Subsistence farmer Charles Chakabawo harvests maize with his family on their plot in Norton, a farming area outside Zimbabwe's capital Harare, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo By Marko Phiri ...

MAMBWERE, Zimbabwe, April 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Samuel Mudziwepasi lost his entire maize crop in the last farming season, when a drought ravaged much of Zimbabwe. Now he fears his next ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - F or many years, Miriam Hlabangana, a farmer in Gwanda, about 150 kilometers south of Bulawayo, planted and harvested enough maize to not only feed her family but sell some excess ...

A woman sorts millet at a farming village outside Niger's capital Niamey in a file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly By Busani Bafana JAMBEZI, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For more than 20 ...

South Africa’s maize industry is export-oriented. Over the past five years, the country has exported roughly three million tonnes each year. One of its largest markets is Zimbabwe, typically ...

Between 26 September and 3 October 2025, Zimbabwe imported 34,093 tons of maize from South Africa. These imports are at a time when Zimbabwe has previously announced a ban on maize imports, an effort ...

As drought hits maize production, sorghum, millet and other small grains could take over - if the path is cleared for them, experts say HARARE, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After years of bad ...

A programme focused on maize in 2016 has delivered rapid results, but critics want to know more about the unclear terms of ‘Command Agriculture’ before passing judgement Thanks to good weather and a ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Around 1.5 million Zimbabweans are predicted to go hungry this year after a dramatic fall in maize production, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

MAMBWERE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Samuel Mudziwepasi lost his entire maize crop in the last farming season, when a drought ravaged much of Zimbabwe. Now he fears his next harvest will ...

JAMBEZI, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For more than 20 years, Dalarex Ncube grew maize in arid Jambezi District, one of Zimbabwe's driest regions, and his family ate maize porridge, the ...

Catherine and Augustine Sibanda examine their sorghum crop in drought-hit Jambezi District in southern Zimbabwe. TRF/Busani Bafana JAMBEZI, Zimbabwe, Sept 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For more ...