In a backyard in Harare, Venensia Mukarati is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of the city’s top restaurants, at a time when southern Africa is facing its worst drought in more than a century
HARARE - In a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of Harare’s top restaurants, defying drought and an economic crisis that have left millions needing food aid.
“The good thing about hydroponics is that it saves water by 90%,” Mukarati said in a 46 square-meter greenhouse where water flowed in a maze of pipes decked with plants.Her immediate desire was for fresh vegetables for the family as the country’s economic fortunes deteriorated and grocery store prices spiraled. But she quickly realized her pastime could be a profitable venture. It now makes $1,100 a month - in a country where some government workers get just $76.
Harare also faces chronic water shortages due to aging pipes and a shortage of dollars to import treatment chemicals.
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