Welcome to the latest edition of Maricho Magazine, where the stories of Zimbabwe’s agriculture, enterprise, technology, economy and environment come together.
This edition opens with “The Makers of Modern Zimbabwe,” Conrad Mwanawashe’s exploration of a new generation of entrepreneurs building prosperity from the ground up through local production, value addition and employment creation.
Our Seed Co sponsored column follows the critical development of Zimbabwe’s wheat crop from Week 8 to Week 12, while agronomist Kirsty Chibovero provides a practical guide to getting mid-season wheat management right.
We examine what Zimbabwe’s Mid-Term Budget reveals about the country’s emerging “stability dividend” and ask whether lower inflation, stronger exports and renewed investment can be translated into jobs, better services and rising household incomes.
We also challenge popular assumptions about AI for agriculture, showing why technology must strengthen trusted human networks and confront structural barriers rather than merely deliver information.
Beyond the fields and balance sheets, we meet Evernice Dzomba, the 19-year-old woman from Masoka who overcame doubt to win national recognition for her marksmanship. We trace how Delta Corporation’s brewing growth is creating demand for locally grown barley and sorghum, and we travel to Save Valley Conservancy, where the relocation of buffalo forms part of Zimbabwe’s wider defence against Foot and Mouth Disease.
Together, these stories capture a country building, producing, adapting and protecting what sustains it.
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