Category: News & updates

Agroecology-based Farming Thrives in Nyanga’s Nutritional Garden Projects

Nyarai Dzimba (pictured below) is one of our recently graduated Diploma in Agroecology students. She works as an agriculture extension worker in Mapako, Nyanga. For a couple of years now, she has been working with smallholder farming communities in her area of operation to champion the agroecology transition. Recently, Nyarai coordinated a wonderful Ward Garden […]

Former Student Champions Grassroots AE Learning in Mhondoro-Ngezi

Former diploma in agroecology student, Nyasha Gonde, is fostering agroecology learning and cultural preservation in Mhondoro-Ngezi through grassroots community agriculture shows. Nyasha has been a practising government agriculture extension officer for some years, before embarking on a new academic journey in agroecology education which she began in 2021. After completing her studies in 2023, Gonde […]

Aquaculture project now on…

Aquaculture is often referred to as controlled cultivation or farming of aquatic organisms and in our case fish. Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre has embarked on a fish farming project to complement the Fisheries module that is part of the Diploma program offered by Fambidzanai Permaculture Training centre in affiliation with Bindura University of Science education. Integrating […]

Visitors from Uganda tour FPC

Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) today had the privilege of receiving visitors from the Climate Smart Jobs-Uganda (CSJ) and other Private Sector Companies. The visitors are here to tour Zimbabwe in a quest to learn how Zimbabwean smallholder farmers are contributing to Climate Smart Agriculture, the promotion of conservation agriculture and green technologies. Climate Smart Jobs […]

Agroecology in practice – A visit to the Shashe Household Centres of Excellence

Aroecology is built under various pillars that are called Principles of Agroecology, namely Care and fairness, Diversity, food sovereignty, equality, connectivity of elements, agroforestry and to mention just but a few. Shashe Agroecology School has to the best of their ability tried to capture most of these principles in their day to day practices of […]

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY: TSASAZ III END OF PROJECT EVALUATION

Consultancy to conduct end of project evaluation for the Transforming and Strengthening Agricultural Extension Services on Agroecology in Zimbabwe (TSASAZ-III) Project. See finer details below.

Food Value Addition Skills Training Course Yields Positive Results in Gwanda.

Following the processing and value addition knowledge training with the participants from Hand in Hand Zimbabwe (HIH Zimbabwe) held at Fambidzanai permaculture Centre (FPC), the knowledge acquired from the one-week training course has indeed yielded fruits at the Phakamani Garden in Gwanda. The Hand in Hand participants were equipped with innovative skills on how to […]

FAMBIDZANAI PERMACULTURE CENTRE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY [2023] NOTICE

Please be advised that the 3rd Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday the 30th of November 2023 at the FPC ground. Graduands are also urged to clear ALL tuition arrears and pay a graduation fee of US$60.00 inclusive of graduation regalia.Please note; accommodation is not provided, therefore, graduands are advised […]

Bocashi-making skills training ignites hope for soil fertility restoration in Mbire

Mbire Bocashi fertilizer training a success Bocashi Fertilizer training continues to be an overwhelming experience in Mbire district as more wards receive training. Considering the Bocashi fertilizer training, 3 more wards were privileged to have also received this training over the past 2 weeks. Ward 6 Bocashi Fertilizer Training was held at Pilcent Baruti’s homestead […]

CELEBRATING THE WONDER OF ZIMBABWE’S MILLETS

As we celebrate the wonder of Zimbabwe’s millets, we have gathered amazing stories of smallholder farmers who are benefitting from growing millets and other indigenous grains. In this Quarterly Newsletter edition, you’re going to find interesting stories from both the youth and the elderly on how traditional grains are impacting their livelihoods. Enjoy your reading! […]