The local people has succumbed to severe recurrent drought in Munyaradzi communal areas ward 21 in Gutu District, which culminated into the majority of them failing to produce good harvest due to adverse effect of climate ...

Rural District Councils (RDCs) were established to promote rural development in their areas of jurisdiction through the provision of social and infrastructural services. Thus, they play a major role in the development ...

This study looks at rural livelihoods in semi-arid and arid rural areas in post-2000 Zimbabwe. The decade-long socio-economic recession coupled with recurrent droughts presented a myriad of challenges to rural households ...

This paper examines the impact of tourism leakages on the local economies. It draws results from a survey done in Nyanga District in Zimbabwe. Data were collected using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The quantitative ...

The study sought to establish the contribution of beekeeping in rural livelihoods sustainability. Chitanga village had experienced low agricultural productivity due to poor and infertile soils and this has led to food ...

This study seeks to assess the impact of rural high way service centres on livelihood diversity. The establishment of Ngundu rural highway service centre was an approach to assist highway travelers and local residents ...

Small scale irrigation agriculture in Zimbabwe has been made farmer-managed to allow resource-poor farmers to participated and address the challenges of poverty in distressed regions. Empowering the local people through ...

Rural entrepreneurship emerged as a panacea to persistent hunger and starvation that hindered community development in Zaka. This was exacerbated by the economic downturn, in 1999- 2008 period which affected Zimbabwe due ...