Maricho Magazine — the premier agribusiness, climate, and sustainability publication — is back with its June 2026 edition, packed with stories on resilience, innovation, and transformation across Zimbabwe’s agricultural landscape.
Here’s what’s inside:
- Understanding the Harvest: How Global Shifts Hit the Local Farm — A deep dive into how geopolitical conflict, fertiliser markets, and climate volatility combine to shape the price of food on the local farm.
- When the Ledger Meets the Clinic: SADC Confronts the Cost of Sick Economies — Regional finance and health leaders meet in Harare to unpack why economic prosperity and public health can no longer be treated as separate agendas.
- How ‘Bio-sandponics’ Is Rewriting the Rules of Rural Farming — In Shamva, a water-saving fish-and-vegetable farming system is empowering smallholders, women, and youth to grow food without depending on the rains.
- The Water Hour: Reclaiming Time and Authority in Mupambe — A solar-powered water scheme frees the women of a Binga village from a 10-kilometre daily trek, restoring time, safety, and dignity.
- Zimbabwe’s Levy Gamble: How a Grain Tax Is Buying Rain-Proof Harvests — Inside the Grain Import Levy funding a nationwide irrigation push designed to drought-proof the country’s food security.
- Agricultural Professionals: The Driving Force Behind Successful Wheat and Barley Production — Seed Co’s Head of Agronomy & Extension Services, Dior Pote, breaks down how agronomists, scouting practices, and science-based farmer support turned Zimbabwe’s record-breaking wheat planting season into reality.
- Profit Amid a ‘Super El Niño’: How Africa’s Seed Giant Is Winning in a Volatile World — Seed Co Group’s FY2026 results reveal how climate-resilient strategy and market discipline drove a 130% jump in profit after tax.
- The Agribusiness Rebellion — Young farmers are hacking their way into agriculture through WhatsApp and TikTok markets, but ownership of the value chain remains the next frontier.
- Beyond the Drought: How Zimbabwe’s Blue Economy Is Reprogramming Rural Life — Fish ponds and boreholes are replacing rainfall as the deciding factor in rural survival in Mudzi and Hwange.
- Super El Niño: A Critical Call for Zimbabwean Farmers to PASS — A practical guide urging farmers to Plan, Adapt, Save, and Survive ahead of the threatening 2026/27 season.
Follow the link below to download your copy of the June 2026 edition of Maricho Magazine and stay ahead of the stories shaping Zimbabwe’s agribusiness future.
