Stanslous Roy Ruvengo.
Chivi-Although most people around Chivi district harvested this year however some in other communities are worried.
Mostly those who have planted the winter crops. They are worried of birds raiding the crops. Birds are raiding the Nyimai and Nyamakwe Irrigation Schemes in Headman Masunda’s area in Chivi district.They are raiding mature maize cobs and tomatoes and there appears to be little that can be done to overcome the problem.
According to Mrs Susan Paradza the chairperson of Nyimai Irrigation the birds appear soon after daybreak and vanish before 6pm.
“With our friends at Nyamakwe Irrigation we are experiencing problems with birds everyday we have consulted several people in order to overcome the problem,but to no avail, one idea the community suggested was to spray the green maize cobs so that when birds eat them they die, but this received resistance from parents who said their children and others might die as well.Also the use of chemicals causes to build up in the birds that die so that if humans eat them they might also die .Therefore all the ideas suggested have been put aside while the birds continue to feast”said Paradza
The villagers said that such problems had never occurred during previous years when people harvested.
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