11/2020 Peter Gambara ONE of the contributors of low maize yields in Zimbabwe is the inability to control weeds in the crop.  Generally, farmers need to keep their maize fields clean of weeds for the first six to eight weeks, in order to get a good yield from …

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