Implemented by CARE International, USAID is funding a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Zimbabwe which seeks to impact more than 301,636 people in two districts. The program seeks to increase on-farm and off-farm incomes, improve nutrition, and work with women, men, girls, and boys to build resilience to shocks and stressors. The program has cross-cutting components of gender equality, youth empowerment, local governance, and accountability. As part of the program’s Refine and Implement period (Year 1), DevPact is conducting detailed value chain analysis across various crop and livestock value chains to identify focus value chains for the program as well as recommending suitable systemic interventions within those value chains. DevPact deployed a team of value chain experts to lead data collection, key informant interviews and focus group discussion across four districts in two provinces in the country. Data was then analysed using Atlas Ti software to understand the dynamics prevailing in the various market systems as a basis for crafting market led interventions with the best chances of sustainability beyond USAID funding.

Partner: CARE International,  https://www.care.org/

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