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Corteva Agriscience™, the #1 solution to protecting your wine grapes

Corteva Agriscience™ was founded in 1803 and was built on the rich heritages of Dow, DuPont, and Pioneer. Corteva Agriscience is a pure-play agriculture company dedicated to helping farmers get the most out of every hectare, season after season. We deliver value to the farmer in the seed, through digital[...]

Honey I’m home: Turning wild bees into cash in Zimbabwe

Unemployed women in Zimbabwe's second city are turning to nature to earn a living as they collect wild honey to sell in the country's major cities. Honey has proved to be popular here in Bulawayo, with virtually every corner of the central business district having women selling the sweet[...]

By Sheré Holtzhausen|17th August 2023|Categories: Articles, Resource management|Tags: , , , |

Rethink your footprint, one pot at a time

Mary Carr has always been aware of the impact humans have on the planet. She has empowered two young ladies from a rural township to also help reduce other women’s footprint on the planet. “I have always been acutely aware of my footprint on the planet,” says Mary. “This[...]

By Sheré Holtzhausen|17th August 2023|Categories: Articles, Resource management|Tags: , , , , |

Small grains provide hope for female traders in Zimbabwe

While Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers have been slow in embracing large-scale production of small grains such as millet and sorghum, women who have taken up growing such crops have found a ready market in Bulawayo where traditional foods are in demand. Thokozile Mabuza is a fifty something year old widow[...]

By Sheré Holtzhausen|16th August 2023|Categories: Articles, Crop production|Tags: , , , , |

Zimbabwe city women upscale urban farming

At a time when food insecurity is also affecting urban residents in Zimbabwe, some women are turning pieces of land into thriving agriculture plots, growing anything from maize to vegetables, and even producing fish. Aid agencies say a growing number of people in Zimbabwe's urban areas are food insecure,[...]

By Sheré Holtzhausen|16th August 2023|Categories: Articles, Crop production|Tags: , , , |
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