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Boars and sows breed hope for aspiring Zimbabwe farmers
Zimbabwe has seen a different kind of career move with professionals abandoning their posts to take up farming. Ever since the country embarked on the land reform programme where ordinary Zimbabweans with no farming experience got pieces of land, thousands have taken up agriculture. From civil servants to private[...]
Poor pastures threaten Zimbabwe’s cattle herd: Goats may provide an answer
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe who rear livestock are counting their losses after an extended dry season decimated pastures. Like many smallholders, livestock breeders rely on rainfall for the feeding of their cattle, goats, donkeys, and everything else. However, with the country reeling under an unusually long dry season, the[...]
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 that tradition has proven difficult. While extension officers warning about changing climate patterns continue promoting small grains such as sorghum, pearl millet, and finger[...]
Namibia: Rabies in kudu on the rise again
An increase in the number of rabies cases among kudu has been reported in Namibia. Yet, rabies is nothing new to Namibia. The first cases of rabid kudus were reported near Windhoek in the central part of the country in the early 1970’s, from where it spread to all[...]
ProAgri BNZ 53
This year surely kicked off on a high note. We started off this year hitting the ground running. How has this year begun for you? 2023 came with its sets of challenges for all of us, but it still ended beautifully. I have this feeling that 2024 will be[...]