Field-Based Research Is a Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Food Security

Field-Based Research Is a Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Food Security

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 15 (IPS) - Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting land, crops, rainfall patterns, and increasing pest outbreaks are threatening smallholder farmers’ harvests, leaving them food insecure.

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