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These links are a subset of Agronomic Links Around the Globe, a collection of agronomic links organized by international, national and state categories, and maintained by R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Dept. of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054. Comments can be emailed to rnielsen@purdue.edu.
Note: No endorsement nor promotion of the linked sites is intended by the author or Purdue University.
- Africa University
- "Africa University opened in March 1992 as the first private, international university in Zimbabwe. The pioneer group of 40 students came from a dozen Africa countries to pursue bachelor's degrees in agriculture and natural resources and theology. "
- Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe
- "The principal objective of the CFU is to represent, protect and advance the interests of its members and to further the development of an economically viable and sustainable agricultural industry."
- Seed Co Ltd Zimbabwe
- Supplier of crop seeds in sub-Saharan Africa.
- The Farmer Magazine
- "The Farmer is published weekly with farming, technical, crop, market, international and political news relevant to farmers anywhere in Africa."
- Zimbabwe Agriculture Commodity Exchange
- "The Exchange's main objective is to facilitate trade by Zimbabwean farmers and buyers in agricultural commodities based on a free market system and to provide daily prices of farm produce."
- Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust
- "The Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare trust [was] established to provide a focal point for International Worldwide support for the beleaguered farming community in Zimbabwe."
- Zimbabwe Tobacco Association
- The ZTA "promotes and supports research and training to ensure the continued development and expansion of the industry. It was responsible for the establishment of the Tobacco Research Board (TRB), which it continues to largely finance along with farmer training organizations such as Blackfordby Agricultural Institute (BAI) and the Farmers' Development Trust (FDT). ZTA was responsible for putting in place a successful Tenant Farming Scheme to kick-start young commercial farmers and has sponsored a large and growing small scale farming sector which accounts for the majority of the Association's membership in physical terms. "
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