Women in agroecology: Shaping the future of wholesome food
This article narrates the story of Movai Matombo, a 57-year-old woman smallholder farmer who began practicing agroecology in 2010. Matombo resides in the Shashe region of Mashava, Masvingo province, Zimbabwe, where she learnt about agroecology farming, a technique that produces a high yield while conserving the soil and the environment. "When I came to Shashe with my husband, I knew about farming, but I was disregarding certain traditions that my mother and grandmother had taught me." Farmers in Shashe convinced me that this farming was not old. "I'm now doing agroecology," Matombo said.
Author: Margaret Chinowaita
Organization: newsday.co.zw
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Zimbabwe
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/10/women-in-agroecology-shaping-the-future-of-wholesome-food/
Content language: English