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IFAD in Zimbabwe: voices from the field

© IFAD 		From relief to recovery: conservation farming in Zimbabwe

Thomas Machokoto surveys his farmland – three hectares of bare soil neatly dug with ditches, pits and furrows in preparation for the rains. Together with other members of a small group of local farmers, he has been digging these contour bunds and infiltration pits to capture and store rainwater. The furrows, or tied ridges, will be used to plant above the areas that become waterlogged during the rainy season.
 

Source: IFAD
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Statistics
Projects: 5

Total cost:
US$214.2 million

Approved IFAD loan:
US$70.2 million

Directly benefiting:
1,143,000 households
Contact Information

Abla Benhammouche
Country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592226
Fax: +39 0654593226
a.benhammouche@ifad.org

Verenica Mutiro
Country Presence
v.mutiro@ifad.org