[1] Gwebi Farm was established by the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland's Ministry of Agriculture in the early 20th-century as an experimental station.
[2] After World War II, Gwebi Farm hosted agricultural courses for ex-servicemen, where they were instructed in skills such as ploughing, herding, and milking.
[2] The college would provide two-year diploma courses to ex-servicemen, many of whom had missed out on higher education during the war.
Its campus, located on Sinoia Road outside of Salisbury, was originally used to house pilots training at the nearby Mount Hampden airfield during World War II.
[4] The first fully residential institution of higher education in Southern Rhodesia, Gwebi College soon had a significant waiting list.
[2] As principal, he placed greater emphasis on animal husbandry training, and also frequently umpired at Gwebi cricket matches.
[9] To enroll, applicants are required a minimum of five Ordinary levels passes including mathematics, English, language, and science.
[7] A 1980 study found that Gwebi students were more motivated by the desire to obtain a diploma than an interest in farming; at Chibero College, these priorities were generally reversed.