The
scaling
up
of
Juncao
technology
signals
a
strategic
shift
towards
low-cost,
climate-smart
agriculture,
with
authorities
positioning
it
as
a
key
tool
in
boosting
rural
incomes,
creating
jobs
and
reducing
reliance
on
traditional
inputs
while
enhancing
national
food
security.
The
Juncao
technology,
supported
by
China
in
partnership
with
the
United
Nations,
has
recorded
progress
in
its
first
year
of
implementation.
The
project
has
expanded
to
nine
provinces,
with
19
training
sessions
benefiting
nearly
900
participants
and
69
demonstration
sites
established
nationwide.
The
four
major
institutions
that
have
implemented
Juncao
technology
are
the
University
of
Zimbabwe,
Zimbabwe
Open
University,
Chinhoyi
University
of
Technology
and
Kushinga/Phikelela
Agricultural
College.
Government
has
also
partnered
the
United
Nations’
Department
of
Economic
and
Social
Affairs
and
the
National
Engineering
Research
Centre
of
Juncao
Technology
at
Fujian
Agriculture
and
Forestry
University
of
China
to
implement
the
programme.
Source:
Zimbabwe
expands
grass-substrate
technology
to
nine
provinces
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in:
Agriculture