After successful trials on Madagascar Lima Beans, our farmers are now patiently waiting for the coming of the rain season which is expected to commence in October 2024. We have gained valuable experience over the past 12 months building up seeds for planting in the 2024/2025 Agriculture Season.

More than 300 farmers expected to go full scale commercial farming and our conservative estimates is we could collectively produce 300 tonnes by April 2025. Figures expected to continue to increase over the coming years.

Meanwhile we also introduced another bean variety with Madagascar roots-the Gros Pois variety which is the premium version of Lima Beans. So how has been progress? Well the trials began in July 2024 and seeds distributed to 100 members and there are signs of progress.

We will be sharing results in due course. The good news is that we will be using experience acquired from the speckled lima variety.

It could well be Harare’s greatest hidden gem—A Great Zimbabwe miniature of historical importance. It should be attracting thousands of visitors that include tourists, locals, archaeologists and school children on trips.

It should be a tourists magnet generating millions of dollars in revenue per year. But this magnificent place lies hidden and buried despite close proximity to Harare. A place of historical significance as it shows ancient civilization. Before touring Great Zimbabwe monuments from the capital—the first place should be Chisvingo Ruins.

Of course not really located exactly in Harare but from the capital, its a distance of 87km in an area called Masembura a Bindura South District. The desolate place could be spruced up—with lodges, theme parks and other tourism infrastructure built around it.

However the million dollar question is why has this place remained neglected and hidden? Perhaps there is a cultural spin to it? If not then relevant authorities have home work to visit the site and develop a master plan to turn it into a key tourism site. There are a lot of opportunities to be unlocked from it.