Inclusive PPA Business model for developing underutilized plants to improve food security in Zimbabwe

$2M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Hilfswerk Austria International
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	May 16, 2011
End Date	Sep 25, 2014
Duration	1,228 days
Number of Grantees	18
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`194829-76`

Grant Description

The Business Model for Developing Underutilized Plants to Improve Food Security in Zimbabwe is a 3-year public-private partnership between an NGO (HWA - Hilfswerk Austria International Zimbabwe), a local research organization (BIZ - Bio-Innovation Zimbabwe), and a private company (KAITE Pvt Ltd).

The program aims to commercialize a number of indigenous plants for which significant potential market opportunities exist, and to demonstrate the opportunities that underutilized plants hold for smallholder farmers in Natural Regions 4 and 5.