Climate project to benefit 2 million farmers
By Elita Chikwati
Two million people in Zimbabwe are expected to benefit from a climate resilient project “Building climate resilience to agriculture livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe” launched by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement in Harare yesterday.
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“The project is important to Zimbabwe’s agriculture resilience and adaptation programmes and dovetails well with various plans Government is pursuing namely: Agriculture Recovery Plan, Accelerated Irrigation Development Strategy, Horticulture Recovery Plan, Livestock Development and Growth Plan and the National Development Strategy, which are aimed at revitalising production and productivity on small holder farming across the country.
“The project is also in line with the Agriculture Food Systems Transformation Strategy, which seeks to develop a robust agriculture sector capable of turning around and steering Zimbabwe towards Vision 2030,” he said.
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“The project contributes immensely towards the Government of Zimbabwe’s climate change priorities outlined in its National Development Strategy, nationally determined contributions, national climate change policy and strategies, including strengthening the management of water resources and irrigation in the face of climate change, strengthening capacities to generate new forms of empirical knowledge, provision of technologies and agricultural support systems that are climate smart,” she said.
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