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JUST IN: Chombwe Pfumvudza crops in good shape George Maponga in Masvingo Crops grown under the Pfumvudza concept with irrigation support from the $8million Chombwe Piped Water Scheme in northern Chivi are in excellent condition pointing to a bumper harvest in the area for the first time in years. The scheme was commissioned by President Mnangagwa in December last year after being bankrolled using devolution funds. Among the crops being grown under a model Pfumvudza project on an area straddling two hectares near Chombwe Hill, is maize, cowpeas, sorghum, rapoko and sunflower. Provincial Agrit...

Crop situation good countrywide  Herald Reporters Crops are generally in good condition with the favourable rains falling, and the early planted crops, both from Pfumvudza and the other programmes, doing well. However, the heavy rains have made it harder to keep up with weeding and the application of herbicides and top-dressing fertilisers. Top dressing fertiliser, ammonium nitrate or urea, tends to be in short supply, with the few shops having stocks selling it at between $31 000 and $39 000 a bag, or US$33 and US$37, depending on location and type of the product. Masvingo province is curre...