WATER levels in major dams have started declining as demand for irrigation water has been picking up with a significant number of farmers resorting to irrigatio.
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has urged farmers to use dam water sparingly to delay the depletion of the resource which is dwindling due to the dry spell that the country is experiencing.
WITH climate change problems showing no signs of abating, Government is seeking to establish partnerships to develop irrigation infrastructure and fully utilise the country’s water bodies whose underutilisation is compromising efforts to boost food security. This comes as the country has more than 9 000 dams that are considered as complete with most of them…