Centre For Agriculture and Food Policy
In the period September 2020-March 2021, Zimbabwe piloted the regulated warehouse receipts system as a precursor to the establishment of a commodity exchange……….
Zimbabwe has the necessary policy frameworks and multi-sectoral platforms to accelerate the use of biofortified staple crops in order to enhance food and nutrition security……..
Contracts with farmers should be incentive-compatible to allow the farmer to get the best possible price for both inputs and outputs.……..
The majority of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe cultivate very small plots, with 40-52 percent cultivating less than 1 hectare (Ha) and 70-75 percent cultivating less than 2Ha.……..
The COVID-19 pandemic eroded incomes and livelihoods for both rural and urban households, resulting in many households increasing own food production as a response strategy..……..