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Precious Manomano
Herald Reporter
As Government intensifies efforts to protect the wheat that is being harvested, a total of 21 000 quelea birds have been
destroyed in Masvingo Province.
The Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) weekly report indicates that quelea bird reports were
received from Manicaland, Mashonaland Central and Masvingo.
Authorities are on the ground putting measures to protect the crop.
ARDAS said surveillance is ongoing in all provinces.
Farmers have harvested nearly 22 153 hectares of wheat with an estimated production of 114 751 tonnes as farmers intensify
harvesting ahead of the summer cropping season.
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