Centre For Agriculture and Food Policy
There is consensus in Africa that a well performing agricultural sector is fundamental for overall economic growth as well as reducing hunger, poverty and inequality. Across the African continent, agricultural production and productivity and competitiveness remain low due to a mix of macro-economic distortions, resource constraints and natural disasters. The agricultural sectors generally operate in weak, unpredictable or inconsistent policy environments. Enhancing agricultural policy and program formulation therefore remains a key determining factor for achieving sustainable agricultural and economic performance in the predominantly agriculture-based economies of Africa.
The past few years have demonstrated why there is an urgent need to always have readily accessible information on the food and nutrition security situation in Zimbabwe. The unavailability of more complete information on the food stock and use position (including maize), and information on..……….
The Government of Zimbabwe through the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS) with support from HarvestPlus through the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), have on an ongoing basis been breeding, testing, and releasing varieties of biofortified vitamin A maize (orange maize).……….
Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector is characterized by over a million smallholder farming households. The majority of the smallholder farmers have very small landholding sizes, which impact on their ability to produce a maize surplus for sale. Over 50 percent of the maize sales in Zimbabwe is accounted for by between 4.4 and 6.2 percent of the farmers...……..
The Bioeconomy is the knowledge-based production and utilization of biological resources, innovative biological processes and principles to sustainably provide goods and services across all economic sectors....……..