Agroecology in Practice: Chimanimani, Zimbabwe

Last week I joined PELUM Zimbabwe (a national agroecology network) and partner organisations TSURO Trust and PORETO for a field visit in Chimanimani District in the eastern high and lowlands of Zimbabwe. This visit became  a reminder of why networked, community-rooted programmes matter in the fight for food sovereignty in Zimbabwe, and beyond. Agroecology and regenerative agriculture don’t advance in isolation, they advance through shared learning, unified advocacy, and programmes that centre farmers as the experts they are.

The visit was part of the ongoing joint learning between grassroots agroecological organisations, with government stakeholders. The process is critical in shaping the narrative, building capacity and strategies of how to scale up to a point of nourishing the nation and influencing policy. On the ground, results speak for themselves because farmers are at centre stage and this short story is one of many happening around the world.

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