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Zimbabwe: Biofortified Food, a Business Boost for Smallholder Farmers

Posted by Jenny Rozan on December 7, 2019 at 11:20am

A start-up in Zimbabwe is producing high nutrition foods using biofortified crops in a bid to fight micronutrient deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) leads to night blindness, illness and death from childhood infections. In Zimbabwe, 36 percent o

Agric productivity could be the answer

Posted by Jenny Rozan on November 20, 2019 at 9:49am

“How will Zimbabwe feed its growing population? We need to transform our traditional agricultural system to a system that is run on commercial basis. Agriculture is not a way of life but agriculture is a business.” All this came out at the National

Farmers face draught power challenge

Posted by Jenny Rozan on November 12, 2019 at 12:45am

AS the 2019/2020 cropping season gets underway, the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) says its members lack adequate draught power given the poor state of livestock following the severe drought experienced in the last season. A shortage of pastures and

Sanctions on Zim affecting region

Posted by Jenny Rozan on November 7, 2019 at 8:50am

The implosion of the Zimbabwean economy due to the United States and European Union-backed sanctions has added a burden to the social services of neighbouring countries due to mass emigration, SADC Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax, has

Avocados: low-hanging fruit for export

Posted by Jenny Rozan on October 25, 2019 at 2:10pm

According to Trade Map — a platform that provides trade statistics and market access information for export development — Zimbabwe is the fifth-largest exporter of avocados in Africa, and there is potential to perform even better. For Zimbabwean far

Smallholder Farmers in Africa Get Lifeline from EU

Posted by Jenny Rozan on October 24, 2019 at 2:10pm

As development expert Learnmore Machuve points out, from East Africa to West and Southern Africa, the European Union (EU) is backing various initiatives in sustainable agriculture, all aimed at placing the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group

Zimbabwe adopts new strategy to protect indigenous seeds 07 OCT, 2019 - 00:10

Posted by Jenny Rozan on October 2, 2019 at 8:20am

Zimbabwe’s has adopted a new strategic plan on native agricultural crops and wild plants that will, among other things, protect the rights of small farmers to breed their own seed — something considered important to coping with climate change. Put s

Macadamia nuts offer export opportunities for Zimbabwe

Posted by Jenny Rozan on October 1, 2019 at 11:00am

From a small orchard to a large farm, there are crops and plants that are guaranteed to get you good returns when exported. One such crop is macadamia nuts, an edible seed of the evergreen macadamia tree that belongs to the Proteaceae family (flower

Zimbabwe Banks Agree to Help Fund Agricultural Production

Posted by Jenny Rozan on September 19, 2019 at 6:33pm

Banks in Zimbabwe agreed to help finance small-scale farmers as the government seeks to bolster food production amid a crippling drought and an acute shortage of foreign currency to import many of the industry’s inputs.

Under the agreement, the gover

Zimbabwe can win sweet deals from chilli exports

Posted by Jenny Rozan on September 4, 2019 at 7:01am

Growing global demand for spices presents an opportunity for local producers to increase exports of chilli pepper to the world market. Given the suitable and large land area available for production, local farmers have the capacity to produce enough

Drought hit Matabeleland South farmers turn to traditional crops

Posted by Jenny Rozan on September 2, 2019 at 6:40am

Smallholder farmers in Matabeleland South’s Matobo district are turning to drought-resistant crops as prolonged dry spells continue to disrupt their farming activities. Matabeleland South receives less than 650mm of rain on average annually, a situa

Uptake of hermetic grain bags can reduce post-harvest losses

Posted by Jenny Rozan on July 25, 2019 at 7:30am

FOOD waste and spoilage is one of the most overlooked issue among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Most smallholder farmers still lack basic knowledge about the issues of post-harvest losses and how to tackle them. Support to enhance their post-har

US aid of $600 000 to help Zimbabwe farmers rebuild lives

Posted by Jenny Rozan on July 9, 2019 at 7:55am

Johannesburg – Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers in Chimanimani District are to be provided with an additional $600 000 to help them recover and rebuild their lives following March’s deadly Cyclone Idai which wrought massive destruction across Malawi, M

Poultry industry makes giant strides

Posted by Jenny Rozan on July 7, 2019 at 8:50am

The broiler industry has recorded phenomenal growth since 2009 from 18 million chicks yielding 26 000 tonnes per annum to 91 million chicks yielding 143 000 tonnes as at last year. This came out during a meeting held at ART Farm in Harare on Thursda

Catch them young – young farmers trigger climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe

Posted by Jenny Rozan on July 4, 2019 at 8:20am

The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) thinks school children and students should be in the frontline to raise awareness and trigger action against climate change, a major threat to food security in the region. “Young people are the future of food securit

Zimbabwe farmers smell the tea and coffee

Posted by Jenny Rozan on June 16, 2019 at 7:30am

The two agricultural commodities, which are fetching higher export prices, are on the rebound owing to the potential they give to Zimbabwean farmers and companies to earn foreign currency in a country battling a financial squeeze.Most farmers have be

Need for collective efforts to shore exports

Posted by Jenny Rozan on June 5, 2019 at 7:33am

Zimbabwe’s trade performance in the first quarter showed a significant decline in the country’s trade deficit. According to Zimstat, the trade deficit narrowed by 71 percent from US$805 million recorded between February and April 2018 to US$231 milli

Bridging digital divide can improve food security in Africa

Posted by Jenny Rozan on June 25, 2019 at 5:50am

A new report has recommended actions to consider to build digital skills for African rural communities and farmers to improve their livelihoods.

The report, titled “Byte by byte: Policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with…

Catch them young – young farmers trigger climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe

Posted by Jenny Rozan on July 4, 2019 at 8:20am

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zimbabwe (17)

Zimbabwe: Biofortified Food, a Business Boost for Smallholder Farmers

Agric productivity could be the answer

Farmers face draught power challenge

Sanctions on Zim affecting region

Avocados: low-hanging fruit for export

Smallholder Farmers in Africa Get Lifeline from EU

Zimbabwe adopts new strategy to protect indigenous seeds 07 OCT, 2019 - 00:10

Macadamia nuts offer export opportunities for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Banks Agree to Help Fund Agricultural Production

Zimbabwe can win sweet deals from chilli exports

Drought hit Matabeleland South farmers turn to traditional crops

Uptake of hermetic grain bags can reduce post-harvest losses

US aid of $600 000 to help Zimbabwe farmers rebuild lives

Poultry industry makes giant strides

Catch them young – young farmers trigger climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe farmers smell the tea and coffee

Need for collective efforts to shore exports

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