Onions require 90 to 100 days to mature from seed, which is around four months. The main cash crops grown in South Africa are corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, and barley. Others are pulses, fruits and ...

Bulilima is the most impoverished region of Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s poorest countries ... meant many farmers were unable to get the vegetable seeds they need to supplement the maize crops ...

They also saw the support of several of their champions, which included celebrity chef David Higgs and Mrs Universe South ...