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About Zai

Zimbabwe Agricultural Initiative

Zimbabwe Agricultural Initiative (ZAI) is a Community Interest Company registered under the laws of England and Wales.

ZAI was created purely to conduct business activities which benefit the communities from which the company operates from.  It is a member driven organization with a strong understanding of the value of social networks and capacity within communities.

There is real desire to partner with others in areas of mutual benefit in furthering its objectives. AS a CIC, ZAI facilitates and promotes Diaspora Community involvement in contract farming, public/private partnership and other joint ventures, as a means for unlocking financial resources, accessing markets and delivery of appropriate agricultural technologies.

ZAI is built on a strong membership from the Zimbabwean community, who genuinely want to see economic development, food security, and poverty alleviation and bring an end to unemployment, in sustainable ways.

Social and economic challenges can only be addressed when communities take the lead in finding solutions to their problems and active Diaspora involvement is one solution.

Our Mission

To create enabling environments for the Zimbabwean Diaspora Community to engage in agricultural activities along the value chain that would bring food sovereignty, poverty reduction and employment creation.

Our Objectives

To create a platform for engagement by its members, investors, local communities and relevant stakeholders in agricultural activities that will bring economic growth and development.

To enable its members to work with local communities and relevant stakeholders in building sustainable agriculture businesses and contribute in eradicating poverty, create food sovereignty and employment opportunities.

To influence policy on land allocation, enable security of tenure, equitable access, settlement and better community involvement.

To enable its members to engage in commercial agriculture and related business activities along the value chain to bring rural transformation, strengthen local community skills base and infrastructure development.