Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, a cornerstone of the national economy, is highly vulnerable to the intensifying impacts of climate change. The country faces increasingly erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged periods of drought, and more frequent and severe flooding, all of which significantly disrupt agricultural production. These climate-related challenges directly exacerbate existing issues of food insecurity, undermine efforts in disaster management, and contribute to the complex dynamics of rural-urban migration.

The Transforming Zimbabwe Dairy Value Chain for The Future project is being implemented under the European Union funded Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP).

Women Enhanced participation and Influence
The project thrives to empower women and youths to meaningfully participate in the cotton sub sector
and social sphere. This is through leadership, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills coaching. Massive
training on these areas is a major goal of the project. Training also includes financial literacy and farming
as a business. These support trainings are meant to prop the participation of women and youths in the
farming and mainstream economy. Through the trainings and coaching the outcome should be increased

The Zimbabwe Youth “Agriprenuership” Summit (ZYAS) organized by the Zimbabwe Farmers Union since 2013, is an annual event meant to motivate and inspire young people engaged in agriculture and its related value chains, to confidently occupy the agri-business space.

Promotion of the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) by smallholder farmers through farmer managed demonstration plots and CA clubs.50 School-based Young Farmers Clubs (YFCs) Demo Plots + 40 Community Demo plots supported – working with farmers from community (4000 farmers organised into CA Clubs)

In 2015 ZFU partnered Econet to offer small holder farmers crop insurance, livestock & farming tips, Funeral cover and subscriptions to the Zimbabwe Farmers Union’s smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. The Union also partnered with Mercy Corps an organization that offers expertise in Information Communication Technology in Agriculture