Freshly harvested sweet potatoes are shown in a basket after they were picked during the fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden in Washington on October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed BULAWAYO, ...

When 36-year-old Baldwin Mazango started farming in 2012 in Mazowe, eastern Zimbabwe, he had land on which he could plant just 22 potato seed lines, each 15m long – something he now jokes about to ...

A TARGETED agricultural initiative combining precision science with supply chain support is transforming the fortunes of Zimbabwe’s potato farmers, driving record-breaking yields and promising a new ...