Farmers in rural areas have always shared labour however, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has threatened this long held tradition. Image by The Broker

BY NQOBILE BHEBHE | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | OCT 21, 2020

Shared agricultural labour has in the past enabled communities in Matabeleland South and elsewhere in the country to get good yields from farming. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this year has threatened this long held tradition—the consequence could be an exacerbation of an already existing food security challenge.

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