MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, MECHANISATION & WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
THE DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, MECHANISATION AND FARM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
MECHANISATION FACILITIES
Farm infrastructure
Cattle spray races
Cattle spray races
This is a structure used for tick control. Its main principle of operation is showering of animals with an acaricide rather than immersion. Animals walk through a confined area (race) where a pipe system with many nozzles (usually 20 – 30) are fitted at certain intervals and at particular angles.
How to use spray race?
A spray dip is a dip where cattle move through a passageway equipped with sprayers that apply the dip. Sprayers are arranged to thoroughly drench the animal. The dip then runs off and is collected in a pit, from where it is filtered and pumped through the sprayers again.
Advantages of a spray race’
- It is faster and can spray more animals per hour than a plunge dip.
- Suitable for pregnant, heavy, young, goat, sheep and sick animals as they do not get shock.
- Fresh wash every spraying time.
- It is economical.
- It is less laborious.
- No poisoning of animals due to swallowing of the acaricide
- Small volume of dip required to operate spray race, thus feasible to prepare fresh dip at every dipping;
- Cattle can be dipped as often as required at minimum cost, using minimum labor, for maximum results;
- Type of dip can be changed at will from one dipping to the next.
Where to get them
Department of Agriculture Engineering Mechanisation and Farm Infrastructure Division under the Farm Infrastructure Division. ( Institute of Agricultural Engineering)
Farm Road
Farm road links agricultural farmland areas to national highways and other roads primarily to enable the transportation of inputs to the farm and agricultural produce to the market.
Advantages of farm roads
• Improved farm roads create the conditions for better access of farmers to services, and of services to the farmers.
• Roads open up more areas and stimulate economic and social development.
• Farm roads provide cheaper access to both markets for agricultural output and for modern inputs.
Where to get the services
• Department of Agriculture Engineering Mechanisation and Farm Infrastructure Division under the Farm Infrastructure Division.
• Institute of Agricultural Engineering
Farm Power
Agricultural Mechanisation
The mechanisation of Pfumvudza will receive priority with a target to procure 600 two-wheel tractors, 600 direct planters, 600 multi crop threshers and 600 trailers to enhance efficiency and productivity.
Pfumvudza using the Auger machine
The Two wheel tractor
Planters for two- wheel tractors
Current Affairs
21 Graduated on a 2 week training on Land Preparation and Tillage Planting and Seeding, Chemigation and Fumigation, Tractor drawn harvesting, field Transportation Services and Farm Utility Operations on 19 July 2024
Contact details
Chief Director
Engineer E.S Zimunga
Ngungunyana building
No.1 Liberation Legacy Road
P. O Box CY 639
Causeway,
Harare
+263-242-794603-7
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