DFID boosts Zimbabwe’s agriculture

DFID is providing a $48 million package of funding for a FAO-managed programme  to increase sustainability of agriculture, contribute to rural employment and improve nutrition – from childhood to maturity – in Zimbabwe.The programme will reduce poverty in many parts of the country by increasing incomes of poor farming households through climate-smart farming practices that […]

DFID is providing a $48 million package of funding for a FAO-managed programme  to increase sustainability of agriculture, contribute to rural employment and improve nutrition – from childhood to maturity – in Zimbabwe.
The programme will reduce poverty in many parts of the country by increasing incomes of poor farming households through climate-smart farming practices that will raise agricultural productivity, along with initiatives that will improve farmer access to markets.
The programme will reduce poverty in many parts of the country by increasing incomes of poor farming households through climate-smart farming practices that will raise agricultural productivity, along with initiatives that will improve farmer access to markets.
FAO will be responsible for the overall management of the programme, including coordination of activities, technical quality and reporting on results. The programme will seek to help nearly 300,000 people in selected districts.
More than 70 percent of Zimbabweans depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihoods, but they face a wide range of challenges, including low productivity, limited market integration, low soil fertility in some regions, the impact of climate change, limited irrigation systems, a lack of smallholder-oriented credit systems and weak agricultural training and services.