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By Byron Mutingwende The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are among the strategies aimed at addressing the challenges associated with climate change. Climate change has the potential to impact negatively on almost all sectors of the economy. Zimbabwe like other African countries has been experiencing impacts of climate change which includes severe floods, frequent…
By Byron Mutingwende The media plays a critical role in the dissemination of climate change information, an official from the Government of Zimbabwe has said. In his remarks at a climate change reporting workshop held at Cresta Jameson Hotel in Harare on 7 September 2017, Tirivanhu Muhwati, a Climate Change Scientist in the…
By Patricia Mashiri In a bid to ensure food security, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called on the need to strengthen and improve the movement of improved varieties and quality seed within the region. In his speech during the launch of “Domestication of COMESA Harmonised Seed Regulations” in Harare, Dr…
By Patricia Mashiri The command agriculture scheme that is being spearheaded by the government with the aim of ensuring food self-sufficiency is exhibiting at the 2017 Harare Agricultural Show. The scheme aims to boost agricultural production. Farmers receive loans in the form of irrigation equipment, inputs and chemicals, mechanised equipment, electricity and water payment, which…
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) is exhibiting at the 2017 Harare Agricultural Show in line with the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIMASSET)’s goal of enhancing food and nutrition security. “The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) stand will exhibit under the theme: Zim ASSET Fostering Linkages in the Seed…
By Byron Mutingwende Preparations for the 2017 Harare Agricultural Show are exciting as they follow a successful agricultural season with food security assured, it has emerged. In his address while addressing journalists on the preparations, Dr. Anxious Masuka, the Chief Executive Officer of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) said the Harare Show sought…
BY CHARLES DHEWA For a very long time, each country has had what it considered a staple food for its citizens. However, climate change, globalization and changes in consumption patterns are disrupting traditional staple foods. My word web describes staple food as a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. Rather than continue promoting a…
By Byron Mutingwende The “DisruptFOOD!” programme by Hivos that focuses on renewable green energy and sustainable food systems has seen the advent of simple smart technologies to promote good health and wellbeing. Dr. Ephraim Whingwiri, the Founder and Director of Zim Earthworm Farms has come up with an interesting innovation that promotes the…
Global adversities need human strategies to end them and promote Food Security.… As Climate Change continues, adaptation and mitigation stand vital. Byron Mutingwende, Nevson Mpofu Food wastage and loss amounting to billions of US dollars lost annually throughout the World explains how lack of policies on food contributes to absolute poverty and social and economic…
By Byron Mutingwende Basking in the glory of a bumper harvest following the good rains in the 2016-17 farming season are the people of Makoni and Mutasa districts in Manicaland Province. The visit to the areas by this reporter was necessitated by the United Nations through a tour with media practitioners on the implementation…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) has said that there was a need to develop a comprehensive plan on how, when and where its members could participate in the budget process annually to ensure that nutrition financing is addressed during budget formulation. In 2001, the government…
By Byron Mutingwende It’s September 2015 in Chivi District in Masvingo Province, Maud Huruva is toiling her field in the scorching heat of the afternoon. Scientists have talked about the El Nino climatic phenomenon that leads to severe drought but she has hopes that perhaps the heavens will smile upon their area and rains…
By Byron Mutingwende It’s September 2015 in Chivi District in Masvingo Province, Maud Huruva is toiling her field in the scorching heat of the afternoon. Scientists have talked about the El Nino climatic phenomenon that leads to severe drought but she has hopes that perhaps the heavens will smile upon their area and rains…
By Byron Mutingwende Members of the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) have said that there is still a long way to go for them in owning and controlling land in comparison to their male counterparts. The sentiments were revealed at a policy dialogue meeting organised by Women and Land in Zimbabwe (WLZ) held at Mandel…
By Byron Mutingwende The Integrated Soil-Water Conservation and Livestock Management in the Runde Catchment area has been hailed for improving the livelihoods of the people. The environmental protection and monitoring project resulted in the improvement of the livelihoods of the population in 97 wards of Mwenezi, Chivi, Masvingo, Zaka and Bikita districts. …
By Byron Mutingwende The coordinated multi-stakeholder response to the severe effects of drought has gone a long way in reducing the vulnerability of both rural and urban dwellers grappling with food shortages and challenges of malnutrition. The El Nino – induced drought has led to a serious surge in food insecurity and hunger…
By Byron Mutingwende The European Union (EU) has extended a huge financial assistance to help Zimbabwe cope with its current food crisis. The bloc did so by allocating another EUR 7.5 million (USD 8.4 million) in response to the deteriorating food insecurity situation in Zimbabwe, bringing its total contribution for drought relief to more…
By Byron Mutingwende Melody Machuwaire (34) reckons that the Lowveld, particularly the Chibuwe area under Chipinge South District, has endured extreme weather events for more than a decade since Cyclone Eline devastated the area in the year 2000. “Chibuwe is a hot area. Up to the 90s, under rain-fed agriculture, we used to grow crops…
By Byron Mutingwende The involvement of the government in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) will complement efforts by the private sector players and non-governmental organisations in bringing tangible benefits to communities. Speaking at a meeting to assess the potential impact of government involvement in REDD+ in Harare yesterday, Chief…
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwean women have embraced the Kilimanjaro initiative which aims to enhance the recognition of rural women as leaders and agents of change in society and create space for them to be able to participate in decision making processes about land and natural resources. The Kilimanjaro Initiative is a rural women’s mobilisation from…
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe has urged agriculture, irrigation and mechanization Minister Joseph Made to push a raft of reforms in the national budget so as to revive the economy. This was highlighted at an Indaba on women’s issues for the 2016 Budget recently held in Harare Gardens. Women in agriculture speaking…
BY TAPUWA MASAWI As the Zimbabwe grapples with food insecurity, two women from Harare South province which is home to many shanty settlements like Hopley and Southley have ventured into a lucrative potato production business. Speaking to this reporter, Josephine Moyo one of the beneficiary of the project Sofaneti Badza her partner is the brains behind the project. “It was Sofaneti…
BY FARAI MAPOSA Farmers at Mbare Musika in Harare, Zimbabwe are complaining on the available ablution facilities provided by the city council as a ‘ticking health bomb’. Most of the farmers who are women said they are concerned with their health as most of the toilets are not cleaned timely but they pay the city…
As the rains continue to soak the country, farmers are busy cultivating their crops and in urban areas, most of the crops take up available open spaces. Urban farming has always been a large part of the city. Residents, in the high density suburbs take advantage of undeveloped land – whether it is land…
