Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Community Seed Banks Are Reviving Indigenous Crops

Mutare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean farmers in Chipinge are reviving drought-resistant traditional crops through an FAO-backed community seed bank, helping them cope with worsening climate variability. The initiative, rooted in indigenous knowledge, is strengthening food security and offering a safety net against future droughts and floods.

Angeline Garwe monitors smallholder farmers bringing small grain seeds to a community seed bank after harvest in Chipinge, southeastern Zimbabwe.

She checks…