In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private use and cultivation of cannabis for personal consumption in the renowned judgement of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others [2018] ZACC ...

Vice President Shettima, leaders from IITA, World Bank, and IFPRI have committed to enhancing food security through innovative agricultural practices. The Federal Government, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and World Bank have agreed to form a formidable partnership on innovative agricultural practices to address food insecurity in Nigeria and the broader sub-Saharan African region. ...

Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) cause severe and irreversible harm to the environment and human health. They result in millions of involuntary poisoning cases each year, especially in low- and middle-income countries, with women and children working in agricultural environments the worst affected. To help phase out these highly toxic pesticides, the Food and Agriculture Organization ...

Farai Shawn Matiashe As Zimbabwe faces its worst drought in 40 years, Farai Shawn Matiashe speaks to farmers about the barriers to climate resilience. Margaret Mutasa, a smallholder farmer, stares at her children picking yellow-green guavas from the fields in Watsomba, a rural area in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland Province. These fruits are what Mutasa’s family eat for breakfast ...

U.N. Launches Urgent $430m Appeal as Zimbabwe Grapples with Severe Drought Crisis Harare, Zimbabwe — The United Nations humanitarian agency has issued a stark warning as Zimbabwe reels under the grip of its worst drought in four decades, with approximately half of the country’s population facing urgent food and water shortages. Launching an appeal for ...

As the 2024/2025 summer cropping season approaches, forecasts indicate the likelihood of normal to above-normal rainfall, attributed to the anticipated La Niña weather phenomenon expected to develop as early as next month. This prediction offers a glimmer of hope for Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, which has grappled with recent drought conditions. The La Niña weather pattern, ...

A woman carrying baobab fruits. (Supplied to How we made it in Africa by B’Ayoba) We highlight eight promising opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness sector, from tapping into Zimbabwe’s substantial baobab tree resources to meet the growing global demand for baobab powder, to exporting made-in-Nigeria food products to the lucrative American market. 1. Zimbabwe could benefit ...

THE World Bank (WB) has revealed that only 2% of Zimbabwean women own agricultural land due to lack of finance to purchase commercial farms. Currently, most farmers occupying the farms repossessed by the government during the land reform programme since 2000 do not have title deeds. As such, these new farmers are unable to use ...

THE Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings has urged wheat farmers to insure their crop against climate shocks and consolidate Government’s efforts towards boosting food security. AFC Insurance general manager and agriculture insurance expert, Mr Cuthbert Masukume recently made the call saying agricultural insurance was an important tool in climate risk management that can ensure smallholder ...

Zimbabwe has said Malawi’s mega farm initiatives provide an opportunity for the two countries to pursue and broaden cooperation in agro-processing, value addition, and beneficiation. Zimbabwean Ambassador to Malawi Her Excellency Dr Nancy Saungweme said the bilateral relationship between the two countries will assist in sharing knowledge on how to improve different areas including trade ...