Ruramiso Mashumba
Regional Lead: Africa · 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 (26)
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 →May 2, 2026
Food Security is Enhanced When Trade Resilience is Supported
Zimbabwe farmer Ruramiso Masumba on AGOA’s short-term renewal, what it means for African agriculture, and why building out the African Continent…
Read article →December 31, 2025
Recognizing 2026 as the UN-Designated International Year of the Woman Farmer
I once lived in a shed. When I started farming a dozen years ago, I didn’t have a proper home. I didn’t own any real agriculture equipment. There was …
Read article →November 24, 2025
Sharing the Authentic Voice of the Farmer
When I started farming 12 years ago, one thing that stood out to me was how few women were recognized as voices of influence in agriculture. In many p…
Read article →September 23, 2025
The Value of the Farmer’s Voice
When conversations about agriculture take place—whether in conferences, boardrooms, or aid discussions—the farmer’s voice is often the one missing. Wi…
Read article →September 5, 2024
Planting Trees to Turn Idle Land into Productive Farmland
Farmers always strive to do more with less. Sometimes our commitment to sustainability even allows us to make something from nothing. That’s what I’ve…
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- 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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