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Last week I was in Nairobi for a conference focused on ‘Low Carbon Africa’, discussing the diverse pathways to low carbon energy. Energy access is a...

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Irate farmers, fuming over perennial non-payment of their proceeds by the Grain Marketing Board, have called...

‘New’ farmers abuse labourers

The misguided and corrupt land “reform” programme has brought untold misery to farm workers who are...

1,4 million cattle need to be saved

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Govt grabs 60 000ha in Masvingo

The government has compulsorily acquired 60 000 hectares of land in Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts from...

Rural dairy defies all odds

Nharira-Lancashire Dairy Co-operative in Chivhu is probably one of the first dairy ventures in rural Zimbabwe...

Global land grabbing: some new resources

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Resettled farmers abandon land

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Gardening has always been part of farming practice in Zimbabwe’s rural areas. Usually a small river...

Success story: Smallholder poultry producers

Smallholder broiler production has really taken off in the rural areas on the back of a...

Food security pgm gets £200,000 from British Lottery

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery in the UK have committed £200,000 in funding towards the food...

Unique project helps farmers in Kezi

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