Zimbabwe Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Services Project

Advisory boards with diverse expertise play oversight & sustainability roles in the operations of the 6 Centres of Excellence (ACE) in the ZAKIS_zagp project. Meeting this week, Insiza & Chegutu District ACEs

The ZAKIS team together with project participants institutionalize accountability mechanisms at ACEs, DACEs and WICs. Participation of farmers, Agritex stakeholders enhances their confidence in the system and promotes utilisation of ACEs, DACEs and Ward Information Centres.

Its that time of the year again, The Zimbabwe Agricultural Show 2023. Don't miss out, visit our ZAKIS stand, and engage with us under the . , , , ,

The Min. of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water & Rural Development (MoLAFWRD) launched the Zimbabwe Online Agricultural College today. The EU funded ZAKIS project in collaboration with the MoLAFWRD developed the Education 5.0 aligned agricultural education colleges curriculum that will also be delivered virtually.

Through the EU funded ZAKIS Project, 7,000 extension officers will be seating for in-service exams in June 2023 through the ZimAgricExtension Inservice Training App. This contributes to ongoing building of Agritex extension staff capacities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ELjszVobk

Strip cropping final for publishing The video is about strip cropping, a biological control of fall army worm which helps farmers spend less on chemical control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umHzy-_EG5c

Fall Army Worm Scouting & Identification The video gives practical steps in fall army worm scouting and identification.

The stand came out tops scooping the Supreme Foreign Exhibit at . Congratulations to all the participants for the job well done!!!

Visit Us at ZITF Hall No. 4, Team European Union Stand and lets talk about digital innovations under theme: Transformative Innovation, Global Competitiveness.

The ZAKIS Project had the opportunity to host the EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann at the ZITF. The Ambassador was quite pleased with one of the project's digital innovation the ZimAgriHub (www.zimagrihub.org.zw). He expressed much interest on the digital solution mentioning that he would like to make the platform known and more visible. ZITF 2023 Transformative Innovation Global Competitiveness.

The EU-funded ZAKIS project has handed over 8 utility vehicles and 18 motorcycles to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Zim. The vehicles are part of the project's efforts to strengthen the government's capacity in areas of agriculture research, education, and extension