Impact Stories – SACP – Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project

One intervention,multiple solutions- VBUs transform rural communities in Zimbabwe

Women prepare carrots harvested from the nutrition corner at JabatshabaVBUBy Precious Nkomo As we drove westwards from the coal mining town of Hwange towards Victoria Falls, we could not ignore the searing heat, the dry air, the Mopane and acacia trees,

VBUs are rural development at its best -PS Jiri

Kasikili Jabula VBU extension officer, Martha Chikava (centre) takes PS Jiri (in spectacles) on a tour of the garden while SACP district extension officer, Albert Ncube (extreme left) looks on. The Permanent Secretary for Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development,

Watering life – Village business unit brings smiles to Jabatshaba community

Amid the tall teak and mahogany trees growing from the powdery Kalahari sands, Lucy Moyo makes her way to the east of her grass thatched home. A hundred metres later, the Kalahari sands and the hardwoods give way to a little

VBUs are rural development at its best -PS Jiri

VBUs are rural development at its best -PS Jiri The Permanent Secretary for Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Professor Obert Jiri has described the establishment of village business units as rural development at its best. Speaking after touring the

Village Business Units – bringing hope of improved nutrition and increased incomes

The village business units established by the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project have brought new hope for smallholder farmers in Hwange and Lupane, Matabeleland North Province. The two districts were prioritized for the first twenty village business units following the severe effects

SACP Newsletter December 2024

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SACP supports smallholder farmers to grow own fodder

SACP supports smallholder farmers to grow own fodder The Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project supported the cultivation of velvet bean in Zvimba District as the project mainstreams climate smart agriculture into its initiatives. The district is one of the 18 under SACP, where

Mutoko farmer goes commercial after SACP demo, inspires 14 others

Mutoko farmers goes commercial after SACP demo, inspires 14 others The story of Mr Goerge Muchena of Chitora Irrigation Scheme in Mutoko is reminiscent of a journey a thousand miles that begins with a single step. Mr Muchena is a horticulture

Hwange farmer food secure after adopting traditional grains

Hwange farmers food secure after adopting traditional grains .A Hwange couple, Mr. Robert and Mrs. Maria Dube, are food secure after heeding the call from the Government to plant traditional grains and adopting improved seed varieties. The couple participated in a

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One intervention,multiple solutions- VBUs transform rural communities in Zimbabwe

VBUs are rural development at its best -PS Jiri

Watering life – Village business unit brings smiles to Jabatshaba community

VBUs are rural development at its best -PS Jiri

Village Business Units – bringing hope of improved nutrition and increased incomes

SACP Newsletter December 2024

SACP supports smallholder farmers to grow own fodder

Mutoko farmer goes commercial after SACP demo, inspires 14 others

Hwange farmer food secure after adopting traditional grains

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