Zimbabwe – Restoring Economic Agricultural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe (REALIZ) Program

Helping 10,000 Smallholder Farmers to Increase Their Food Security and Incomes

ACDI/VOCA has won the new $2 million, USAID-funded Restoring Economic Agricultural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe (REALIZ) program. Working in the Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces, ACDI/VOCA will strengthen the ability of 10,000 vulnerable but viable farms to increase their food security and incomes.

Specific objectives of the program are to

• improve food security by boosting the availability of staple crops at the household level and increasing access through improved purchasing power
• strengthen the capacity of farmers to meet market requirements by increasing quality and volume of production through improved agronomic practices and marketing strategies
• increase incomes of rural households through strengthened commercial links between smallholder farmers and buyers