Community Technology Development Trust/Organisation

09/07/2026

06/07/2026

On the 24th of June 2026 we conducted partner strengthening meeting to strengthen collaboration among Markets and Seed Access Project (MASAP) implementing partners through knowledge sharing, identification of synergies and development of coordinated approaches that contribute to the programme goal of improving food security and resilience among smallholder farming households. In attendance were University of Zimbabwe, Lupane State University Graduates Making Waves, SCOPE ZIMBABWE Marondera University Of Agricultural Sciences And Technology

15/06/2026

The Mutiusinazita Community Seed Bank (CSB) successfully hosted a monitoring delegation from the Environmental Management Agency with Director Thabani Shoko and the EMA Board Chair present. During the visit Farmer Field School (FFS) exhibited at a Seed Fair to show case how the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP) have managed to improve resilience. The team also witnessed Paramechanics Training.

The EMA delegation expressed appreciation for the tangible impacts being achieved through the integration of community seed banking, agroforestry, and agricultural mechanization. The delegation acknowledged the contribution of these interventions towards climate resilience, sustainable land management (SLM), and sustainable forest management (SFM), and recognized the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach as an effective platform for knowledge sharing, skills development,and community empowerment. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development Zim

12/06/2026

We are currently attending Agriculture Guide Expo coordinated by CAMFED - Campaign for Female Education and Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development Zim
The aim is to engage Female Youth in agriculture activities including production, value addition and market linkages

18/03/2026

Our partners in Lesotho are strengthening participatory research, agroecological practices and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources with support from the Benefit-sharing Fund cycle 5 of the International Plant Treaty

12/03/2026

A call to leave no one behind : Act urgently on hunger and build Resilient Food Systems

12/03/2026

10/03/2026

This is Mutohwe Farmer Field School in ward 13 of Shurugwi under The Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme (DSLIP) project. The group is harvesting Cowpeas under their seed multiplication initiative. It is critical to note quality seed is the foundation of successful, sustainable agriculture, capable of increasing yields by up to 50%. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev. Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Zim Women & Land in Zimbabwe Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training Shurugwi

10/03/2026

Rural women are key in enhancing rural livelihoods. They are the corner stone in driving the development discourse in their communities. During this women month we celebrate the power of rural women and call for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of women and girls UN Women Oak Foundation WHH Zimbabwe - Welthungerhilfe Oxfam in Zimbabwe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev. Action on Poverty ActionAid Zimbabwe International Plant Treaty