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• Leave a Commenton Growing Hope in Harsh Lands: The Jabula Village Business Unit Journey

Growing Hope in Harsh Lands: The Jabula Village Business Unit Journey

Jabula VBU Jabula is located in the semi-arid district of Hwange. The land is rocky and the rains are often late and unreliable. Failed crops and livestock deaths have stalked the lives of the villagers in  in this village and  neighboring

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Ndimakule VBU, October 2025

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• Leave a Commenton Growing sorghum in Hwange – The story of Nambikwa Ncube

Growing sorghum in Hwange – The story of Nambikwa Ncube

Nambikwa Ncube of Jambezi in Hwange, hosted a sorghum demonstration plot in his field. He is part of the Siyaphambili Agriculture Producer Group and this was his first demo plot with Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project (SACP). The sorghum variety was SV4

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Kwekwe PGS hosts successful sorghum demo

An Agriculture Producer Group from Kwekwe has expressed satisfaction with the results of a sorghum demo hosted by one of their group members. The demo plot was supported by the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project.  The  chairperson of the Ebenezer Agriculture Producer

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• Leave a Commenton More farmers eager to grow upland rice after successful demo at Exchange Irrigation Scheme

More farmers eager to grow upland rice after successful demo at Exchange Irrigation Scheme

The Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project established an upland rice demonstration plot in Exchange Irrigation Scheme in Midlands Province to cultivate the Nerica rice variety. The activity was carried out in partnership with Department of Research and Japanese International Cooperation Agency. Prior

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• Leave a Commenton Nutritious food… more money in the pocket for Mabhikwa VBU farmers

Nutritious food… more money in the pocket for Mabhikwa VBU farmers

Farmers at Mabhikwa Village Business Unit in Lupane district which was established in June 2024 have started realizing an income from the garden. Ms Nomathemba Khumalo, one of the beneficiaries said, “We started cultivation of crops on the 3rd of February

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Production and sales take off at Ndimakule VBU

Farmers at the Ndimakule VBU in Hwange have started selling their produce to off-takers in Hwange and Victoria Falls. The garden, established in September 2024 has cultivated two crop cycles and is selling produce from the second cycle. Ndimakule VBU secretary,

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One intervention,multiple solutions- VBUs transform rural communities in Zimbabwe

Women prepare carrots harvested from the nutrition corner at JabatshabaVBUBy Precious Nkomo As we drove westwards from the coal mining town of Hwange towards Victoria Falls, we could not ignore the searing heat, the dry air, the Mopane and acacia trees,