Zimbabwe’s farmers should scale up the growing of chilli peppers to help build local community resilience through this viable livelihood option in the wake of climate change-related risks.
Special Musakura, a Unicare company chilli agronomist, last week stated that increasing production of chilli would enhance livelihood earnings: "Farmers must increase the production of chilli to earn a better income and improve their livelihoods. They must not just grow chilli for subsistence or just to grow enough to scare away wild animals, but they must scale up their activities to grow more chilli.”
Unicare, a major chilli producing company works closely with the African Wildlife Foundation in Muzarabani and Mbire districts to promote the growing of chilli as an economic alternative for local communities in the Zambezi Valley.
Source: allafrica.com
