Market led Smallholder Development in the Zambezi Valley

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The objective of the Market-led Smallholder Development Project is to increase the incomes of smallholder farmers in selected districts of the Zambezi Valley region of central Mozambique. The project consist of the following components: Component 1: Community Group Organization and Local Institutional Strengthening comprising: (a) community based organization capacity development; (b) rural financial services, and; (c) district capacity development. Expenditures under this component include consultancy services, training, goods and equipment and a modest amount of civil works. Component 2: Agricultural Production and Marketing Development comprising: (a) agribusiness and market development; (b) strengthening of extension services; (c) applied research, training and demonstrations; and (d) improved agricultural and agro-forestry systems. Expenditures under this component include limited civil works, equipment, consultancy services and incremental operating costs. Component 3: Community Agricultural and Environmental Investment Fund comprising the following windows: (a) agriculturally related infrastructure; (b) small-scale agricultural investment; and (c) sustainable land management. Expenditures under this component include civil works, consultancy services, equipment, and materials for infrastructure, agriculture and agribusiness investments. Component 4) Project Management, Coordination and Monitoring and Evaluation. Expenditures include consultancy and training and goods and equipment.