In Zimbabwe’s arid regions, farmers like Gertrude Siduna and Muchaneta Mutowa are embracing climate-smart agriculture initiatives to adapt to challenging environmental conditions. Through training funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), they’ve discovered crops and technology suited to Zimbabwe’s changing climate. Siduna, a 49-year-old farmer from Chipinge district, now cultivates chilies instead of ...

A villager harvests vegetables in a plot that is part of a climate-smart agriculture program funded by the United States Agency for International Development in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) By Farai Mutsaka And Melina Walling, CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming ...

Zimbabwe has, since the beginning of November, harvested a record 518 502t of wheat from 106 230ha. A total of 119 594ha were planted to wheat this year compared with 91 000ha in the previous season, when a crop of 465 546t was achieved. The government is targeting a wheat crop of 550 000t in ...

Earlier this year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published a report highlighting several business opportunities in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector. 1. Fruits and vegetables Zimbabwe’s horticultural output aligns well with seasonal gaps in Western markets. Crops like blueberries and mangetout, for example, reach global export markets during prime windows, giving Zimbabwean producers a first-mover advantage over competitors and allowing them ...

Reliable food security statistics are essential for informed decisions on food access, quality, and affordability. Recognizing this, a regional collaboration between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Statistics Norway, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has supported eight African nations in strengthening their food and nutritional security through ...

HARARE—Zimbabwe’s new land tenure policy aims to expose multiple farm ownership and identify underutilized land, potentially benefiting over 250,000 individuals on the government’s waiting list, according to Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. The government recently announced that beneficiaries of the land reform programme will now receive bankable, registrable, and transferable land tenure, ...

A farmer holds clay bowls containing different varieties of cowpeas during a food and seed fair in Harare, Zimbabwe. FOR 69-year-old Bolleta Chigwida, the secret to achieving food security is not to put all eggs in one basket when it comes to growing crops. Amid an El Nino-induced drought that has cut Zimbabwe’s cereal production ...

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Africa currently imports around 40 million tons of wheat annually at a staggering cost of $15 billion. Most African countries rely heavily on wheat imports, with some importing up to 100% of their supply. However, countries like Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have made significant strides toward self-sufficiency. Ethiopia has expanded irrigated wheat ...

Tafadzwa Nehumba’s chosen sector as a street vendor is agriculture produce, fruits to be specific. He can be found at his regular spot in downtown Bulawayo selling bananas, apples, oranges and grapes from his cart. As he tells it, he is not a vendor because he likes it, but like many of his peers, it ...

The list of China’s food imports from Africa now includes avocados, soybeans, pineapples, chillies, cashew nuts, sesame seeds and spices. Photo: Xinhua Avocados and honey imports a sign of China’s growing agricultural engagement with Africa Agricultural cooperation to be high on the agenda when Beijing hosts the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit next week. South ...