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Table 25.1 Summary of country projects
Country
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Malawi
Project goal
To contribute to climate resilient agrifood systems that improve food security,
nutrition and income for smallholder farm households under climatic
uncertainties
Beneficiaries 140,000 farmers (approximately 40% female) over 2 years in Zimbabwe
(30,000) Zambia (60,000) and Malawi (50,000)
Regions
Mashonaland West,
Masvingo, Midlands
Eastern, Central and
Southern Provinces
Southern, Central
and Northern
Regions
Districts
Chegulu, Makonde, Zvimba,
Hurungwe, Chivi, Masvingo,
Zaka, Gokwe South,
Shurungwe, Kwekwe
Lundazi, Chipata, Nyimba,
Petauke, Chibombo,
Mumbwa, Kapiri Mposhi,
Serenje, Kalomo, Choma,
Monze, Mazabuka
Zomba, Mchinji,
Nkhotakota,
Ntchisi, Mzimba
Key
innovations
promoted
Zimbabwe Farmers Union
(ZFU) EcoFarmer Combo:
A service bundle offering
weather information
(including advice for
livestock farmers),
weather index insurance,
payment for ZFU
membership and funeral
cover
Market facilitation:
Better price negotiations
for farmers and links to
seed producers, meat
traders and processors to
smallholders, training
agro-dealers in CSA to
enable them to provide
advice at point of sale
Weather based
index insurance
Agronomic advisory
services via SMS
Awareness campaigns
for farmers to create
demand for drought
tolerant maize seed and
weather based index
insurance
ICT-enabled
weather
information
services for
smallholder
farmers
Dial-a-Mudhumeni: A
phone-in facility for crop
and livestock farmers to
get extension advice
Agronomic and animal
husbandry training for
Lead Farmers
a
Drought tolerant
maize seeds
Advisory services for
integrated crop-livestock
farming
Implementing
partners
Zimbabwe Farmers Union
(ZFU), Econet Wireless
Zambia Open University,
Musika Development
Initiatives, Professional
Insurance Company of
Zambia (PICZ)
National
Smallholder
Farmers
Association of
Malawi (NASFAM)
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