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 bear the brunt of food poverty, which refers to the types of food they eat. Millions of children, especially the youngest, poorest[...]
As seed prices soar, smallholders in Zimbabwe turn to old ways
by Marko Phiri 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 for replanting. While the government has distributed farming inputs such as maize seed to millions of farmers across thecountry,[...]
Lack of mechanisation slows smallholder ambitions in Zimbabwe
by Marko Phiri 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 their ambitions. Tractor hire is quite expensive, while the promised free mechanisation provided by government has not reached some urban and[...]
Department to handover a multimillion rand farm to smallholder farmers in Limpopo
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will on Friday 1st April 2022, handover prime agricultural land to two smallholder farmers who have successfully applied for land allocation through the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy which is part of the Land Redistribution Programme. The acquisition of the property[...]
Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers
Microsoft’s AgriTech Programme is investing in building the capabilities, competitiveness and innovation of a local technology company to develop and roll-out high-impact solutions that will help South Africa’s smallholder farmers become more productive, commercially viable and sustainable. As part of its multi-million Rand investment in agriculture, Microsoft South Africa[...]