Overall goal is to enjoy food security in rural communities in dry areas from Masvingo & Manicaland Provinces by 2020, enhancing livelihoods, income and nutrition of rural households. Outcome: (1) Enabling environment is in place to allow increased productivity and income for the smallholders in terms of water, energy, legal, fiscal, land tenure framework etc.(institutional and environmental (framework conditions) Indicator: Number of people ready to invest their time in rehabilitation. (2) Target groups manage irrigation systems in a sustainable way, utilize inputs (adapted seeds in particular) and apply recommended technical advice on agriculture, nutrition and HIV/AIDS to improve livelihood and income. Indicator: Reduction of proportion of beneficiary households failing to meet food requirements from own production. (3) Agricultural productivity is improved, conditions are established to allow smallholders to produce for the market, and linkages to the markets are promoted: Indicator: Economic status of targeted population increased by 20% in 10 year time.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Foreign academic and research organisation Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research SDC Field Office
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    2’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    2’103’049
Project phases	Phase 2 16.12.2014 - 30.09.2019   (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2011 - 31.12.2014   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	AGRICULTURE OTHER MULTISECTOR
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Agricultural water resources Rural development
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Mandate with fiduciary funds SDC administrative costs
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F07769