Ruramiso Mashumba
Regional Lead: Africa · GFN Farmer Member · GFN Staff
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About
Ruramiso Mashumba is serving the GFN as Regional Lead: Africa. Ruramiso is a young female farmer from Marondera, Zimbabwe and founder of Mnandi Africa, an organization that helps rural women combat poverty and malnutrition. She is currently studying for an MBA in sustainable food and agriculture. The trailblazing farmer holds several accolades and achievements to her name that is testimony to the outstanding work she is doing in the Zimbabwean agricultural sector. Ruramiso has been recognized as the 2020 GFN Kleckner Award recipient.
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Articles by Ruramiso Mashumba (33)
October 14, 2026
The Hidden Danger in the Bag: Counterfeit Farm Inputs Are Undermining Africa’s Farmers
Taken together, contaminated fertilizer, unsafe or counterfeit chemicals, and cultivar misuse share a common root: farmers lack reliable access to verified inputs and the knowledge to use them correctly. This is not a failure of farmers. It is a failure of the systems meant to protect them.
Read article →October 14, 2026
Counterfeit and Poor-Quality Agricultural Inputs: GFN Africa Farmer Survey Report 2026
83% of farmers surveyed have bought agricultural inputs they believe were fake or poor quality.
Read article →September 22, 2026
GFN Africa Agriculture Accelerator Pathway
The Global Farmer Network launched its pilot Africa Agriculture Accelerator Pathway in 2024. Today, the program continues to connect farmers to share data and personal experiences.
Read article →September 22, 2026
Feeding the Continent: Maize Production Across Africa
Follow the link below for "boots on the ground" insights from: Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco.
Read article →September 21, 2026
White Gold, Rainbow Roots
What a photo of colored maize reveals about Africa's farmers. Could colored maize could ever “win the hearts of people” the way white maize has if farmers told its story and its benefits more loudly?
Read article →June 1, 2026
Advancing Plant Variety Protection for Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Without targeted marketing and farmer education, even the most promising varieties risk remaining confined to research stations.
Read article →Complete publishing history— all 33 articles
- Food Security is Enhanced When Trade Resilience is SupportedMay 2, 2026
- Women: The Backbone of Africa’s AgricultureApril 8, 2026
- African Conversations Between Farmers: Maize in RwandaFebruary 17, 2026
- Recognizing 2026 as the UN-Designated International Year of the Woman FarmerDecember 31, 2025
- Sharing the Authentic Voice of the FarmerNovember 24, 2025
- The Value of the Farmer’s VoiceSeptember 23, 2025
- Planting Trees to Turn Idle Land into Productive FarmlandSeptember 5, 2024
- Zimbabwe-SustainabilityMay 30, 2024
- Farmer Discusses African Farmers' ChallengesAugust 1, 2023
- Mashumba Represents Young Farmers at GFFAJanuary 26, 2023
- Celebrating GFN's 2020 Klecker Award WinnerNovember 17, 2021
- More action needed to address smallholder farmer challengesSeptember 21, 2021
- Farmers on the Frontier of Climate ChangeAugust 4, 2021
- Improving Rural LivelihoodsMarch 2, 2021
- African Continental Free Trade Area: The Right Move for AfricaJanuary 14, 2021
- Resilient AgricultureNovember 5, 2020
- Farming Perspectives: Looking to the FutureOctober 20, 2020
- Cultivating the Farmers' Voice to Tell the Truth About Food SecurityOctober 8, 2020
- We can, we should, and we must stand shoulder to shoulderOctober 7, 2020
- Zimbabwe Farm Tour-LivestockOctober 6, 2020
- Women Embracing Agriculture in Zimbabwe With OptimismOctober 5, 2020
- Building Better, More Resilient Food SystemsJuly 7, 2020
- Women Who Farm Are Food Security ChampionsMay 21, 2020
- Video: Climate Change and Agriculture in ZimbabweSeptember 18, 2019
- Farming Through Extreme Climate Events Is A Global ChallengeMarch 29, 2019
- Talking About Farming Versus Actually FarmingFebruary 22, 2018
- Technology Is Africa’s Food-Secure FutureFebruary 9, 2017
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