Towards Sustainable Farmer Representation Programme
Cooperative Development Organisation
Implementing Partners and Organisations
Zimbabwe Farmers Union - ZFU
Period of Implementation
January 2018 - December 2022
Geographic scope
Africa: Zimbabwe
Budget
$ 664,650
€ 633 000
Donor(s)
Bilateral Aid: Sida/Civsam
Sector(s)
Agriculture & Fisheries, Rural Development
Type of Activity
Governance and Organizational Strengthening, Institutional Building and Policy Dialogue, Legal and Regulatory framework, Value Chains / Socioeconomic Circuits
Project Objectives
The ZFU is a registered corporate body under the Farmer Licensing and Levy Act (Chapter 18:10). The merger between the ZNFU and NFAZ has had the effect of uniting erstwhile communal farmers who relied on agricultural activities for subsistence, and the small scale commercial farmers who had secured tenure on relatively but more productive land to engage in agriculture for marketing and income generating activities. The merger has made ZFU the single national representation of more than 90% of the farmers in the country. Secondly, it imparted the thrust of commercial agriculture into the mainstay of farming activities.
Impact on SDGs
SDG1 - No Poverty
SDG2 - Zero Hunger
SDG8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Local stakeholders
Groups of farmers