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Tobacco farmers urged to prepare their lands for better yields
Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to decide on their cropping program and do early deep ploughing on the field and seedbed sites they intend to pl...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:51hrs | 175 | by Paul Ndou
Shun Sidemarketing, tobacco farmers warned
Contracted tobacco farmers have been warned to shun side marketing by senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa while urging them to fulfill their contractual obligations and deliver all their crops to the mer...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 12:16hrs | 175 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers urged not use chrome
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has advised tobacco farmers living near water sources that are close to chrome washing and processing points to seek clea...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 07:17hrs | 50 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Early deep ploughing now a prerequisite for better yields, tobacco farmers urged
Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to do early deep ploughing on the land and seedbed sites the...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 06:48hrs | 32 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies
With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged all tobacco farmers who are contracted to honor their contr...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 22 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco Stakeholders urged to come up with a pension scheme
Agronomy expert Lazarus Gatawa has urged stakeholders in the tobacco industry to consider putting in place a special pension scheme for tobacco farmers.Gatawa, who is a tobacco senior agronomi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:01hrs | 32 | by Simbarashe Sithole
New firewood saving Tsotso stove introduced for tobacco farmers
Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has introduced new technology of tsotso stove to small scale tobacco farmers in Chiweshe communal lands, Mashonaland Cent...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 59 | by Staff Reporter
'Promote women and youths participation in tobacco production' - Gatawa
Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco Industry players to empower more women and youths to venture into mainstream tobacco production. Gatawa said women and youths hav...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 18:53hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers urged to implement good agricultural practices (GAP)
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, in special reference to small scale growers who rely on rain fed to use good agricultural practices in order to enhance their producti...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:36hrs | 33 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers urged to do reaping, curing processes correctly to ensure good leaf quality
Small-scale tobacco growers are being urged to take heed and cure the remaining crop properly to boost the quality factor and fetch higher average prices.Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa said,...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 15:03hrs | 30 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Agricultural Extension officers in Tobacco farming tipped
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Extension officers in tobacco production to use their skills in guiding farmers to improve their farming practices.He said the current tobacco season...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 17:22hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers to improve leaf quality
Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, with special reference to small-scale farmers who now constitute more than 90% of active tobacco farmers in the country to upgrade their lea...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 08:07hrs | 50 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers urged to implement climate change proofing Agricultural practices
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to plan thoroughly and elevate their agricultural practices as mitigation measures to cou...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 08:39hrs | 22 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers warned
Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said it was pushing for a legal instrument to deal with the side marketing of tobacco by farmers during the 2022 selling season.According...Published: 27 May 2022 at 13:23hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Rains come late, no hope for crops'
A SENIOR agronomist in Manicaland has expressed pessimism that the rains received starting on Wednesday will do much to rejuvenate crops and improve yields.Provincial agriculture extension off...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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