PELUM-ZWEMar 27, 20212 minMechanisation of small grain processing to enhance quality and markets for value added small grainsMany smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe have turned their backs on small grains. They now favour growing maize because it is less labour...
PELUM-ZWEMar 26, 20212 minInvestment 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...
PELUM-ZWEFeb 26, 20211 minWater 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...
PELUM-ZWEFeb 26, 20212 minResettled 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...
PELUM-ZWEFeb 26, 20212 minFlooding wrecks water harvesting systems in ChimanimaniJulius Piti, the Director of the Participatory Organic Research Extension Training (PORET) says the heavy rains experienced in January...
PELUM-ZWEJan 22, 20213 minSmallholder 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...
PELUM-ZWEJan 22, 20213 minSmallholder 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...
PELUM-ZWEJan 22, 20212 minZAPPA hosts an agroecology learning visit in ShasheThe Zimbabwe Alliance for the Practice and Promotion of Agroecology (ZAPPA) hosted an Agroecology learning visit to showcase the practice...
PELUM-ZWEDec 8, 20202 minParticipatory Plant Breeding strengthens farmers’ skills to grow seedSmallholder farmers from Bulilima, Gwanda, Mangwe and Matobo districts located in Matabeleland South province have become a working...