ICRISAT in Zimbabwe – supporting rural communities

A practical class on haymaking (left) and silage making (right) at Matobo District Agriculture Centre of Excellence. Photo: Farai Dube, ICRISAT

May

Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe

Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers the most. Many watched their valuable livestock die during the dry Read more...

ICRISAT staff show the Minister different crop varieties. Photo: ICRISAT

Apr

Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition

Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, during a recent visit to the ICRISAT Matopos Research Center, called for Read more...

Zimbabwean farmer irrigates her field. Photo: A Van Rooyen, ICRISAT

Mar

Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond

Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at different depths, have not only helped smallholder farmers conserve scarce resources, Read more...

Dr Manyasa (left) New hybrid SCXH102 on Seed Co demonstration plot. Inset: Harvested panicles. Photo: A Mburu & T Soko (Inset)

Dec

ICRISAT in Zimbabwe – supporting rural communities

Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition

Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond

New sorghum hybrid with preferred market traits developed in partnership with Zimbabwean seed company

Zimbabwe’s First Lady emphasizes crop research during visit to ICRISAT

Meeting with the Zimbabwe President – Matopos Research Center to be positioned as a world-class facility

New methods in implementing an irrigation scheme bring notable impact

Moving away from silos, working towards ‘synthesis’ of learnings

Modern, cutting-edge, collaborative – management of breeding data receives a boost across Africa

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