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The Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme aims to address food security and improve income for 50 households in Mutasa, Zimbabwe, by providing reliable water supply and market linkages for horticultural production. The project will support farmers in developing marketing strategies, diversifying income-generating activities, and ultimately sending 70 out-of-school orphans back to school. The initiative is expected to have both short-term and long-term impacts, enhancing the livelihoods and food security of the community over a two-year period.

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The Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme aims to address food security and improve income for 50 households in Mutasa, Zimbabwe, by providing reliable water supply and market linkages for horticultural production. The project will support farmers in developing marketing strategies, diversifying income-generating activities, and ultimately sending 70 out-of-school orphans back to school. The initiative is expected to have both short-term and long-term impacts, enhancing the livelihoods and food security of the community over a two-year period.

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Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme

Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme

Concept note

1 Introduction and Background to the Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme, Mutasa,


Zimbabwe

An ongoing research study by Dr. C. Mwandayi and Mr. Sipeyise (Midlands State University,
2013 -2014) is focusing on addressing food security gaps for rural people of Zimbabwe. Among
the areas that have been covered so far is Mutasa district, Zimbabwe. A needs assessment was
carried out in Nhindiwa village where at least 50 households (350 people) were identified as
food-insecure.
The needs assessment aimed to identify the main needs of the targeted population in the targeted
programme area, and based on the findings, develop a strategy that addresses the identified needs
as optimally as possible.
The main needs identified were food-security, improved income and improved capacity to
engage in horticultural production.

Major findings of the assessment:


Extreme droughts pose major risks on the food-security of villagers.
Generally, rural areas stand to be disadvantaged in a number of aspects like for example,
low income, dependance only on seasonal rains, poor road networks and markets being
located in distant places.
The lacking provision of reliable and adequate water supply is limiting productivity in
rural areas.
Productivity in rural areas is only at 100% during the rain season, thus, the cropping
programme has a distinct break period which coincides with the peak dry season period
(July-October), which generally record low household income during the same period.
40% of beneficiaries try to sell what they can produce and are not growing what they can
sell because they still lack a market-led mind set in horticulture production. Market
linkages do exist to about 30% of farmers.
Apart from aspects of food-security, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has resulted in high
numbers of orphans whose adoptive families or widowed mothers lack the money to pay
for their education. At least 70 orphans are presently not attending school in Nhindiwa.

2 Concept Note Rationale

50 household (350 people) beneficiaries can be categorized into different commercial


horticultural-enterprise phases depending on their degree of organizational development stage;
level of market integration; types of technology to be employed, and access to support services
like provision of water supply. Different levels of support are needed depending on their
evolutionary stage.

Early stage horticultural-entrepreneurs are likely to be the main targets for the farmer
entrepreneur scheme as they represent those who can grow out of poverty through better access
to services like alternative source of energy to power irrigation schemes, improved water supply
for the total 20ha rural irrigable land. The rural irrigation scheme ought to be supported so as to
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be in a position to be productive throughout the year without peak dry season breaks. Total
expected water supply for the irrigation scheme is 10l/s, for the provision of adequate water
supply.

Market linkages targeting 50 household (350 people) beneficiaries


We propose to create market linkages for the targeted 50 household (350 people) beneficiearies.
The aim is to facilitate the establishment of sustainable output market channels between farmers
– agro-dealers – wholesalers/retailers and farmers-traders-transporters-processors/manufacturers
in programme areas. Linkages between the viable market chain actors will be supported and
encouraged through formal events following the initial market mapping exercise and field work
linked to technology fairs.

The aim is to shortlist a few horticultural produce which are in demand by private sector
companies and which offer good market opportunities for small holders for further participatory
market chain analysis and support contract farming for export by forging or supporting public-
private partnership between small-scale horticultural producers as out growers and private sector
exporting companies.

There ought to be follow up sessions between the viable actors to nurture the linkages between
producer groups and buyers of growing markets and generate mutual trust as well as ensure that
feedback is gained on the process and experiences of the different actors. The project will offer
smallholders a diversity of marketing opportunities identified by private sector companies
according to their circumstances and resources. It will also focus on training public sector
extension agencies (Agritex) to deliver marketing information as well as processing and
production advice. Implementing through this strategy has the added advantage of contributing
to the increased production as well as guaranteed high value market-led production with a
sustainable win-win mutual relationship between small scale horticultural producers and the
private sector agro exporting companies who are prepared to invest where there is value for
money.
Strengthening and diversifying livelihoods activities in line with supporting and nurturing
farmers in extra Income Generating Activities (IGAs) is another opportunity to improve farmers’
household income. Extra famers’ IGAs like mushroom production and community identified
IGAs can be a reliable source of farmers’ working capital as they engage in commercial
horticulture and this will help to stabilise the rural and urban economy, and mitigate future food-
insecurity crises due to improved income. IGAs is being prioritised in this concept note.

Improved income will enable adoptive families and widowed mothers of orphans to the ability to
pay for tuition fees. 70 out-of-school orphans will be able to return to school.

In a nutshell, rural irrigation scheme infrastructural capital development (provision of adequate


water supply for 20ha, provision of at least one ram pump to pump the water is being prioritised.
Extension service delivery and farmer trainings on market-led production and IGAs management
are further priorities.

This concept note outlines the roadmap for establishing the project in Nhindiwa village as well as ways
to consolidate and enhance project sustainability. The project implementation will be accompannied by
a scientific evaluation. The basis for the project approach and the evaluation is the project logic below.
Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme

3 Project logic

Major problems in the community of Nhindiwa


1) Food-insecurity of 350 people, 2) Lack of product marketing strategies, 3) 70 out-of-school orphans

Intervention
Nhindiwa micro-irrigation scheme

Components of intervention

Installation of water pumping Product marketing training of farmers


system for households and
fields
Strengthening and diversifying livelihoods Supporting and nurturing farmers in extra
Income Generating Activities

Short-term impact
50 households (350 people) have safe and reliable water access, are less dependent on seasons, have more product marketing skills and
opportunities

Medium and long-term impact


50 households (350 people) are food-secure and have a secure and improved income. 70 out-of-school orphans are sent back to school.

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4 Further details

Target group:
50 househlods = 350 individuals, including 70 out-of-school AIDS orphans

Time frame of the project


2 years

Supplies needed for the project


1. 1 ram pump
2. 110mm main supply water pipe
3. Saddles
4. 1m steel stand pipes
5. 50m x 10mm pipe
6. Adapter and socket
7. Stopper
8. 50 000 litres water reservoir.

Contact Details
C. Köhler Development Coordinator +49 17641718589 claudiakoehler@live.de

C.Mwandayi Programs Manager +263 779298 634 canisiusm@gmail.com

R. Sambaza Project Manager +263 773630301

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