Agribusiness project now up and running
Of the 840 young adult farmers supported under the Agribusiness and Micro Enterprise Development intervention, Gift Faintesi Ward 5 and Sandra Matowa Ward 7 from Hwedza District are enthusiastic about
Empowering smallholder farmers
pigad is supporting another 840 smallholder farmers in egg production through the provision of subsidized poultry business start-up packages, capacity building, and market linkages for sustainable poverty reduction and food security.
Poultry Union Board tour several farmer marketing associations
A representative of the Poultry Union have toured several poultry farmer associations in Goromonzi, Murehwa and Marondera to exchange information with their members and to share knowledge on how to
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