The revival of the 57 ha Jalukange Irrigation Scheme along Shashe River about 120km west of Beitbridge town has come as a major relief for smallholder farmers in this dry district which is in the grip of the worst drought in half a century with failed rain seasons, crop failures and livestock deaths. Read More

Zimbabwe needs to scale up efforts to strengthen its small grain seed production for improved food security and poverty alleviation, according to a new study. Read More

A local NGO is scaling up the construction of community seed banks in various rural districts to conserve local crop breeds and varieties critical for the survival of the country’s indigenous food crop resources. Read More

For 44 year-old Zvisinei Chabuka of Maramba-Pfungwe in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, every cropping season brought with it its headaches and sad memories of the previous’ year’s fruitless efforts on his seemingly barren fields. Read More

Regional climate experts have all forecast that the approaching rainy season, which starts in October, would be normal to wetter than normal in Zimbabwe and most other Sadc countries, doubly welcome for a region in the middle of one of the worst droughts in decades that has wilted crops, decimated livestock, slowed economic growth and driven food prices higher in the past season. Read More