PELUM-ZWE shares lessons on advocacy, lobbying and networking
PELUM-ZWE hosted a one-day learning visit to share lessons learned on advocacy lobbying and networking. The learning visit, which was...
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PELUM-ZWE
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Agroecology turns pensioner into a business owner
Many senior citizens retire from formal employment and adopt a quiet and inactive lifestyle but Betty Matanda (60) from Chimanimani...
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PELUM-ZWE
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Farm saved seeds provide a buffer in drought prone regions
Climate change is posing a greater threat to rural communities in Southern Africa. In Zimbabwe and Matobo district in particular, the...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Farm saved seeds for food, nutrition, health and income security
Annatoria Charakupa (49) lives with her husband and their eight children in Goromonzi District in the Mashonaland East province. She is a...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Internal Savings Club brings hope for Women in Rushinga
An Internal Savings Club called Chinyakire is helping women in Rushinga district in Mashonaland Central province to raise money to...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Masvingo farmer extols farm-saved varieties
A smallholder farmer from Masvingo district in Masvingo province has highly praised farm-saved seeds, hailing the work that Zimbabwe Seed...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 10, 20192 min read
Highly Hazardous Pesticides a threat to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement (MLAWCRR) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 10, 20192 min read
Chikukwa farmer successfully restores degraded crop field
PELUM-ZWE member, Chikukwa Ecological Land Use Community Trust (CELUCT) is working with the Chikukwa community to restore degraded land...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 10, 20192 min read
Local Chief praises ancient diets
Chief Saurombe from Chimanimani district is encouraging Zimbabweans to eat healthy traditional foods by retracing their steps back to...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Traditional crops and herbs improve household health and nutrition in Chimanimani
Chipo Muzazi (62) is a grandmother of six who lives in Chimanimani district located in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Chipo is the lead...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 27, 20182 min read
A call to change lifestyles
PELUM Zimbabwe gave a presentation on diversified agroecological systems at the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Green...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Government consults custodian communities before crafting a National Strategy
A sub-committee responsible for overseeing the drafting of a National Strategy and Action Plans aimed at promoting the conservation and...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Human beings need to return to their senses!
PELUM-ZWE Country Coordinator and an African Earth Jurisprudence fellow with the Gaia Foundation, Gertrude Pswarayi-Jabson invited...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Agro-processing training is key in improving rural livelihoods
Janet Chihlangu (48), a mother of three children and widow, is a successful business woman operating in Chimanimani district, Manicaland...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Reduced input costs improves household income for farmers
Peace Nyakazeya (43) is a smallholder farmer, mother of six children and widow who has been working with PELUM Zimbabwe partner, Towards...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Zimbabwe urged to review its food system
Stakeholders gathered at the Multi Actors Dialogue held on 20 September 2018 at Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre in Mount Hampden,...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 16, 20182 min read
Long Lost Practice Holds Key to Food Security
National Farmers’ Seed Fair set to revive traditional seed The 2018th edition of the National Farmers’ Seed Fair, the first of its kind...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20182 min read
Soil knowledge helps farmers boost yields
PELUM-ZWE member, Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organisation (TSURO) Trust working in Chimanimani district, Manicaland province in...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20182 min read
Seed Study Groups boost learning among smallholder farmers
Farmers’ seeds play a crucial role in the development of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. This is because they offer...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20182 min read
Smallholder farmers use permaculture principles to increase harvest in dry regions
Samuel Morrison Dube (62) is a smallholder farmer working with the Zimbabwe Seed Sovereignty Programme (ZSSP) partner, Fambidzanai...
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