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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Weather forecasters have projected normal to above-normal rainfall for Zimbabwe in the current cropping season but its distribution pattern remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Masendeke said farmers should prioritise the growing of traditional grains as maize cannot withstand seasonal drought spells that are increasingly becoming common. He said:<\/p>\n

The importance of growing crops such as millet and sorghum is in that these are traditional grains.<\/p>\n

They (traditional grains) are drought resistant in that they originate in Africa and can withstand the climate of the continent.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Rainfall distribution is no longer predictable.<\/p>\n

The rainy season no longer begins at the usual time that we have always known, rains now delay a little bit.<\/p>\n

Again during the course of the season, we usually experience a dry spell.<\/p>\n

Crops such as maize cannot withstand a dry spell like sorghum which explains why farmers should prioritise such crops.<\/p>\n

During a dry spell, crops such as millet have a tendency of stopping growing and only resume after rains.<\/p>\n

The importance of growing such grains is in that they are able to withstand dry spells.<\/p>\n

We now have shorter rainy seasons meaning to say early maturing crops can give a farmer a better harvest.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. 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. 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