smallholder farmers

Food security and nutrition 2: Smallholder farmers and food security in Africa

Africa is facing serious food security threats with thousands of children in many countries on the continent facing famine and/or suffering from the results of malnutrition. Children ...

People

8 Aug 2024 · 8 min read

Small grains may provide big gains for Zimbabwe smallholder farmers

Zimbabwe's smallholders are notorious for resisting appeals from the agriculture ministry to grow small, drought-resistant grains. They have always planted maize and weaning them from th...

Crops

19 Mar 2024 · 4 min read

As seed prices soar, smallholders in Zimbabwe turn to old ways

With prices of fertiliser and the staple maize seed soaring amid runaway inflation, some smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are resorting to preserving maize seeds from previous harvests fo...

Innovation

7 Jul 2023 · 3 min read

Lack of mechanisation slows smallholder ambitions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s smallholders, especially those within city limits, are increasingly producing the bulk of locally grown produce, but lack of mechanisation, such as tractors, is limiting the...

Mechanisation

7 Jul 2023 · 4 min read

Markets for small holder farmers

In the agriculture sector, there are a few achievements that can be done on your own. Success requires an aggregated proactive approach from individuals, companies, governments and non-g...

Business

17 Jun 2022 · 4 min read