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Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes could be gamechanger for Zimbabweâs farmers
Recently, Zimbabweâs Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement added the orange-fleshed sweet potato to the nationâs food basket. Some call this a giant step towards improving exports of sweet potatoes and livelihoods of farmers.
Improved livelihoods through the adoption and increased production of diversified crops is underpinned in the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan launched by President Mnangagwa last year. The plan is set to revitalize the agricultural sector in line with the vision of making Zimbabwe an upper middle-income economy by 2030.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, John Basera, noted that the new variety will contribute to diversifying the food and nutrition system as well as improve income sources. This means that smallholder and communal farmers are tipped to benefit more through the adoption of the orange-fleshed sweet potato.
Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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IMAGE: Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger. view more
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CABI has led the first study to explore the income and food security effects of the fall armyworm invasion on a country - revealing that in Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by the pest are 12% more likely to experience hunger.
Dr Justice Tambo, lead researcher of the study published in
Food and Energy Security, sought to investigate the impact of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on household income and food security as well as the extent to which a control strategy can help mitigate the negative impacts of the pest.