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FAO launches USAID-funded project to mitigate the impact of livestock diseases in Zimbabwe
19 February 2024
19 February 2024
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing US$2.2 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the “Mitigating the Impact of Livestock Diseases” project. The one-year project will work to improve household resilience to shocks by protecting their livestock assets. The project’s design is...
Zimbabwe concludes evaluation of national phytosanitary system, starts developing strategy to enhance plant health
19 February 2024
19 February 2024
The Plant Quarantine Services Institute (PQSI) of Zimbabwe and other national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture, farmer organizations, and representatives of the national customs office, have embarked onthe development of a National Phytosanitary Capacity Development Strategy to guide PQSI in its work of improving national phytosanitary systems in the...
Bulawayo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Zimbabwe today launched a two-year Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to enhance fish breeding and production in the country. The TCP will alleviate the challenges currently faced by the fish farming sector concerning the availability of...
FAO and AFC Land and Development Bank of Zimbabwe launch new loan management and e-voucher system
29 January 2024
29 January 2024
The new system will help enhance efficiency in the delivery of affordable financing to increase cereal and oil seed production, fertilizer distribution and policy support to drive food security and food self-sufficiency of farmers The AFC Land and Development Bank of Zimbabwe Limited (AFC Land Bank) in partnership with the...
Codex Trust Fund project launches in Zimbabwe
06 November 2023
06 November 2023
The Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted an inception workshop to launch the Codex Trust Fund 2 (CTF2) Project in Zimbabwe, on the 1st of November 2023.
During the inception workshop which was held in Harare...