Rollout of Agrinvest and HIHI Initiatives for Increased Private Investment and Sustainable Employment in Eswatini - TCP/SWA/3803
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The Kingdom of Eswatini heavily relies on agriculture, which employs over 70 percent of the population and serves as the second largest contributor to the economy. However, the sector faces challenges such as weather-induced crop failures, pests, diseases and limited access to financing and technology for smallholder farmers. Over the past decades, agricultural activity has declined, contributing to high levels of undernourishment, with one in three people in Eswatini affected. In response, the Comprehensive Agriculture Sector Policy (CASP) was developed to promote sustainable agricultural development, economic growth, poverty alleviation, food security and natural resource management. CASP aimed to eliminate poverty by 2022 and was aligned with global goals like the SDGs. It emphasized the importance of engaging youth in agriculture through programmes like the 4 S initiative. Eswatini, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), also engaged in reviewing its National Agricultural Investment Plan (E-NAIP) to further the goals of CASP and align with the New Partnership for Africa (NEPAD) Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).