Farmers cautioned to save seed for succeeding farming seasons
Silvernose Chinopera (74) is a seed saver from Chimanimani district, eastern Zimbabwe. Silvernose vividly remembers the year 1992 when...
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PELUM-ZWE
Aug 24, 20191 min read
Latest resolution on tackling Fall Armyworm and Witchweed in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Civil Society and Government have resolved to tackle the problem of pests and diseases by promoting the planting of plants...
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PELUM-ZWE
Aug 24, 20192 min read
Hunting for meat but finding seed.
Kumbirai Dube (50) is a smallholder farmer from Chimanimani district working with PELUM Zimbabwe member, Participatory Organic Research...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Goromonzi seed custodians host a district seed fair
Justice Ncube (25), the Documentation and Research Officer for Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre says the recently held seed fair organised...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jul 17, 20192 min read
The Miracle Crop
Sithokozile Chikuni (48) is a smallholder farmer from Masvingo province located approximately 297 kilometres from Zimbabwe’s capital,...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Seed Study Groups, an agent for Social Cohesion
Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organisation (TSURO) Trust is restoring social cohesion in Chimanimani district through working with...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jun 27, 20191 min read
PORET creates a centre of excellence for ecosystem management
PELUM Zimbabwe member Participatory Organic Research Extension and Training (PORET) has turned its 20 hectare site into a centre of...
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Jun 27, 20192 min read
Farmer re-learns how to farm and eat
Smallholder farmers in Bikita are working with Schools and Colleges Permaculture Programme (SCOPE) Zimbabwe, a PELUM Zimbabwe member to...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jun 27, 20191 min read
New farming knowledge rescues rural woman from sex work
Nyasha (name changed) (55) says she abandoned sex work to earn a living through farming. Nyasha is the sole breadwinner in her family....
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PELUM-ZWE
Jun 9, 20192 min read
Smallholder farmers work to restore Africa’s food system
Smallholder farmers working with the Food, Environment and Enterprise Trust (FEET) in partnership with UKUVUNA and the Seed and Knowledge...
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PELUM-ZWE
Jun 8, 20191 min read
Conservation Agriculture, an answer to food insecurity in a changing climate
Mbonisi Dube (53) is one of the farmers in Matobo District in Matabeleland South Province riddled with the problem of climate change....
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PELUM-ZWE
Jun 8, 20192 min read
Farmer-led field days, the future of Advocacy
In the battle for food sovereignty, nutrition and climate resilience, advocacy comes on many fronts and on many levels. However,...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 23, 20193 min read
It is life to us, it is food to us
Sidanisile Dube (45) is a smallholder farmer living in Matobo district and working with PELUM Zimbabwe member, Fambidzanai Permaculture...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Farm saved seeds brighten life of Youth in Chimanimani
Colonialism and globalization have led to a loss of identity. Zimbabwe, like many African countries, has not been spared from this attack...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Farmer lobbies Agritex Officer to promote open pollinated maize
Peace Nyakazeya (43) is a lead famer working with Zimbabwe Seed Sovereignty Programme (ZSSP) partner, Towards Sustainable Use of...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Traditional and Organic Food Forum to play a key role in national event led by the First Lady.
PELUM ZWE was a key stakeholder at the multi-stakeholder preparatory meeting of a national festival celebrating traditional Zimbabwean...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Zimbabwean Seed Custodians meet in Harare
Zimbabwean Seed custodians gathered in Harare during a one-day symposium aimed at retracing seed custodians’ roots, discussing practices...
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PELUM-ZWE
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Diversified farming enhances farmers’ resilience
John Taruona (47) is a smallholder farmer who lives in Bikita district located about 80 kilometres east of Masvingo in the Masvingo...
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PELUM-ZWE
Mar 20, 20192 min read
A devastating cyclone rips Eastern Zimbabwe
More than 250 people were killed and at least 200 are still missing after a devastating cycle hit the eastern part of Zimbabwe and...
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Feb 20, 20191 min read
Africa’s 1st Agroecology conference
PELUM-ZWE participated in Africa’s first agroecology conference held in Cape Town, South Africa from 28 to 30 January 2019. The much...
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