2. Plans For the Season
1. To clear at least 4ha of land at Panmure farm and put a total area of
25ha under crop production.
2. Each student to have 3 Pfumvudza Plots comprising of i)maize plot,
ii)sugar beans plot and iii)sunflower plot.
3. To plant the maize crop on the Pfumvudza and main field with the
first effective rains.
4. To produce enough produce for student and livestock consumption.
5. To sell surplus and get income to procure inputs for the following
season.
3. Achievements
• Managed to clear 1.5ha of land at Panmure farm.
• Each student had one Pfumvudza plot of maize.
• A total of 9ha was put under crop production i.e. maize and sugar
beans.
• Managed to produce enough maize for student consumption i.e 10t
of maize.
4. Challenges
• Faced delays on inputs supplies i.e fuel, seed, fertilisers and
herbicides.
• Students were unavailable to manage their plots since they were on
holiday.
• We experienced heavy floods this season which destroyed almost half
of the field as well as almost threatening human life.
• We also experienced a dry spell at silking stage.
• Labour and equipments shortages like knapsacks/ boom sprayers.
• Theft from the surrounding community due to shortage of security.
5. Rainfall Readings Recorded at Shamva Agric
College
Month Mm
November 133mm
December 177mm
January 358mm
February 161mm
March 148mm
Total 977mm
6. Gross margin budget for maize
ITEM QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTAL COST
Maize seed 300kg $75/25kg $900
Comp D 300kg $180 $1 440
AN 350kg $280 $1 440
Glyphosate 20ltrs $140 $140
Atrazine 20ltrs $140 $140
Nicoslfuron 2x45g $5 $10
Fuel- Ploughing
* Disc Harrowing
30ltrs/Ha
20ltrs/Ha
$1.60
$1.60
$192
$128
Empty bags 200 x 50kg $1 for 3 $66
Labor 3 workers $3/day $189
TOTAL VARIABLE COST $4 645
8. Recommendations
• Resources should be procured and delivered well in time so that
working program is rightfully followed.
• Construction of structures especially accommodation to speed up at
Panmure farm so that more staff members settle there to kick start
production and development since we are continuously facing fuel
and transport challenges.
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10. Plans For 2023-24 Season
• To clear atleast 4ha of land at Pamnure Farm for crop production
before the coming rain season.
• To put a total of 30ha under crop production (7ha Panmure Farm and
23ha @ SOS Campus)
• Each student to have 3 Pfumvudza Plots i)grain, ii)legume and iii) oil
crop
• To have a broiler production contract at Panmure Farm with either
Irvines or Sarry company
• To expand our livestock units (Piggery, Goats, Beef and Dairy) utilizing
the land at Panmure Farm.
11. Achievement done so far:
• A horticulture garden with 100 000 king onion and 10 000
rape plants has been established.
• A work itinerary for land clearance at Panmure is already in
place.
• Crop and livestock budgets and a work itinerary for 2023-24
cropping season are now in place as well.
• A business proposal to source funding towards the broiler
production contract is being worked on.
12. Crop Allocation
• SOS Campus;
• Maize ------- 12Ha
• Sugarbeans ------- 2Ha
• Sunflower ------- 1Ha
• Pfumvudza and demostration plots ------- 8Ha
• TOTAL ------- 23Ha
