Zimbabwe Smallholder Farmers Raise Climate Change Concerns, Call for Stronger Policy Action

Smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe have called on policymakers to strengthen climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, warning that changing weather patterns, land degradation and human-wildlife conflicts are increasingly threatening their livelihoods.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately 90 percent of farms worldwide are family-owned and operated, with most located in rural areas. In Zimbabwe, women account for approximately 70 percent of small-scale…