On 18 and 19 September 2026, Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) participated in the Good Seed and Food Festival held at the Harare Botanical Gardens. The event was organised by Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) and Bio Innovation Zimbabwe (BIZ) and brought together farmers, seed custodians, researchers, policymakers and civil society organisations from…
On 8 September 2026, Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) facilitated a mushroom seed production training session in Gosha for mushroom beneficiaries and Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers Forum (ZIMSOFF) farmers. The training was conducted by Mr. Kudakwashe Mandamwa, a mushroom production expert. A total of 19 participants attended including 4 men and 15 women. The…
Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) in partnership withthe Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) held a training on climate change, environmental justice and tree planting. The workshop brought together 70 participants, comprising of 28 men and 42 women including traditional leaders, women and youth farmers from 6 wards in Chikomba…
Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network successfully hosted the Women’s Land Rights, Market Linkages and Value Addition Training in Chikomba on 23 July 2026. For women to fully participate in agricultural marketing and value addition, they must have access, control, and ownership of land, as well as a voice in production decisions. In Zimbabwe, women make…
Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network successfully conducted a Traditional Leaders Training on Women’s Land Rights and Environmental Justice in Mutoko (Ward 4) on 20 July 2026. This important event was made possible through our partnership with Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers Forum (ZIMSOFF) and Environmental Management Agency. The training equipped traditional leaders with knowledge on statutory…
On 18 June 2026, Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network. in collaboration with Wadzanai Community Development Trust hosted a women‑led cooperatives training in Domboshava at Makumbe, equipping small‑scale women farmers with skills in Farming as a Business, Market Linkages, Financial Literacy, Value Addition, and Cooperative Law in Zimbabwe. Farmers were capacitated on the importance of registering…
ZiLAN successfully hosted a combined Land Tenure and Markets Cluster Meeting on 9 June 2026 at our offices. The meeting was progressive, with members sharing updates, reflecting on past activities, and planning upcoming initiatives
The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN), in collaboration with the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) and Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS), conducted a market linkages training for Village Business Unit (VBU) leaders in Zvimba on 30 April 2026. Attended by 30 participants, the training focused on strengthening farmers’ capacity in market‑led production, crop…
The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN), in partnership with AMA, ZIMSOFF, ARDAS, and AFC Development Bank, held a market linkages capacity‑building training on 28 April 2026 at Greenland Gardens, Bhora, attended by 88 farmers (75 women and 13 men). The training equipped smallholder, women, and youth farmers with practical skills in market systems, production…
On 25 November, the Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) hosted its Annual Policy dialogue at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, under the theme “Towards a Greener Future.” The event convened 40 stakeholders (18 women and 22 men) from government, civil society, farmer unions, and academia to explore the intersection of agricultural development and…