Advances in Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences

Advances in Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences ISSN 2756-326X Vol. 12 (2), pp. 001-005, February, 2026. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluating Seed Relief: Lessons on Food Security from Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Recovery

Richard Foti¹, Violet Muringai², Zira Mavunganidze³, Nyararai Mlambo⁴

Bindura University of Science Education P.O. Box 1020 Bindura Zimbabwe

Accepted 5 November, 2025

This paper describes Zimbabwe’s agricultural recovery program and draws some lessons that can be used in the designing and implementation of future programs. Input aid was found to be most beneficial if it is packaged together with other backup services such as training in soil fertility and water management, development of lucrative markets, and provision of basic infrastructure. Complementarity among the components of the input package itself was also found to affect the productivity of these inputs. The study concluded that donor organisations should work closely with the recipient commu-nities in the design and implementation of the aid programs.

Key words: Seed aid, Drought, Non-Governmental Organizations, Poor Communities.