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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Kalahari red goats have arrived on the farm, scaling up our breeding program in Headlands.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Just been in a smash and grab on second street and churchill, they took laptop bag and ran.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
11 months
Ama2000 dont get adult jokes told my son he can get any if he gets a certain results or plants 1000 trees at farm, he got the result now wants the keys. No such thing I was just motivating him like my dad promised me a pair of Nikes if I get straight As never got my Nikes.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Theyve arrived at the farm welcome boys and girls to Mhandara Farm Headlands, Zimbabwe
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 years
Harvest time is near;tough season its been.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
@Wamagaisa and @tazmus982 and @ProfMadhuku . I think you have a potential client here I gave my 14 year old son a verbal instruction to some plant fruit trees at farm . Trees were planted but some have died and I get home to contract below.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Had parents on site, my number hard-core supporters
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Today is a Goats Sunday, good genetics make a huge difference, transitioning from hobby to commercial slowly but surely.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
Kutsvaga mapadza ekuitisa basa kumusha.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Accessing the crop today, the unusual July rains helped the crop survive the power shortages.Feeling blessed.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
At some point people got to eat after twitter
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
"Maswera sei boss, ma pump ekudiridzira abiwa ese. Guard a reporter izvozvi but zvinofanira zvakaitika last night." I've just boarded a plane to take break and I get this message.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
Today in the Zim office.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
We also added another 36 000 trees hopefully I'd be around in 10 years when they fully mature if not let it be known we dared try save the planet from the worst effects of climate change.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Wife wanted something from UK I thought car from German was better.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Did afternoon shift at farm my team wants to double planned crop coz dams are full and potentially less rains this year, night shift now at construction site for Afrexim HQ and guys want to run full throttle before rains slow us down the same rains we need farm.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
@basera_john Weve barley already germinating for winter, took tobbaco out and took advantage of the latent moisture.2021 is a good year ;so far so good.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
On the farm and today
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
6 months
Back to planting after Zig announcement life has to carry on, the season waits for no man.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
9 months
The business of farming is a dirty and tough one, add power, currency and labour issues, we'd still do it again. It typically takes 7 years to get get any cropping or livestock program running. I'm grateful to have the opportunity it has made us more resilient in other sectors.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Harvesting time, dams looking good 80% full, irrigated tobbaco in the fields, @ZetdcOfficial electricity good, farm manager thinks elections should happen every season lol , the Kalahari Red goats buzzing but things are never perfect on farm combine harvester packed bearings.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 years
Trying to catch her young explaining to daughter why need to kill insects coz they can damage the crop but she thinks they also good bugs that need to eat.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Mozambique is underrated and so near, the colonizers should not have put a border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Binga beach is beautifull!
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Farming is a practice of faith; especially after electricity tarrifs and fertilizer prices shot up we hope it will make business sense.The sugar bean and barley is my hope all will be well.Tozozviona.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
We have to do it so some youngester somewhere knows it can be done. P
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Half full glass, Zimbabweans are building even without mortgages both locals and those in diaspora. New kit has started to arrive to increasing our capacity to serve that market. The quantum of roads that need fixing is huge we need better and bigger finance models to execute.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Longday started harvesting today #zimagricrising at farm , dropped my parents 1st bag of maize #firstfruits then ended up rushing to office to wrap up construction approvals for new site. #buildingzimbabwe . Still have kids homework later #homework .
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Away from the madness on the farm, perfect weather in Zimbabwe just when the rest of the world has some terrible weather we've to count our blessings.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
Chando kupisa, it's cold tonight, Harare traffic has made day time work impossible for our ready mix concrete delivery.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
6 months
1300 units to go hope cement suppliers accept Zig
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
@MbalulaFikile had pleasure of hosting Comrade Mbaks resolute as usual, with brotherly advise to narrow diffences, and get country moving for all.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
The tranquility on the farm today with good rains
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
11 months
Another night shift making up for the rainy days
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
@nematombo I've one who went to buy a drink with a JCB 2km down the construction site in traffic.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 months
Barley crop ok, mapipe akawanikwa anga abiwa asi @ZRP_Zim yakabata basa
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
11 months
The heat is unforgiving on the farm only irrigated tobbaco having a party but maize and live stock struggling but we soldier on.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Good morning from the farm
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
The boring stuff we do at the farm at night, night patrols to check guards, irrigation guys are irrigating since @ZetdcOfficial gives power at night, the fire place into the night reading reports and stats on animals and weather heat units and frost prospects.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
@MMudumiso Sorry doc when u settled come to inbox so we do our small bit to get you going again
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Bid farewell to ambassador Katsande , Zimbabweans goat meat, lamb and other fresh produce will be coming to UK soon. We need to get a direct flight between London and Harare as a priority @FlyAirZimbabwe @HMAMelanieR
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
10 months
Hallo hallo you said it's raining in the city but I need the rain at the farm!
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
From Zimbabwe we've taken the land.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Coming up bit by bit, a building also builds you, the frustrations, process, technical exchanges and of course Ama2000 on site are something else those I will write a book about, I'm still learning working with them.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
Dallas Texas, kuri kupisa, glad to see old friend from our days at Kutama College.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 years
#Zimbabwe Arcadia Dam visiting Tawanda and Tafadzwas farms in Bindura. @PTChimusoro agro tourism #ZimAgricRising .
