Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Poultry farmers struggle to control disease & loss
by Marko Phiri In a home-made coop pieced together from corrugated iron, asbestos, wire mesh and bricks in one of Bulawayo's low-density suburbs, known for once thriving white-owned farming plots, Gilbert Mashava breeds up to three hundred broiler chickens. The business has had its own ups and downs, and[...]
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[...]
Power cuts cripple homes, businesses hard in Zimbabwe
by Marko Phiri Electricity outages have escalated in Zimbabwe, with the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) citing vandalism of its infrastructure, but experts say power generation is being crippled by a lack of investment in renewable energy. In recent days, power outages have worsened, even before last week’s announcement[...]
Zimbabwean sawmiller shows way to sawmilling success
Richard Saziya’s successful sawmilling businesses in Zimbabwe rely on Wood-Mizer sawmills to trade profitably, rebuild communities, restore roads, preserve forests, and inspire better lives. When Richard Saziya started his sawmilling business in 2001, he never imagined where this road would lead him. He was introduced to Wood-Mizer when his[...]