Reports

Key messages Science-based evidence should play a key role for guiding Zimbabwe’s national agricultural and climate change related policies and adaptation options. In south west Zimbabwe where soil fertility is low, crop and livestock productivity, poverty, and food…

Continued collaboration between policymakers and researchers is crucial for effective and dynamic climate-smart solutions Key messages Climate action is urgently needed: Successive droughts and unseasonal climate events in Zimbabwe have already taken a toll on the country’s economy.…

Marked by hyperinflation and battered by several years of drought, Zimbabwe’s troubled economy took a hit for the worse as the country scrambled to contain COVID-19. The cities and their inhabitants, always having borne the brunt…

Integrated simulation modelling conducted by agricultural researchers continue to point to huge impending social and economic impacts from climate change in Zimbabwe. The impacts were measured with various indicators for economic development, nutrition and food security…

Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers the most. Many watched their valuable livestock die during the dry season due to fodder shortages and their inability to buy expensive…

The resilience of Zimbabweans is being tested. Currently facing hyperinflation at 300% and high food costs (bread prices up by 60%), citizens of Zimbabwe are struggling to stay afloat. Particularly vulnerable are the urban poor. A new…

“Last year was a drought year and the only crop we harvested was mucuna. This year we experienced water logging and again the only crop we harvested was mucuna,” says farmer Nlovu from Nkayi district in…

Executive Summary Zimbabwe experiences severe drought every two to three years. In intervening years, parts of the country are periodically affected by floods. Correspondingly, the country frequently hosts drought or flood relief programs targeting the recovery of smallholder agriculture. The…

Drought is endemic to southern Africa. Floods are common. In response to these disasters, agricultural inputs such as seed and fertilizer are distributed to one or another affected community virtually every year. Yet these relief programs are generally defined anew…