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
10 months
Getting it done under very difficult circumstances, little rain and my friends @ZetdcOfficial just improved this week.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
The 3am security and irrigation patrol farmers hardly tell, getting the barley germination right.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
10 months
It's a drought year but the tobacco is loving the sun.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
A special operation is underway in the East
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Now to curing without electricity what a tough year
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 years
The rains are the only positive news in this Corona second wave have to count the blessings we have.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Half way power float finish.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
My Birthday today at Kutama College, with old boys playing against current students social soccer.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Harvest time is here gives us a window to get land prep ready for next crop
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
You cant visit the farm and not spend money either livestock program or some electrical issues with pumps or solar, this is our land reform legacy problem I enjoy. The next generation will hopefully do better than I've done but I've enjoyed trying.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
Dad's birthday today combined with sons school visit he turned 71 my hero.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Future generations won't remember the noise in the back ground, let's stay focused and build Africa for Africans by Africans.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
I think we have too many holidays in Africa we won't catch up
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 years
The rains are welcome, this Corona year has been a tough one hope it ends well.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 months
Ndasvika farm house yema shuwa
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Sunday on the farm tough season but we here
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Hondo yeminda! As barely crop matures end of winter we get ready for summer tobbaco and maize. Even in the midst of the pandemic with so much sadness the farm can't wait. The harvest knows no sorrow or happiness we have to deliver. I pray for all those who have lost loved ones.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Night Shift, four 24hour sites non stop, great opportunities if we deliver, pay our stuff well, keep plant and machinery running optimally, keep suppliers and stakeholders happy. One would think it's easier to buy and sell, until you study retail financials in SA and Zim.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
28 days
Passed through Afrexim site, consistant progess on both towers. When you building no matter the size of the building , the building also builts you with its own challenges.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Our team on it on a Friday night
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
After spending day at farm had to race back for fathers day cake baked by my daughters, small things that matter.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 years
Cost of data and power in Zim will silence a lot of local zwitters it might end up being a Zim diaspora platform.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Nothing beats Zim weather
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Next stop Pemba Mozambique.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 years
@AfricaFactsZone Is it a coincidence that Africa is discovering more oil as the world is moving away from oil?
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Farm on a Saturday,fresh air
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 months
Mozambique gives a difrent vibe great affordable destination in the region, farmers go on holiday after selling your tobbaco. @KingJayZim I will focus on fulo and today just it's music.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
6 months
Zig or Usd work and life has to carry on, school fees needed in 3 weeks life has to carry on.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
6 years
Sadly theres a fallacy that outsiders will rescue Zim. US has govt shutdown, UK has Brexit and EU, SA has elections, China has economic slow down,we are on our own and have to get this sorted on our own.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
10 months
We have gone harder in the drought year doubled crop, hopefully demand and supply pays off. #hondoyeminda
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
So in 2007 i got the farm with my white truck and now my son thinks it not so cool but I tell him this the farm "ancestor", we lost ancestral home in 1891 when whites built Tanganda Tea Tea estate with the pioneer column, and when I wanted it back RGM said no.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Every counts today we dip Livestock on the farm what holiday ?
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
We have to work the land, away from noise.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Night shift is on, enjoying the break from the farm to check on our team in the City going a couple of floors up; they really don't need the rains.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
A lovely afternoon, the developer in me wishes the rain to hold off and get more work done, but the farmer in me praying for the same rains to avert potential drought, which would create tougher market conditions for property development and construction and affect power supply.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Livestock count I've a lazy bull we call him Zelenksy he was very expensive but performance zero.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
Half full glass, same place we see things diffrently, some see stones some see construction aggregates. What do you see?
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Barley germination
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
9 days
Saturday evening concrete pour to avoid Harare day traffic.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 years
@BusisaMoyo @czionline I'd propose a housing scheme starting with junior doctors they not more than 500 of them council provides land, private sector led housing bond guaranteed by finance ministry and subscribed by private players we can deliver & mortgage 500 houses in 2 months then move to nurses.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
9 months
Off road start to 2024 happy new year friends and family and zwitter.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
4 months
Monday on the farm
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Land is a birth right and a death right @Julius_S_Malema @GeorgeCharamba @ndakaripa @Wamagaisa @freemanchari @ProfJNMoyo @edmnangagwa @CyrilRamaphosa @Israel @Palestine_UN and only those who have experienced war can negotiate peace happy new year if you on your land.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
1 year
Final inspection before hoza Friday.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Two crops in the ground hoping for the best it's never perfect when we start.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
9 days
Never been so glad to bail the barley, the stock feed costs to keep animals in condition were taking a toll in this drought year.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Social distancing! let's stay safe
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
5 years
The rains have brought relief especially with power cuts and fuel.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Happy birthday to all those who share this day with me, it's been 39 years of failures and successes.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 months
Brick by brick at factory today.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
3 years
Hallo summer! Bye bye winter.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 years
Farm and City, the day is just not enough.
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@DakaraiMap
Dakarai Mapuranga
2 months
Peak of dry season is here, drought impact hard to ignore on pastures, feed suppliment imperative to November /December, we pray for early rains, farming is convergence of faith and a practical science.
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@DakaraiMap
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5 months
Second power float finish, slowly but surely perfection is our hobby. Excellence in execution got to love Zimbos.
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