Use and Management of Animal Manure by the Communal Farmers, Seke District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe

Poor handling and storage practices reduce the manure quality as a fertilizer. A survey was done in Seke communal area, Zimbabwe to establish common management practices, determine factors that influence use of effects on vegetable yield. structured questionnaire administered 222 respondents from April August 2019. Both descriptive inferential statistics were using SPSS. Chi-square tests Spearman rank correlation test for associations non-cause-effect relationship between different independent variables farmers’ practice respectively. 88% owned <1 ha land chicken frequently (51%) used but with least (<0.5 t/ha) application quantities. Cattle applied largest (> 0.5 quantities >50% farmers void information animal management. Fencing only type housing had negative quantity manure. Drylot most (90%) significantly (P<0.05) varied Drying resulted low losses quality. Generally, poultry pigs higher nutrient content compared cattle goat Animal affected manures Extension service programs like vocational training management, exposure visits well lead farm approach are necessary.