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There will be no individual heroes in solving the Zimbabwe crisis, and the sooner its citizens realise this, the sooner they can begin to progress. (Photo: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Unity required for Zimbabwe to blossom

Being open for business means we have to be open with one another first

  • Gerald Chirinda
5 min read
Lie of the land: Economies of scale are said to be important for large-scale commercial producers
AGRICULTURE

Why size matters for farmers

Is the government’s mooted 12 000 hectare ‘ceiling’ on landownership practical – or even feasible?

  • Stephen Greenberg
6 min read
Without sufficient funding new farmers are using manual farming methods.
FARMERS

Jury still out on Zim’s land reform

Critics argue the restitution policy has done little to improve food security or the agribusiness sector in the country.

  • Sara K Brandt
13 min read
A 2016 survey found that more than 91,000 girls between the ages of 12 and 17 were married, divorced or cohabiting with men. Photo: File
FOOD CRISIS

Poor rains intensify food crisis in rural Zimbabwe

About 1.6-million Zimbabweans, most of them in rural areas, urgently need food aid because of low rainfall and a drop in agricultural production.

  • Nkululeko Sibanda
2 min read