A groundbreaking initiative in Zimbabwe is revolutionizing the way farmers approach agriculture, and international leaders are taking notice. Zimbabwe Emergency Food Production Project (ZEFPP), funded by the African Development Bank, has empowered smallholder farmers to break free from dependence on single crops and unpredictable climate conditions. During a recent visit to the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme…
The focus of climate discussion is moving from prevention to adaptation and, more recently, intervention as the globe struggles with the rapidly intensifying effects of climate change. Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), a type of solar geoengineering that suggests modifying Earth’s radiation budget to cool the planet, is one of the most controversial theories gaining traction…
Young mothers in rural district of Goromonzi in Zimbabwe are being helped to escape cycles of drug abuse, sex work and marginalisation, and instead build livelihoods through fish farming. What began as a small initiative under the national community fisheries programme is rapidly becoming a story of hope, resilience and transformation. Director of Fisheries and…
The Government of Zimbabwe, in partnership with China Aid, has commissioned the rehabilitation of Bushu Dip Tank in Shamva District, a development expected to strengthen livestock disease control and improve rural livelihoods in Mashonaland Central. The dip tank, located under Chief Bushu in Chikonda Zone, was officially handed over during a completion ceremony for the…
Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE’S push to expand fish production and reduce reliance on imports is set to receive a boost following the introduction of modern cage farming technology at Lake Kariba, with a private sector project targeting 7 200 tonnes of fish annually. Fin Fish Suppliers is preparing to install a full cage fish farming system…
…. RESIDENTS RAISED CONCERNS OVER INCLUSION IN CLIMATE POLICIES… Hwange communities are grappling with the environmental, social and human rights consequences of extractive development. The district is well‐known for its coal mining and power generation assets, which have long been considered central to Zimbabwe’s industrial growth. Yet behind the headline figures lies a different reality,…
Across Zimbabwe’s parched fields and flooded lowlands, two competing explanations for calamity are spreading. Scientists point to El Niño, changing rainfall patterns, deforestation and weak water management. But an increasingly loud counter-narrative — repeated at pulpits, in private Facebook groups, on X/Twitter and on TikTok — insists that droughts, floods and cyclones are moral punishments…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that funding shortfalls could erase fragile gains made in reducing global hunger, particularly in Africa, where over 307 million people faced hunger in 2024. Speaking at the launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World…
Ruargo Farm in Arcturus, Goromonzi District, has transformed into a vibrant hub of Zimbabwe’s agricultural renaissance. On a recent field tour, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Professor Obert Jiri toured the farm to witness the progress of the Horticulture and Livestock Recovery and Growth Plans, cornerstones of…
Zimbabwe has taken a significant step toward reducing food losses and strengthening agricultural resilience following the handover of post-harvest equipment under the Zimbabwe Emergency Food Production Programme. On Tuesday, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in partnership with the African Development Bank and the Government of Zimbabwe, implemented an initiative which is part…
