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Working towards climate-resilient agricultural systems in Zimbabwe

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11933/
 
Title Working towards climate-resilient agricultural systems in Zimbabwe
 
Creator Homann-Kee Tui, S
Sisito, G
Moyo, E
Dube, T
Valdivia, R
Madajevicz, M
Bafana, B
 
Subject Climate Resilient Technologies
Climate Change
 
Description Multiple challenges, including climate change and
COVID-19, are affecting agricultural systems and
livelihoods in Zimbabwe. An unstable macro-economic
environment will exacerbate poverty, food insecurity and
malnutrition, particularly among smallholder farmers.
Zimbabwe is projected to face drier conditions, with the
Southern and Western regions of the country being more
affected (World Bank, 2021). Increasing temperatures will
worsen the current dry conditions, e.g. causing soils to dry
up quicker, limiting available soil moisture and affecting
plant growth negatively. Seasonal rainfall is expected to
decrease, with late onset of the season, season shortening
and higher frequency of extremes such as prolonged
dry spells, droughts, floods and intense rainstorms.
A higher prevalence of diseases, due to variations in
climatic conditions, has potential to adversely affect
crops and livestock. There is also evidence that semi-arid
conditions are expanding in the country. This will increase
vulnerability to climate risk, resulting in food insecurity.
 
Date 2021-11
 
Type Policy Briefs
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11933/1/Policy%20Brief_38_Working%20towards%20climate-resilient%20agricultural%20systems%20in%20Zimbabwe%20.pdf
Homann-Kee Tui, S and Sisito, G and Moyo, E and Dube, T and Valdivia, R and Madajevicz, M and Bafana, B (2021) Working towards climate-resilient agricultural systems in Zimbabwe. [Policy Briefs]