The Phiri Award Innovators of 2014: In 2010, Zimbabwean and international academics, farmers, development workers and others met at the University Zimbabwe to commemorate the achievements of Zephaniah Phiri and offer him a Lifetime Achievement Award.

摘要

For decades, Zephaniah Phiri and his family have pioneered an innovative system of farming based on harvesting and making optimum use of the scant rain that falls in Zvishavane District in southern Zimbabwe. Despite opposition from the Rhodesian authorities, including an eight-year spell of house arrest, Phiri's commitment to managing his land properly never wavered, enabling the family to transform the soils on their land and to harvest a diverse range of food, produced with minimal inputs.