{"id":932,"date":"2021-01-08T09:02:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gokwe.org\/?page_id=932"},"modified":"2022-02-28T15:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:05:54","slug":"stories-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gokwe.org\/?page_id=932","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sunflower farmers strike new deal<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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THE Agriculture Business Centre (ABC) says it has contracted smallholder farmers to plant more than 1000 hectares (ha) of sunflower in Gokwe this season.<\/span>\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe’s too-productive mango growers look to the sun to boost incomes<\/a><\/h3>\n

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With heavy rain bringing a glut of fruit and coronavirus lockdown making selling difficult, a processing center is preventing waste and protecting incomes\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe<\/a><\/h3>\n

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One afternoon in Mupindi Village, Gokwe South, more than 400 kilometres from Zimbabwe\u2019s capital Harare, a smallholder farmer called Bernard Mupindi is pruning the rough, hairy triangular leaves that grow around the stem of a sunflower.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABC unlocks export potential value for Gokwe Farmers\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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Bambara nuts give Gokwe women financial independence<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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IT is a Wednesday afternoon in Kurura Village 60km from Gokwe Town and Mrs Fumisani Sibanda (42) is heading home from her fields where she has been working since morning.\u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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NGO promotes smart agric in Gokwe<\/a><\/h3>\n

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SMALL-HOLDER farmers in Gokwe, Midlands province, have applauded initiatives by Agriculture Business Centre (ABC), a pro-business investment vehicle which is capacitating them to identify value chains with high-income generating projects. Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABC sets up four mango drying centres in Gokwe<\/a><\/h3>\n

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A local business consortium, Agriculture Business Centre (ABC) has established four mango drying centres in Gokwe South district to process and value add the fruit, which is abundant in the area. Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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African bird’s eye chillies \u2013 the small, thin, pointy peppers that are red when they mature \u2013 are spicing up farmers\u2019 businesses in Gokwe, an agricultural region in central Zimbabwe. Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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DROUGHT-RESILIENT CROPS: A RAY OF HOPE FOR SMALL-HOLDER FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Experts say climate change requires farmers to innovate around production techniques, so they can sustain their livelihoods. Zimbabwean smallholder farmers turn to drought-resilient crops to counter the effects of climate change. Read more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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