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Evaluation of the Zimbabwe Livelihoods and Food Security Programme

Project code: GCP/ZIM/025/UK

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 138 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-136491-8

Series title Project Evaluation Series

Series number jun/22

Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents the results of the evaluation of the Zimbabwe Livelihoods and Food Security Programme (LFSP) (GCP/ZIM/025/UK), implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) between 2013 and 2021. The programme sought to contribute to poverty reduction by actively addressing the specific constraints that smallholder farmers, particularly women, faced in raising the productivity of their farms and participating in markets.

Last updated 18/07/2022

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FAO. 2022. Evaluation of the Zimbabwe Livelihoods and Food Security Programme. Project Evaluation Series, 06/2022. Rome. 

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