2.4.2017 12:32

Zimbabwe helps drought-stricken farmers grow more maize

HARARE, ZIMBABWE —In Zimbabwe, a tractor loaded with tobacco arrives at an auction floor in Harare driven by farmers from Hurungwe area, about 300 kilometers north...
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30.3.2017 7:06

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with fall armyworm invasion

It was first detected in Africa barely a year ago, yet the fall armyworm, a type...
20.3.2017 6:44

Young people and agriculture: implications for post-land reform Zimbabwe

‘Youth’ have recently become the centre of development debates, particularly around African agriculture. A poorly defined...
19.3.2017 12:04

Control stamps obligatory for tobacco

Maputo (AIM) – In an attempt to stamp out contraband, the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) has...
14.3.2017 8:47

EXCLUSIVE: Mugabe gives more land to ex-freedom fighters ahead of 2018 vote

Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is promising to give more land to the country's former...
13.3.2017 6:26

Land audits: a tricky technical and political challenge

A major task of Zimbabwe’s new Land Commission will be to undertake periodic audits of land...
8.3.2017 14:44

How women farmers are battling climate change in Zimbabwe

Chengetai Zonke lost much of her maize crop to drought last year. When it came to...
6.3.2017 7:04

Underutilised land in Zimbabwe: not a new problem

There has been a long debate in Zimbabwe about whether the nation’s arable land is being...
28.2.2017 16:44

Police recover stolen wheat

Vila Manica (Mozambique) (AIM) – The Mozambican police have recovered 20 tonnes of wheat stolen from...
28.2.2017 13:11

From rare experiences with wild elephants in Hwange, zimbabwe, Sharon Pincott is now living with “rare diseases”

These days, there seems to be a ‘day’ for everything – and today (28 February) is...
25.2.2017 12:07

Zimbabwe to donate 2,000 animals to Mozambique

Maputo (AIM) – The Zimbabwean government is to donate 2,000 animals to Moambique to restock the...
20.2.2017 6:28

The future of medium-scale commercial farms in Africa: lessons from Zimbabwe

Important changes are afoot in the size structure of farms in Africa. The rise of ‘medium-scale’...
15.2.2017 11:59

Zimbabwe hosts emergency meeting on armyworm infestation

The United Nations is holding emergency talks in Harare to address the crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars currently...
13.2.2017 7:25

“No condition is permanent”: small-scale commercial farming in Zimbabwe

In this week’s blog, I want to present two cross-generational case studies of Purchase Area (now...

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