Every village to have farmer field school

Every village in Zimbabwe will have a farmer field school under the Vision 2030 programme, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Professor Obert Jiri has said.

Farmer field schools are an approach based on people-centred learning, and offer space for hands-on group learning, enhancing skills for critical analysis and improved decision-making by local communities. 

UNDP donated 54 Kalahari and Matabele goats and laboratory equipment to the college.  Professor Jiri said the gesture was a huge milestone as it is in line with the agriculture food systems and rural transformation strategy which was initially developed in 2020 and later revised this year as the country journeys towards Vision 2030.   “In 2021, we also rolled out a new agricultural curriculum which we called Agriculture Education for Development 5.0 which emphasises training, extension, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. What we are seeing here is a milestone in the activation of this curriculum.”