Millets, often called “Nutri-Cereals” due to their high nutritional content can grow on poor soils with little inputs. They are resistant and tolerant to many crop diseases and pests and can survive adverse climatic conditions. With the imminent effects and impact of climate change, investing in cultivation of millets is...

Small-scale fisheries globally face many challenges that render them vulnerable to global climatic and socio-economic changes. Enhancing sustainability of small-scale fisheries is necessary for improving fisheries management and also improving availability of fish for food security and economic growth. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...

Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) are legally binding international conventions and treaties signed with the objective to address common environmental challenges collectively. Zimbabwe is a party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions. The commitment to fulfilling its obligations is demonstrated...

It is no longer possible to look at food, livelihoods, health and the management of natural resources separately. The agenda to mainstream biodiversity in agriculture seeks to balance the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment and advance the need for socially equitable food systems within which people can...

KARIBA - More than 40 tilapia fish value chain experts and stakeholders convened at the shores of Lake Kariba for a multi-stakeholder partnership meeting to measure, learn and improve sector strategy performance and coordination. Launched in 2022, the strategy foresees a nearly three-fold increase of farmed Nile tilapia production from 5...