Farmers' Clubs Hwedza

Farmers’ Clubs Hwedza

DAPP Zimbabwe launched a new 3-year project in Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province, with support from GAIA USA, to enhance the resilience of 1,000 smallholder farmers to climate change and economic stressors and shocks. The project, running from April 2025 to 2027, aims to promote climate-resilient agriculture practices and improve food and income security for vulnerable households. Through the project, DAPP Zimbabwe will establish 20 Farmers’ Clubs, each consisting of 50 farmers, who will receive training and support to adopt climate-resilient practices. The project will also establish 2 Adaptation Centers, equipped with solar-powered boreholes, drip irrigation systems and ecosystem-based farming practices, which will serve as demonstration sites for farmers to learn and replicate the adaptation strategies.

The project will promote climate-resilient garden and small livestock farming, agroforestry, biodiversity and afforestation to enhance ecosystem-based adaptation. This will increase food, nutrition, and income security for smallholder farmers. DAPP Zimbabwe will work closely with existing climate-related institutional and social structures, including the District Civil Protection Unit, Ward Disaster Management Committees and government departments, to ensure a community-based approach and provide technical support to smallholder farmers to ensure project sustainability. The project aligns well with the national and regional frameworks, including the SADC Regional Resilience Framework and Zimbabwe’s National Climate Change Response Strategy, to support a coordinated and integrated approach toward building resilience among rural smallholder farmers.

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