top of page

Search


Value addition and food processing changes farmers’ lives
Polite Makwarimba (30) an Agroecology Training Officer working with PELUM Zimbabwe Member, Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) says...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 28, 20202 min read
58
0


Traditional herbs key to averting pandemics
The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has re-enforced the need for local communities to establish herbal gardens. Local...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 28, 20202 min read
39
0


Land restoration crucial in improving crop yields
Chinyika community in Gutu district, 229km south of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare is one of the driest and drought prone areas in the...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 28, 20202 min read
19
0


Local communities unite to reclaim gulleys
The community of Chimene village in Rusape, Makoni South ward 26, is working to reclaim gulleys in their village under the prompting and...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 1, 20202 min read
35
0


Speech: You are what you eat in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic
It is hard to believe how much and how dramatically the world has changed since we last met, ladies and gentlemen. In the blink of an...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 1, 20203 min read
75
0


COVID-19 undermines social cohesion
One of the less emphasised impacts of COVID-19 is its impact on social cohesion and the sense of community that is characteristic of...
PELUM-ZWE
Jul 1, 20202 min read
22
0


Zero tillage groundnuts enhance food security for smallholder farmer
PELUM Zimbabwe Member and Zimbabwe Seed Sovereignty Programme (ZSSP) partner, Farmers Association of Community Self-Help Investment...
PELUM-ZWE
Jun 1, 20201 min read
101
0


Preservation and processing techniques key in boosting farmers’ income.
Reducing post-harvest losses helps farmers fetch more income on the market. One smallholder farmer, Kevin Chimombe (44), is now reaping...
PELUM-ZWE
Jun 1, 20201 min read
26
0


Lockdown threatens profitability of farmers’ produce
Shepherd Kamugogode (36) is a smallholder farmer from Rushinga district who depends on traditional crops for both food and income...
PELUM-ZWE
Jun 1, 20201 min read
28
0


PELUM Zimbabwe welcomes re-opening of Farmers’ Markets
The Harare City Council, the local authority running Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare, announced the opening of three farmers markets. In...
PELUM-ZWE
Jun 1, 20201 min read
62
0

![COVID-19 Lockdown [Some Relief for farmers - Markets re-opened but still inadequate]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd3d_6ee8453092b946949925e7d3318238da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/5abd3d_6ee8453092b946949925e7d3318238da~mv2.webp)
COVID-19 Lockdown [Some Relief for farmers - Markets re-opened but still inadequate]
Zimbabwe is presently on its second lock down extension. The lock down which started on 30 March 2020 and was initially meant to last...
PELUM-ZWE
May 20, 20202 min read
4
0


‘Our produce has turned to compost’
Zimbabwe’s 35 day lock-down has robbed farmers of their income as markets remain closed with some being demolished to pave way for a new...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 30, 20202 min read
31
0


Farmers’ crops rot in fields
Community interaction is the glue that strengthens social cohesion and holds communities together. Agricultural activities depend on...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 30, 20201 min read
33
0


COVID-19 slashes farmers’ income
Stella Saungweme (47) is a smallholder farmer from Chimanimani district, eastern Zimbabwe. Stella lives in a community that was affected...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 30, 20201 min read
35
0


Global responses to COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call. It is crystal clear that we need to do things differently. We are being called to join in as...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 29, 20202 min read
25
0


COVID-19: A systemic crisis
We have been living on borrowed time. COVID-19 and other global pandemics attest a systemic crisis. This crisis is as a result of the...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 28, 20202 min read
24
0

Agroecology: the real deal for climate crisis in Africa
PRESS RELEASE : ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA : PRESS RELEASE 12 African organizations are taking action together online, in...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 21, 20203 min read
44
0
PELUM ASSOCIATION MESSAGE ON THE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
07 April 2020, To: All the Governments in the 12 countries where PELUM Association is Operating (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda,...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 14, 20202 min read
37
0


PELUM Zimbabwe Message on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Dear colleagues, It has taken us eight days to reach out to you after our Government called for a 21-day lockdown starting on 30 March...
PELUM-ZWE
Apr 7, 20202 min read
24
0


Organisations join hands to learn to manage livestock
Zimbabwe like many countries in Southern Africa is battling with a man-made tsunami – desertification. The land is slowly transforming...
PELUM-ZWE
Mar 31, 20202 min read
4
0
bottom of page