Mechanisation of small grain processing to enhance quality and markets for value added small grains
Many smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe have turned their backs on small grains. They now favour growing maize because it is less labour...
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PELUM-ZWE
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Investment in small grain processing technology essential for sustainability
George Kugava (62), a smallholder farmer from Gutu says the cost of machinery to enhance the production and processing of small grains is...
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PELUM-ZWE
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Water harvesting increases climate resilience in Chikukwa
Patience Sithole, a programme officer for Chikukwa Ecological Land Use Community Trust (CELUCT), a PELUM Zimbabwe Member says her...
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PELUM-ZWE
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Resettled farmers breathe life into dying landscape
Setting up water harvesting structures takes time. It calls for patience, collective action and the cultivation of a deep relationship...
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PELUM-ZWE
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Flooding wrecks water harvesting systems in Chimanimani
Julius Piti, the Director of the Participatory Organic Research Extension Training (PORET) says the heavy rains experienced in January...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Smallholder farmer constructs household seed heritage archive
Nelson Mudzingwa (51) is a smallholder farmer from Shashe in Masvingo province in Zimbabwe. Nelson has constructed a seed heritage...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Smallholder farmers convert 184 Hectares into Agroecology School
Twelve families of smallholder farmers in Shashe, Zimbabwe have turned a total of 184 hectares into an agroecology school for smallholder...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jan 22, 20212 min read
ZAPPA hosts an agroecology learning visit in Shashe
The Zimbabwe Alliance for the Practice and Promotion of Agroecology (ZAPPA) hosted an Agroecology learning visit to showcase the practice...
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PELUM-ZWE
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Participatory Plant Breeding strengthens farmers’ skills to grow seed
Smallholder farmers from Bulilima, Gwanda, Mangwe and Matobo districts located in Matabeleland South province have become a working...
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PELUM-ZWE
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Bio-fertiliser training set to wean farmers from synthetic fertilisers
Bio-fertiliser trainings facilitated by PELUM Zimbabwe Member, Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organisation (TSURO) Trust are...
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PELUM-ZWE
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Agroecology gives hope of saving farmers’ wealth
Smallholder farmers in Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe are losing their livestock as persistent food insecurity forces them to...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Smallholder farmers escape the clutches of maize
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are increasing the production of small grains, a move necessitated by annual crop failure caused by high...
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PELUM-ZWE
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Participatory Variety Selection empowers smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers in Gwanda district located in Matabeleland South province approximately 127 kilometres from the city of Bulawayo,...
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Nov 10, 20202 min read
Family seeks to rehabilitate the environment they destroyed
The practice of land clearing by slashing and burning is still very common among farmers. When Patricia Mazungunye (38) and her family...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Traditional seeds key in emancipating rural women
Many rural women struggle to care for their families when their husbands die. These women are trapped in a farming system that heavily...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20201 min read
OPV seeds helping to restore ubuntu
Weaving the basket of life in rural areas continues to be a challenge. Many communities are weak because they have forgotten how to...
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PELUM-ZWE
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Nutrition garden empowers youths
A group of youths from Shurugwi district in the Midlands province (about 310 km from Harare) are running nutrition gardens. These...
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PELUM-ZWE
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Smallholder farmers embrace organic pesticides
Prosper Muvandi (33) a student pursuing a diploma in Agroecology with PELUM Zimbabwe Member, Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) says...
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PELUM-ZWE
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Traditional and Open Pollinated Varieties help farmer manage expenses
Eunice Madzora (58) is a smallholder farmer from Chimanimani district. She looks after five children. Her husband is not formally...
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Aug 27, 20202 min read
Rocket stove reduces firewood consumption
The cost of electricity, frequent power-cuts and poverty are leading causes of deforestation and land degradation in Zimbabwe. Millions...
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