May 06, 2021 | News

Zimbabwe: UN World Food System Summit: Priority Value Chain

Zimbabwe: UN World Food System Summit: Priority Value Chain

Priority Value Chains

  1. Maize
  2. Soya beans
  3. Traditional Grains
  4. Tubers (cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes)
  5. Horticulture (Fruit trees, vegetables)
  6. Livestock (beef, small stock, daily, piggery, sheep and goats, Fisheries)

Priority Broad Areas

  1. Agriculture and Food Production and Productivity
  • Reverse the negative trends
  • Preserve production

Climate Resilient and Smart Agriculture

  • Frequent drought
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Pests and diseases monitoring and control
  • Efficiency – water, fertilisers, chemicals
  • Crop and livestock monitoring systems

Post-Harvest Handling, Agro- processing and value addition

Food Consumption Diversification and Value Chain Development

  • Tubers (cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes)
  • Traditional foods and vegetables

Value Chain Based Stakeholders Mapping

Value Chain Stage

Value Chain Players

Value Chain Development and Coordination

Policy, Regulatory and Financial Institutions

Donors and Civil Society

Inputs

  1. Seed Traders Association (ZSTA)
  2. Fertiliser Traders Association (ZFTA)
  3. Chemplex
  4. Stockfeed Manufacturers’ Association of Zimbabwe (SFMZ)
  5. Zimbabwe Seed Potato Companies Association (ZSPCA)
  1. Office of President and Cabinet (OPC)
  2. Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and rural Resettlement
  3. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
  4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  5. Ministry of Industry and Commerce
  6. Ministry of Environment, Climate and Hospitality Industries
  7. Ministry of Health and Child Care
  8. Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology
  9. Ministry of Youths, Sports Arts and recreation
  10. Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Development Small and Medium Enterprises
  11. Agriculture and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)
  12. Pig Industry Board (PIB)
  13. Cold Storage Company (CSC)
  14. Grain Marketing Authority (GMB)
  15. Agriculture Research Council (ARC)
  16. Agriculture and Marketing Authority (AMA)
  17. National Biotechnology Authority
  18. Forestry Commission
  19. Food and Nutrition Council (FNC)
  20. Land Bank
  21. Agribank
  22. African Development Bank (ADB
  23. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
  24. Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
  25. Infrastructure Development Bank (IDBZ)
  26. Academia

 

  1. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
  2. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  3. World Food Programme (WFP)
  4. World Bank
  5. ADB
  6. European Union (EU)
  7. IFAD
  8. DFID
  9. USAID
  10. UKAID
  11. SDC
  12. National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO)
  13. Zimbabwe Agriculture Show Society
  14. National Consultative Forum (NECF)

 

 

Production

  1. Zimbabwe Farmers Union
  2. Commercial Farmers Union
  3. Zimbabwe National Commercial Farmers’ Union
  4. Horticulture Development Council (HDC)
  5. Livestock Meat Advisory Council (LMAC)
  6. Commodity Associations
  7. Zimbabwe fish Producers Association (ZFPA)
  8. Wheat Board
  9. Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Trust (ZDIT)
  10. Small Scale Dairy producers
  11. Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farming
  12. Young Farmers Federation (YFF)

Marketing

  1. Grain Marketing Board
  2. Agriculture Marketing Authority
  3. ZimTrade
  4. Fresh Produce marketers Association
  5. Retailers Association of Zimbabwe
  6. Horticulture Development Council
  7. Market Linkages Association (MLA)

Processing

  1. Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI)
  2. Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce (ZCC)
  3. Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe
  4. Small-scale Millers Association of Zimbabwe
  5. Stockfeed Manufactures Association of Zimbabwe
  6. Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)

Consumers

Consumers’ Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ)