Mbire Festival Highlights Crucial Role of Traditional Seeds & Food
TRADITIONAL seed varieties continue to receive due credit for the important role they play in sustainable farming practices with Mbire district recently holding the first-ever traditional seed and food festival to underscore the need for communities to embrace them. Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre (FPC) of Harare organised the event with support from the Lush and Lush […]
Sesame Farming Project Empowers Young Rural Farmers in Mbire
SOME 300 farmers are benefiting from the sesame project being implemented by Fambidzanai Permaculture in Mbire, under the strategic partnership agreement 2 (SPA2) being funded by ActionAid Zimbabwe. The project is aimed at improving the economic and social well-being of smallholder farmers in the area. The initiative focuses on promoting the cultivation of sesame as […]
Young Men Volunteer to Act Against Climate Change
Bradwell Mazhonga and Kerbouchard Zvovushe are two young men aged 23 and 26, respectively. The two are currently studying for a diploma in agroecology certificate with Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre and Bindura University of Science Education. They have decided to dedicate their spare time to volunteering at our agroecology demonstration centre in Mt Hampden, Harare. […]
GOGO MUTANDWA MAKES A LIVING FROM SELLING INDIGENOUS CHICKENS IN SHAMVA
The couple was identified as beneficiaries through the community leadership as both are well advanced in age and are no longer gainfully employed. Beginning on 20 June 2016, they received 4 hens and one cork and as of 13 June 2017 at the time of the evaluation, there was a total of 201 chickens at […]
10+ Reasons Why the Agroecology Policy is Crucial for Zimbabwe
The fruits of my hands – Ruth Bajila’s story
