Agriculture

Zimphos: Farmers will soon sleep soundly as fertiliser challenges vanish

Zimphos is one of several companies that is playing a pivotal role in upscaling the economy by supporting the Second…

Biri Extension Irrigation Scheme: A model for food self-sufficiency

A quiet revolution is taking place in Zimbabwe’s agricultural landscape, thanks to the government’s Irrigation Development Alliance, which seeks to…

No more spoon-feeding from NGOs, thanks to Pfumvudza, says Chief Masunda

Zimbabwe is breaking new ground in the agricultural sector. The country is forcing international organisations like the Food and Agriculture…

‘Land is life’

… It’s why Disporan Zimbabweans are farming at home while living abroad All on the quiet, a large number of…

“I had never been anywhere near a bank, but now I have a bank account, thanks to the Presidential Cotton Inputs Scheme”

When the perennial naysayers hear about the government’s climate-proofed Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme, they are wont to dismiss it as some ill-conceived…

Meet Somabhula’s livestock queen

It’s not every day that you hear a woman talking authoritatively about livestock feed formulation, cross-breeding of cattle, Brahman bulls,…

‘Women farmers can do it, but the battle isn’t over just yet’

As the country’s agricultural sector continues on a growth trajectory, our reporter, Elias Chakanyuka, sat down with the founding president…

‘Land reform was never going to be an event, but now is the time for Zimbabwe’

Over the years, there have been whispers in the dark that Zimbabwe is about to take its historic land reform…

From ‘white gold’ to the’ golden leaf’: The inspirational story of 5 young men from Gokwe South

Gokwe, which is usually referred to as a rural outpost in the Midlands Province, is best known for producing some…

‘The attitude of some white commercial farmers was wrong . . .’

‘We learnt very hard, and so we’re working closely with government’ Since the government embarked on the historic land reform…