Total Area: 390,757 sq km
Land Area: 386,847 sq km Water Area: 3,910 sq km Climate Description: Tropical with a rainy season Terrain Description: Mostly high plateaus; mountains in the east Arable Land Use: 42,166 sq km Permanent Crop Land Use: 1,161 sq km Irrigated Land: 1,740 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 12.26 billion cubic meters Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.57 billion cubic meters Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 804 cubic meters Natural Hazards Description: Droughts; floods; severe storms Environmental Current Issues: Deforestation; soil erosion; air and water pollution Total Labor Force: 8.098 million Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 66% Agricultural Products Description: Tobacco, corn, cotton, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts |
This subsistence farmer is struggling to provide for her family due to the many droughts that have hit the area recently.
Link: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/01/26/drought-driving-rise-in-urban-agriculture-in-zimbabwe/ |
The graph shows what major agricultural practices Zimbabwe focuses on. Tobacco was the largest producing crop in 2011.
Link: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/09/19/agriculture-tale-zimbabwes-sleeping-giant/ |
The government of Zimbabwe looks to increase crop yields by investing over $1 billion in maize production.
Link: http://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/business/108338-maize-growers-boost-1bn-pay-for-command-agriculture-farmers.html |
Almost all farmers in Zimbabwe are subsistence farmers trying to support their families.
Link: https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/frontlines/feed-future/farmers-head-business%E2%80%94and-bananas%E2%80%94form-backbone-zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe is an extremely struggling country economically and finds it difficult to feed its people.
Link: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/09/19/agriculture-tale-zimbabwes-sleeping-giant/ |