Day: October 28, 2024

A 61-year-old Mbire woman has emerged as the best Rosella farmer in her area during last year’s cropping season. Despite the El Nino-induced drought that prevailed last cropping season, Lista Gambuto from Ward 10, Nyamhara village in Mbire is a proud Rosella farmer after excelling as the most successful farmer harvesting 255 kilograms when the … Read more

With too few young people traditionally interested in farming, the Organic Farming Academy (OFA) and its partner Fairtrade Support Network of Zimbabwe (FSNZ) have been working diligently to attract this group to their activities. Their efforts are now paying off in Binga, where a growing number of youths are now prospective Rosella farmers. Binga, known … Read more

Over the past decade some 400 community members from Mudzi, Rushinga and Mt Darwin were trained and actively engaged in the clearing of landmine infested areas in cooperation with Halo Trust and MAG. As this operation will come to an end next year, the future of these families became uncertain. The German Embassy brought this … Read more

Trainers from Organic Farming Academy (OFA) got further training and learning on various sustainable farming practices at an agroecology conference held in Malawi from August 12th to 16th. The national agroecology conference, hosted in Bvumbwe, Thyolo, and Blantyre, brought together several experts in agroecology. OFA training consultant Tatenda Manyadza described the conference as a valuable … Read more