THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history,.
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history,.
Zimbabwe: New hope for farmers as Mushandike Dam fills up
Zimbabwe’s Mushandike Dam has spilled for the first time in over twenty years. This raises hopes of the imminent revival of the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme, that collapsed two years ago after the reservoir dried up. This programme, the biggest irrigation scheme in Masvingo, straddling over 800 hectares, collapsed in August 2018 after its sole source of water domiciled in Mushandike Game Park dried up.
Agritex Mushandike supervisor Callisto Mukarati: “Our plotholders at Mushandike are surely thrilled because they will now be able to grow crops that generate cash for them such as sugar beans, wheat, chilli and potatoes which, is a boon for the local economy.These crops could not be grown under dry land.”