Training of Trainers for Boschvelds chicken rearing underway in Manicaland
pigad is engaging several stakeholders in Training of Trainers Workshops aimed at capacitating 350 Lead Farmers and Agritex officers with Boschveld chickens management techniques under the Cyclone IDAI small livestock
pigad teaching COVID-19 measures through practice
pigad has been empowering communities to practice COVID-19 measures, during farmer sensitization and registration meetings carried out in Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts. This was done during the implementation of Cyclone
Footprints in Manicaland
Following the clearance to operate in Manicaland, the pigad team has hit the ground running with community leaders and farmer sensitization meetings in Chipinge. The community meetings attended by key
pigad granted authority to operate in Manicaland
An inception meeting for the pigad poultry restocking project in Cyclone IDAI affected regions of Chipinge was held on 19 May 2020. The meeting was attended by 21 key district stakeholders
Good harvest after late planting
After late planting of the Syngenta Maize seed last season, Lion Machekanyanga had no hope of a good yield. However, the unexpected happened, he got a bumper harvest. Most of
Bumper harvest from Sygenta maize seed
Forbes Mhonderwa, a lead farmer in ward 12 Marondera, managed to get a bumper harvest from Syngenta maize seed despite poor rainfall experienced this season. He bought 10kgs of MRI
Youths successful in fencing business
The youth group that recently benefited from the pigad poultry related business program, doing very well. Currently, they are fencing a homestead at Mahusekwa Growth Point. Obey Gochera (30), Talent
Smallholder Poultry Conference, a success!!
Smallholder chicken farmers from Marondera, Murewa, Goromonzi and Gokwe lively participated during plenary discussions with private sectors and several stakeholders at the just ended conference held in Domboshava on the 27th of