{"id":50648,"date":"2023-03-14T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=50648"},"modified":"2023-03-14T11:11:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:11:12","slug":"agricultural-development-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/project\/agricultural-development-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Development Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zimbabwe &#8211; Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50681\" width=\"258\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture7.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture7-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has partnered with Global Ministries since 1964. The council has twenty member churches, nine associate member churches, and two observer members. The Zimbabwe Council of Churches\u2019 mission is to meet the needs of their communities, proclaim the gospel, develop their capacity to be self-sustaining, and speak with one voice on issues of national interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZCC&#8217;s agricultural development initiatives are designed to strengthen local capacities toward sustainable agricultural production. This goal is accomplished by training local church leaders on these practices. Through the support of Global Ministries, ZCC recently trained ten church leaders from eight member churches in Bulawayo on small-scale oyster mushroom production. To reduce their carbon footprint, the participants were encouraged to plant trees, recycle materials, and follow proper waste disposal methods for used plastic mushroom bags.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50682\" width=\"249\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture8.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Picture8-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In addition to the training exercise, a small-scale oyster mushroom demonstration site was established using local and readily available resources. This site can be used for further training, exchanging tips and best practices, and continuing to build the local community\u2019s capacities. This project will improve food security, diversification of livelihoods, and household income. It was designed to utilize strategies the local community can quickly adopt given their specific economic and geographic circumstances. This project also encourages mentorship by connecting new farmers to experienced farmers who can offer technical services and guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","region":[20007,20061],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Agricultural Development Initiatives - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/project\/agricultural-development-initiatives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Agricultural Development Initiatives - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zimbabwe &#8211; Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has partnered with Global Ministries since 1964. 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