Zwenshambe hosts farm walk
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A sorghum field in Zwenshambe
The agriculture demonstrator of the area, Olebile Gondo said despite the country receiving poor rainfall in the 2014/15 ploughing season, there are however blessed as some farmers in his area did well and are expecting a good harvest, an achievement worth sharing to help other farmers with tips on how to make it in farming.
Gondo said that interacting with farmers was beneficial to his office as well as affording them the opportunity to address them in pertinent farming issues, the intention being to improve farming practices.
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