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Making agricultural demonstrations work

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The case of raising smallholder banana production in Zimbabwe

A livelihoods study by SNV in 2007 concluded that it was possible to increase the income of banana producers four-fold by increasing productivity and quality per acre grown by the average household. To take up this method, a robust and effective method of transforming the mindset and practices of farmers was needed. This is the story of how SNV used demonstrations, complemented by other innovative approaches not only to deliver agronomic skills but also to motivate the adoption of best practices in the principal banana producing communities of Zimbabwe.

Author: Elton Mudyazvivi
Organization: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Year: 2010
Country/ies: Zimbabwe
Geographical coverage: Africa
Content language: English
Type: Case study

Author:

Two decades in the non-profit sector, working in various development programs with different organisations in different countries has just added more thirst to my quest to address the root causes of poverty. Oftentimes the causes of poverty and vulnerability are so intertwined, systemic and deep rooted that they require critical analysis and reflective thinking that comes with experience. This blog is about sharing my personal journey of development (from my formative years in the village), my changing theories of development as the years went by and influences from the changing world (societies and people) around me.

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