farming

Dairy Farm. Image credit abstcm.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Livestock Farming

• Animal husbandry is the rearing of livestock, cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys by a farmer in order to sustain himself and his nation.
• Commercially, for Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa with the exception of South Africa’s […]
  

Brahman cattle. Image credit agcanada.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial ranching

• This is the large scale rearing of livestock mainly to produce meat for sale.
• In Zimbabwe however, the ranching has of late been diversified with the farmers not just keeping cattle and sheep but also wildlife […]
  

Grazing Cattle. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Cattle Ranching as a system

We are aware that some of the information in this topic is dated but we have included it because examiners still keep examining on it.

• Cattle ranching , like any other farming activity, is […]
  

Commercial Farm in Zimbabwe.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial farming in Zimbabwe

Inputs

• Land– ranges from 500 to 100 000 ha.
• Rainfall– water for irrigation comes from rivers, dams, lakes or aquifers.
• Capital– comes from banks or other farmers.
• Labour– this comes from the farmers himself, skilled and […]
  

Tobacco farmers selling their produce at TSF.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Tobacco farming in Zimbabwe

Growing conditions and growing area

• This accounts for 30 % of the country forex earnings and 12% of GDP.
• It employs over 300 000 people.
• Region 2 major growing area.
• Rainfall 700-1000 mm […]