Baseline for Building the climate resilience for vulnerable agricultural livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe

This is a seven-year project implemented by the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MoLAFWRD), in partnership with UNDP. The project targets 15 districts across three provinces in Southern Zimbabwe; Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South.The project aims to strengthen the adaptive capacities of vulnerable smallholder farmers, especially women, to climate change induced impacts on their agro-ecosystems and livelihoods. The project is based on interventions that produce results in three strategic areas:

1)         Increasing access to water for climate-resilient agriculture through climate-resilient irrigation systems and efficient water resource management,

2)         Increasing access to climate-resilient inputs and practices, as well as stronger market linkages and,

3)         Improving access to weather, climate, and hydrological information for climate-resilient agriculture.