Transforming food systems. Impacts and insights from scaling innovations in Zimbabwe

Andriatsitohaina, Rachel Muthoni; Tsekenedza, Shylet; Mutari, Bruce; Mwenye, Dorah; Hodzi, Jonathan; Kunaka, Gamu; Chiwawa, Andrew; Chisorochengwe, Nyarai; Muhera, Shumirai; Mashiri, Patience; Mashunye, Justice; Gutsa, Freeman; Makotore, Walter; Mavankeni, Busiso; Kutwayo, Dumisani; Chirwa, Rowland; Rubyogo, Jean-Claude

Transforming food systems. Impacts and insights from scaling innovations in Zimbabwe

Autores

Andriatsitohaina, Rachel Muthoni

Chisorochengwe, Nyarai

Muhera, Shumirai

Mashiri, Patience

Editor

Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Descripción

This is a comprehensive documentation of the processes and outcomes of food system transformation resulting from a seven-year flagship project in Zimbabwe. From a purposive selection of bean value chain actors, the authors identified and documented individual project experiences that best convey the project's outcomes from a variety of perspectives. The narratives were compared with data and information from project implementation monitoring reports, process evaluations, impact evaluations, and relevant secondary sources. Emerging solutions and outcomes for food system transformation are presented. The publication is based on the Zimbabwe flagship project jointly implemented by the Pan African Bean Alliance (PABRA) and the Zimbabwean Department of Research and Special Services (DRSS), with funding from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).

Palabras clave

food systems, beans, plant breeding, innovation adoption, community-based breeding programmes, seed production, markets, sistemas alimentarios, frijol, fitomejoramiento