El Nino: Farmers urged to prioritise climate-smart seed varieties

Farmers have been urged to prioritise drought-tolerant and early maturing seed varieties suited to their respective agro-ecological regions, as El Niño-related rainfall variability continues to heighten the risk of prolonged dry spells in Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

El Niño, a climate phenomenon associated with warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, often brings below-normal rainfall and extended dry conditions to southern Africa, including Zimbabwe. 

This has reinforced the need for climate-smart agriculture and careful seed selection.

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