In this edition:
🌍 Before the Rains Fail: Zimbabwe Moves Early Against El Niño. With an 88–94% chance of a Super El Niño, Government, FAO and partners are rallying behind a six-pillar drought plan. Maricho Magazine will dedicate editorial space to El Niño awareness as our contribution to the national awareness campaign.
🌾 Preparing Wheat & Barley Harvest: A Week 16–19 Action Guide. Through our fruitful partnership with Seed Co, Dior Pote explains when to stop irrigating, when to harvest and how to protect your yield.
🍞 Where the Farmer Gets the First Word. Seed Co’s new SC W9104 wheat yields 6% more than SC Nduna, resists rust and mills the white flour bakers want.
☀️ Zimbabwe Can Still Farm Its Way Through a Dry Season. Prof Obert Jiri on planning around the rains you will get: when to plant and what to plant.
🤝 The Farmers, Bakers and Butchers Behind Innscor’s Best Year. We are proud to partner with Innscor Africa, whose 200 contract farmers helped drive a doubling of profit to US$102.1M.
🍗 Simbisa Banks a Good Harvest. A strong season lifted revenue 20%, but a margin test lies ahead.
💧 Taking the Vlei to Court. Residents are using the courts to save Harare’s shrinking wetlands.
🌿 TIMB Drives Responsible Growth in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Industry. In partnership with TIMB, we cover the new ESG rules on cutting firewood use, ending child labour and tying ESG scores to licensing.
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