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*Matabeleland Farmers Advised To Prioritise Traditional Grains* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?tn A local agronomist, Davison Masendeke, has advised farmers in drought-prone areas to grow traditional grains such as millet, sorghum, and others in the 2022-2023 cropping season as they are more drought-tolerant compared to maize. Weather forecasters have projected normal to above-normal rainfall for Zimbabwe in the current cropping season but its distribution pattern remains unknown. ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage, 4GB RAM $119 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 Buy Online: https://www.pindula.co.zw/market/itel-s24-128gb-22-20240426142756795795/?s=wanews ---------- Masendeke said farmers should prioritise the growing of traditional grains as maize cannot withstand seasonal drought spells that are increasingly becoming common. He said: > The importance of growing crops such as millet and sorghum is in that these are traditional grains. > They (traditional grains) are drought resistant in that they originate in Africa and can withstand the climate of the continent. > Secondly, rainfall patterns have changed unlike in the past when we would receive enough rain throughout the cropping season until crops such as maize would mature. > Rainfall distribution is no longer predictable. > The rainy season no longer begins at the usual time that we have always known, rains now delay a little bit. > Again during the course of the season, we usually experience a dry spell. > Crops such as maize cannot withstand a dry spell like sorghum which explains why farmers should prioritise such crops. > During a dry spell, crops such as millet have a tendency of stopping growing and only resume after rains. > The importance of growing such grains is in that they are able to withstand dry spells. > We now have shorter rainy seasons meaning to say early maturing crops can give a farmer a better harvest. | CITE _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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