Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement – Harare – Zimbabwe

Ministry of Lands, Agriculture & Rural Resettlement

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the Southern Africa region with an area of over 390 000 km². It is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia (Figure 1). It is situated between 15 and 22° south latitude and 26 and 34° east longitude. Climatic conditions are largely sub-tropical with one rainy season, between November and March. Rainfall reliability decreases from north to south and also from east to west. Only 37% of the country receive rainfall considered adequate for agriculture.