Monthly Archives: March 2014
Sorghum
Quick Facts • Fifth most important cereal crop in the world • Africa is the largest producer of sorghum • Originally cultivated in Egypt, known as “an ancient grain” • Can easily adapt to weather extremes e.g. drought … Continue reading
Social Media and Agriculture (3)
SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MARKETPLACE Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe Consumers! Consumers! Consumers! Social media is an amazing resource to use to connect with your consumers/customers and for them to find out what it is you are offering. What … Continue reading
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Tagged agribusiness, agriculture, competitive pricing, consumers, information gathering, marketplace, social media, technology, youth
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND AGRICULTURE (2)
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe What other ways can we use social media to benefit us as young farmers? TO CREATE NETWORKS Social media proves to be invaluable in creating communication networks. For example Facebook reaches 150 million users. … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural network, communication networks, social media, worldwide, youth
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Social Media and Agriculture
SOCIAL MEDIA AND AGRICULTURE Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe The first in a series on Social Media. With over 1.4 million internet users in Zimbabwe social media and other digital platforms are revolutionising the way people interact in their … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, digital platforms, facebook, joseph macharia, mkulima young, rebranding, social media, twitter, youtube
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Final Installation of the Youth Agripreneurship Summit 2013
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe The final installation in the Agripreneurship Summit series. The summit was attended by many officials including the ZFU President, Director of Economics and Markets within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development as … Continue reading
Presentations at the Youth Agripreneurship Summit 2013 (3)
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe Fourth post from the Agripreneurship Summit 2013 Opportunities for youths in agriculture and agricultural sustainability through youth development The youth of today and the youth of tomorrow will be accorded an almost unequaled opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Create Fund, development, food security, land market, lobby, United Nations
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Presentations at the Youth Agripreneurship Summit 2013 (2)
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe The third in a series from the Agripreneurship Summit 2013 Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Presented by Mr Chinogwenya Agripreneurs should utilise natural resources in a sustainable manner that is socially acceptable, economically viable and … Continue reading
Presentations at the Youth Agripreneurship Summit 2013
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs, Zimbabwe The second post from the Agripreneurship Summit (2013) The Summit attracted many key organisations from the entrepreneurial and agricultural sector. Here are a few nuggets from the presentations……….. EMPRETEC ZIMBABWE Presented by Martha Nyabadza … Continue reading
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Tagged agripreneurship summit 2013, capital, competition, efficiency, empretec, entrepreneurship, human capital, land, leadership, market standards, policies, quality, work contract, youth, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Agricultural Competitiveness Programme (ZIMACP)
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Pros and Cons of Sack Potato Farming
Written by Young Farmers’ Clubs Zimbabwe So, we’ve looked at what Sack Potato Farming is, but what are the benefits and the disadvantages of this method? PROS Minimal land needed Environmentally friendly It is a form of soil conservation … Continue reading
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