Clemence Manyukwe
Clemence Manyukwe is a Zimbabwean journalist who writes on all aspects of farming, including livestock, crops and drought management.
Malawi tobacco farmers reap rewards, but challenges remain
Malawi had a bumper tobacco year in 2025, selling more than 221 000t, up 66% year-on-year. Farmer’s Weekly spoke to the country’s Tobacco Commission and a local farmer about the industry.
Zimbabwe ostrich industry at a crossroads
Zimbabwe once ranked among the world’s top exporters of ostrich meat and leather. Decades later, only a handful of breeders remain.
Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Zimbabwe’s Mangwe district in Matabeleland South, near the country's border with Botswana.
How perseverance turned a bookshop owner into Zimbabwe’s top tobacco farmer
Zimbabwean tobacco farmer Denford Mutwiwa has built a large-scale commercial operation by treating farming as a business, using contract funding and renewable energy to overcome limited bank support and unreliable power supply.
Zimbabwe dairy industry regains momentum
Zimbabwe's dairy sector is on a rebound, with the country hoping to build on increasing milk production to surpass its national annual requirements.
Zim city’s suburban community gardens drive urban farming
Mkhululi Tjibenda and 49 other residents of Entumbane, a suburb of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, are engaged in urban farming on an approximately 1ha garden allocated to them by the local city council.
SA farmers await fair compensation for land losses in Zimbabwe
South African farmers are struggling to claim compensation or reclaim their farms that were seized during Zimbabwe's land reform exercise launched in 2000 by then-President Robert Mugabe.
Top women scientists champion transformative agriculture research
Thirty women researchers, nine of whom are conducting research that benefits the agricultural sector, have received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Award.
Dorper breeding on an upward trajectory in Zimbabwe
The first Dorper sheep sale ever held in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region took place recently, signalling that the breed has entered a growth phase in numbers and public interest.
AU-EU leaders commit to strengthening agricultural ties
At the 7th AU-EU Summit, leaders pledged to strengthen agricultural cooperation, noting that, together with fisheries and aquaculture, the sector will drive growth and create jobs across both continents.
G20 benefits for Zimbabwean agriculture
Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector is set to benefit from decisions taken at the recently concluded 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Strategies needed to attract more African agri graduates to farming
Edwin Muturi, who holds a BSc in agribusiness management from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, is questioning why some agriculture graduates in Africa don’t pursue farmwork.
Zim blueberry farmers gear up for Chinese market
Farmers in Zimbabwe are lobbying the government to rethink policy as they aim to make the country the largest blueberry exporter in Africa.
Zim lifts ban on SA maize imports but imposes restrictions
Zimbabwe has lifted its temporary ban on maize imports from South Africa as it begins to feel the effects of market shortages, a development experts say raises doubts over the government’s claims of a bumper harvest.
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