Drinking water, food, education and civil documentation have been identified as the top four priority needs among Internally Displaced People (IDPs), returnees from abroad affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and vulnerable host communities in Masvingo province, according to a livelihood baseline assessment conducted by the International Organasation for Migration (IOM).
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Chiredzi on the brink of acute food insecurity
The mid-season dry spell and an early cessation of the wet season have compounded the food insecurity risk in Chiredzi district. Abnormal dryness and uncharacteristic high temperatures have resulted in crop failure in many farming communities which rely on natural rainfall in Chiredzi, and the country at large.
Umxhanxa, Nhopi – simple traditional delicacy
It’s been noted that majority of our citizens, especially the youth, do not really take into consideration the value of tradition and therefore do not pay attention to the delicious traditional foods that we have in our country.
Going on a road trip? Here’s something for your tummy!!!
Going on a road trip is fun! But a trip without food stuffs for the tummy is definitely not fun.
Watermelon, a game changer for smallholder farmers
Most rural areas in Zimbabwe are still reliant on rain-fed farming systems, which make them more vulnerable to climate change and the resultant food insecurity. Where smallholder irrigation schemes exist, productivity is very low mainly due to lack of funding and technical support, leaving most farmers jammed in subsistence irrigation systems.
Smallholder irrigation schemes and the potential the lowveld offers in Zim’s agric sector
The adoption of irrigation schemes is an essential policy to eradicate poverty and improve food security for many governments across Africa. The Zimbabwean government in partnership with other stakeholders under private and non-governmental organizations, has made great strides to fund the development of irrigation schemes in semi-arid regions which often face recurring dry spells.
Gonarezhou Hosts North Luangwa Officials . . . Matimu, Chisa, Reintroduced Rhinos Spotted
Gonarezhou National Park last week hosted visitors from the North Luangwa National Park, Zambia as part of an exchange programme between the Southern African national parks. The programme aims to broaden and raise awareness, understand biodiversity and cultural diversity, and increase cultural capital.
Pathisa Nyathi blesses his 70th birthday with an autobiography
His autobiography is in the form of two books, with book one covering the years from birth in 1951 up to the end of 1973 when Mr Nyathi completed his training as a science teacher at Gweru Teachers College, while book two deals with the rest of the life story from 1974 to 2021.
Embracing digital transformation in Zimbabwe’s Agric sector
Should the hoe go to the museum? What about an ox-drawn plough? Environmentalists would argue against such perspectives because most technologies that replace these tools somehow contribute to environmental damage.
Top eight edible insects in Zimbabwe
Few months into the rainy season is a period characterised by massive urban to rural peregrination. Urban folks, especially women throng communal mopane forests to harvest edible insects, particularly mopane worms.