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The Rural Agriculture Revitalisation – Commercialisation of Smallholder Farming Project (RARP-CSF) is a DANIDA funded initiative which facilitates the commercialisation of small-holder agriculture.
The goal of the project is to contribute to sustainable food security, incomes and employment creation for 280,000 commercially oriented small-holder farmers in Zimbabwe. We do this through re-instating sustainable commercial input and output marketing channels as well as technical and business development services. The RARP-CSF is being implemented using an integrated value chain development approach that addresses all constraints hindering growth in specific sub-sectors. The project components include improving small scale farmers’ access to the right yielding inputs, development of win-win sustainable contract farming arrangements and provision of effective business development services. The components have been designed to facilitate the revitalisation of the horticulture, oil seeds and dairy sub-sectors. The programme complements government efforts towards commercialisation of small-holder agriculture and is in line with government policy frameworks, particularly the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIM-ASSET). The programme addresses food security, value chain development, matching grants, pilots and studies, value chain financing and e-extension.
Achievements:
Sustainable food security, incomes and employment for 280,000 commercially oriented small-holder farmers
Reinstate sustainable commercial input & output marketing channels
Establish and strengthen technical and business development services
If only we (Zimbabwean farmers) can improve our harvesting techniques, then maybe we can compete with our Kenyan counterparts on quality and price!Joyce Machokoto