PELUM-ZWEJul 28, 20202 minValue addition and food processing changes farmers’ livesPolite Makwarimba (30) an Agroecology Training Officer working with PELUM Zimbabwe Member, Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) says...
PELUM-ZWEJul 28, 20202 minTraditional herbs key to averting pandemicsThe outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has re-enforced the need for local communities to establish herbal gardens. Local...
PELUM-ZWEJul 28, 20202 minLand 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-ZWEJul 1, 20202 minLocal 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-ZWEJul 1, 20203 minSpeech: You are what you eat in the light of the COVID-19 pandemicIt 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-ZWEJul 1, 20202 minCOVID-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-ZWEJun 1, 20201 minZero tillage groundnuts enhance food security for smallholder farmerPELUM Zimbabwe Member and Zimbabwe Seed Sovereignty Programme (ZSSP) partner, Farmers Association of Community Self-Help Investment...
PELUM-ZWEJun 1, 20201 minPreservation 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-ZWEJun 1, 20201 minLockdown 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...