Archive for February 2026
The Seven Francs book launch
The past week marked the informal launch of Kevin Cooke’s newly published book, The Seven Francs: Shotguns, Gamebirds & Gundogs. Harare South tobacco farmer and former Zimbabwe Tobacco Association president Kevin Cooke has long been known in farming and sporting circles. In this book, he turns his hand to recording a deeply personal quest: to…
Read MoreRegenerative vs conventional cropping: What three years of trials reveal
By Hugo Winkfield, ART Farm As Zimbabwe’s commercial agriculture sector seeks to remain both profitable and sustainable, regenerative agriculture has emerged as a potential pathway forward. But can regenerative systems truly compete with conventional high-input cropping, especially under Zimbabwean conditions? A three-year independent evaluation at ART Farm in Harare set out to answer this question…
Read MoreMore than a bottom feeder: Understanding and eating Zimbabwe’s catfish
by Ross G. Cooper, D.Phil. Catfish species in Zimbabwe There are 23 species of catfish in Zimbabwe. They are carnivorous and scavenge fish and are characterised by scaleless bodies and conspicuous feelers or barbels around the mouth. They range in size from the spotted catlet and rock catlets, barely reaching 6cm in length, to the…
Read MoreTurning heat into opportunity
The Grounded chilli story “I initially got into chilli farming through an export opportunity after securing an off-taker contract with a local middleman. But the prices were not sustainable, so I had to find my own market and start adding value.” In Zimbabwe, where many farmers operate under pressure from land access challenges, changing weather…
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