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 ...

The study assesses the contributions of cooperative gardens brought by Help German in the process of reducing vulnerability and enhancing rural development through putting the poor as their first target in the community. ...

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 ...

Gutu rural area is hard hit by food insecurity that is partly caused by erratic rainfall received in the area. Thus adopting livelihood diversification strategies as either adaptive or coping mechanisms. The area has ...

The city of Masvingo has been experiencing serious housing problems leading to a housing backlog of about 9297. This study eximines the contribution of public private partnerships (PPPs) towards the provision of urban ...

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 ...