Time2Graze: WWF Zimbabwe to Implement Sustainable Rangeland Management

Posted on October, 25 2025

WWF Zimbabwe recently convened a high-level stakeholder workshop to chart the way forward for the Time2Graze Programme — a transformative, sustainable livestock grazing management initiative being implemented across 8 countries in the WWF network.

The workshop brought together experts from government, research institutions, and the agriculture sector to:

Develop a shared understanding of the Time2Graze Programme.
Review lessons from current agroecology pilot projects.
Co-design strategic impact areas and an implementation plan for Time2Graze in Zimbabwe.

Mr. Andrew Chamisa, Zimbabwe’s Director for Livestock Research in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, commended the Time2Graze project for its potential to transform rural livelihoods and improve rangeland management.

“The Time2Graze project will bring life-changing benefits to the communities, as information generated will be cascaded for farmer use on rangeland management within communities. Information generated will increase rangelands production and productivity and help sustain livestock population. Data will also be collected to calculate GHG emissions, with the ultimate aim of emissions reduction. Lastly, this project will be implemented by a team of multi-stakeholders, bringing skills diversity, knowledge, and experience that will benefit implementing communities,” he said.

The Time2Graze project, funded by the Global Methane Hub, will equip farmers with tools that assess pasture availability to identify the optimal time to graze livestock. The project aims to promote sustainable rangeland practices that improve pasture productivity, restore degraded ecosystems, and strengthen the resilience of livestock farmers facing climate and environmental challenges.

This effort builds on ongoing agroecology demonstration trials—run in Zimbabwe in collaboration with the Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) and the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS)—which have tested conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and soil fertility practices in Binga and at the Matopos Research Station over the past three seasons.

As the agroecology pilot phase concludes, the integration of learnings into the Time2Graze Programme marks a critical step toward scaling sustainable land use solutions that balance food security and biodiversity conservation.

Sustainable livestock grazing management initiative.