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The Thembekile Mbiba Project aims to support smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe by improving agricultural productivity through targeted market-based interventions. Focusing on livestock health and sustainable crop production, the project enhances food security and livelihoods for vulnerable communities. Key areas of intervention include animal health, small stock production, extension support, and capacity-building for farmers and agricultural staff. The initiative also addresses nutrition and HIV/AIDS awareness to ensure holistic support for affected households, ultimately promoting sustainability and market linkages.
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Support to small holder farmers in Zimbabwe through Improved agriculture (crop and livestock) productivity and market based interventions • Thembekile Mbiba
Project addresses 2 main agricultural production areas with emphasis on both: • livestock production( Health and production) • sustainable crop production
FAO - ERCU Strategic Focus Areas (SFA) • Humanitarian-Livelihood Assistance and Increased Food Security for Vulnerable Groups. • Increased Productivity And Commercialisation In The Small Holder Sector • Strengthened agricultural and early warning management information Deliberate shift from SFA 1 to SFA 2
Composite project with the following sub- components: • Animal health • Livestock production • Crop production • Nutrition • Insurance schemes • HIV & AIDS • Marketing • Monitoring and Evaluation
Livestock Overall funding principles are: • Humanitarian • Productivity • Profitability • Commercialisation • Market linkage development & • Long term sustainability
Main areas of intervention • Animal Health • Small stock production models • Extension Support/ materials production • Capacity building (livestock / Vet extension staff and farmers) • Nutrition, HIV & AIDS and livelihoods as cross cutting issues
Animal Health General approach • Move towards self funding and sustainability • Based on market principles • Continued support to Newcastle disease vaccination • Active and Passive disease surveillance and awareness of HPAI • Continued Support to Dipping Services and Pilot small stock dip tanks
Small Stock Production Models General Approach: • Productivity & viability • Commercialisation • Market linkages & • Sustainability In partnership with NGOs, LPD &Vet services • Select 1 pilot district in each province • Develop small stock models (goats, poultry, rabbits, fish Apiculture etc) singly/integrated • Pilot models • Nutrition, HIV& AIDS awareness
Target Beneficiaries Potential to produce but affected by resource constraints • HH with capacity to keep and market livestock • HH with handicapped, chronically ill or disabled members; • HH with orphaned children; • Female headed households • HH affected by loss of harvest, livestock and other livelihood assets
Inputs • Working partner • DSA support • Model development • Extension material support • Production inputs (stock, part housing, vet inputs, feeds etc) • Market linkages establishment • Fuel
Extension Support-Improve Technical Capacity (DLVS) In view of- new recruits who lack or have shortage of reference/extension materials • Support in-service training program • Support in-house production of extension material • Mobility (bicycles) • Support training in marketing • Support training of trainers • Mass production of extension materials (pamphlets , fliers, posters and manuals)
Overall Expected Results • Reduced livestock mortality • Effective community based ND vaccination program • Development of sustainable community based animal health systems • Viable Small stock production models for the different agro-ecological regions developed and implemented (1 district/province) • Improved technical capacity of livestock technical staff All these leading to :
Improved HH food security Improved farmer livelihoods Farmer level market linkages Small holder farmers participating in commercial sector
