Staff Writer The Ministry of Agriculture says the commissioning of the 30-hectare Wanezi Irrigation Scheme in Insiza District marks a major milestone in government’s drive to climate-proof agriculture. This comes as the government is targeting to increase the area under irrigation from 175 000 hectares in 2020 to 496 000 hectares by 2030. Speaking at…
Staff Writer Southern African nations are moving to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their infrastructure planning to safeguard the region’s transport corridors, airports, and communication networks from extreme weather events. Southern African Development Community (SADC) officials warned that escalating floods, severe droughts, and intense cyclones are threatening vital regional logistics loops have shifted the focus…
Staff Writer A new El Niño climate phase is projected to begin within weeks, with the drought signal expected to be most pronounced in Southern Africa as agriculture goes on high alert around the world. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast a stronger-than-usual cycle, prompting advanced mapping from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of…
Staff Writer Nearly nine million people across 22 high-risk countries could be protected from a strong El Niño pattern through a new $202 million Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal. The initiative marks the first joint appeal of its kind by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)….
Staff Writer Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States are meeting in Lilongwe to build consensus on accessing climate disaster money from the Loss and Damage Fund. The SADC Regional Dialogue on Loss and Damage comes at a critical time for Southern Africa. The region continues to experience increasingly frequent and severe droughts, floods and…
In the heart of Zimbabwe’s Chipinge District, a quiet joy resonates within Tambudzai Rukatu as she carefully lifts a handful of golden sorghum grains, allowing them to tumble into a green basin resting in her lap. For Tambudzai, a widow and mother of ward 21 in Chipinge, this moment is more than just a sign…
