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Farai Shawn Matiashe

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is a journalist based in Mutare, Zimbabwe.  

All articles of Farai Shawn Matiashe

Energy
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Why biogas is good for the environment

Zimbabwe is jump-starting rural biogas production with a new low-cost technology

Agriculture
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Moving a mountain of mangoes

Sun-drying mangoes solves a market-access problem for smallholder farmers

Agriculture
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Useful insects

Innovative recyclers are turning larvae of black soldier flies into animal feed

Remote schooling
Farai Shawn Matiashe

New useful tool for remote learning

A WhatsApp bot is supporting remote learning in Zimbabwe – it was co-developed by a student

Infrastructure
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Clean water in the fight against corona virus

In the fight against Covid-19, a NGO in Zimbabwe provides urban slum dwellers with hand-washing stations

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