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BY DR. TONY MICHEL MONDA The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), states over 65 percent of the population of the Southern Africa region depends on farming, which includes livestock.…

Agriculture

De-husking and reclaiming our African heritage of maize Pt 2

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA Chibage, Maize is the staple diet of the majority of Zimbabwe’s population. Although the history of maize growing has for long been inextricably linked with the…

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Climate Change, food security & nutrition in Zimbabwe

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA As temperatures continue to rise, climate protection is one of the greatest environmental challenges currently facing mankind. If unified counter-measures are not urgently taken, rising temperatures…

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Farming for health: Is it the future of agriculture for Zimbabwe?

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA World populations are growing; food habits are changing, and owing to human-induced climate change many of the agricultural developments of the past decades are being hindered. …

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International Year of Millets: a global opportunity to direct policy to nutritional benefits

3 years ago

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By Patrice Talla This year we are celebrating the International Year of Millets. The year was endorsed by Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…

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Pulses gateway to attain SDGs says FAO

5 years ago

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By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Liaison Office with the United Nations in collaboration with Emerging Ag Inc, governments, non-governmental organizations have said pulses are more than…