{"id":961,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.creativethemes.com\/elementor\/charity\/?page_id=961"},"modified":"2024-06-07T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:29:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masap-zimzam.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"961\" class=\"elementor elementor-961\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7a04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55b7a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddb815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dddb815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving Resilience in Food Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed0627 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed0627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>For Small Holder Farmers in Zambia and Zimbabwe<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c54127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c54127\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ebe98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ebe98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b2344 elementor-view-default elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e8a66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23e8a66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dfca5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dfca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About MASAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81226db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81226db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d6266 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66d6266\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca93ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca93ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #f7941d\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">MASAP\u2019s Impact<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">Through its dedicated efforts, MASAP has made significant strides in empowering communities and transforming agricultural practices, with tangible outcomes:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">23,936 Persons with Better Employment:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP&#8217;s interventions have led to improved employment opportunities, uplifting individuals and families across Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">5,563 Smallholder Farmers (SHFs) with Increased Incomes:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0By enhancing access to markets and supporting seed production, MASAP has enabled thousands of smallholder farmers to achieve greater financial stability.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000;text-align: start\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #f7941d;text-align: start\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">MASAP\u2019s Outcomes<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">28,314 SHFs Reached:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP has successfully reached a wide network of smallholder farmers, extending its support to enhance agricultural productivity and resilience.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">23,936 SHFs with Access to Markets:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0Access to markets is vital for smallholder farmers&#8217; economic success, and MASAP has facilitated market linkages for thousands of farmers.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">5,195 SHFs Engaged in Seed Production:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0By engaging smallholder farmers in seed production activities, MASAP has strengthened seed systems and enhanced farmers&#8217; self-reliance.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">5 Multi-Stakeholder Policy Engagement Platforms:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP fosters dialogue between project stakeholders and policymakers, facilitating evidence-based exchanges to drive policy changes.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000;text-align: start\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #f7941d;text-align: start\"><b style=\"font-family: var(--theme-font-family);font-style: var(--theme-font-style, inherit);letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing);text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);text-decoration: var(--theme-text-decoration)\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">The Outputs<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">7 Farmer Associations Strengthened:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP&#8217;s support has bolstered farmer associations, empowering them to provide essential services to their peers.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">23,936 SHFs Increased Access to Certified Seed:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0Access to high-quality seeds is critical for agricultural productivity, and MASAP has ensured that thousands of farmers have access to certified seeds of supported small grains and legumes.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">100% Women Empowered as Leaders:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0Strengthened farmer groups under MASAP have ensured gender inclusivity, with women empowered as leaders in all supported associations.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">Over 23,000 SHFs More Resilient to Climate Change:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP&#8217;s interventions have equipped farmers with resilience-building strategies, enabling them to better cope with the adverse effects of climate change.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">1 Public-Private Partnership Established:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP has facilitated a partnership in essential goods and services (EGS) production and marketing, fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u2022<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">20 Business Models and Value Chain Mechanisms Supported:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0MASAP&#8217;s support for business models and value chain mechanisms has promoted innovation and sustainable economic growth.<\/span><\/p><p><style>\n<!-- \/* Style Definitions *\/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:\"\"; margin:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/masap-zimzam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-06-at-15.49.54.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masap-zimzam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-06-at-15.49.54.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/masap-zimzam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-06-at-15.49.54-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3148cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3148cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962ad77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962ad77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8d2fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b8d2fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af0957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af0957\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1b2fd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1b2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MASAP's Societal Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f7a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f7a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;font-size: medium;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;background-image: none;background-position: 0% 0%;background-size: auto;background-repeat: repeat;background-attachment: scroll\">In essence, MASAP plays a pivotal role in driving systemic changes and improving policies related to agriculture and food security. It ensures that these policies adequately support the needs and interests of sectors involved in small grains and legumes, with a particular emphasis on inclusivity for gender and youth. Moreover, MASAP aims to strengthen value chains, ultimately leading to enhanced livelihoods for smallholder farmers (SHFs), improved food security, and increased adaptability to market demands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bb904 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2bb904\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8dbfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b8dbfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28aa248 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28aa248\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e60672 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e60672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MASAP Components and Specific Outcomes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecde32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aecde32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: medium;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;color: #000000;text-align: start\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">Component 1:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">Adoption and utilisation of small grains and legume seeds by smallholder farmers.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: medium;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;color: #000000;text-align: start\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Outcome 1<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">: Sustainable Farmer groups and associations provide services that lead to smallholder farmers &#8211; in particular women and youth- having higher and diversified incomes resulting from the adoption and utilisation of small grains and legume seeds and sales of these commodities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;margin-top: 0cm\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Component 2:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Private Sector Engagement.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Outcome 2<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">: Sustainable and predictable availability of EGS, access to affordable quality seeds of small grain and legume and related services by smallholder farmers through increased engagement of the private sector (market establishment and\/or improvement).<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"default\" style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Component 3:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Policy engagement and action learning research<\/span><\/p><p class=\"default\" style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">Outcome 3:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;;color: black\">\u00a0Gender and youth responsive 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elementor-element-4383f3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4383f3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c3233 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9c3233\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb9b6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcb9b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3547f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3547f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target Groups<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3250e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3250e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: medium;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;color: #000000;margin-top: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">MASAP expects to reach approximately\u00a0<strong>94 000 SHFs<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(direct and indirect beneficiaries) and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>5300 seed producers<\/strong>\u00a0(direct beneficiaries) through the establishment of seed farmer groups or associations and support to emerging second-tier seed companies with a<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>60%<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>40%<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>increased women and youth participation respectively.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: medium;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;color: #000000;margin-top: 0cm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">The primary target group<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">for phase 1 receiving direct support from the project are smallholder farmers seed and commodity producers in the target districts of Sioma, Chipata, Mudzi and Tsholotsho as well as\u00a0farmer groups, associations, researchers, Agro-processors, breeders, and policymakers. MASAP primary beneficiaries are further grouped according to levels of intervention ranging from the micro level (SHFs) to the macro level (policymakers).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: medium;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;, serif;color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">The secondary target group<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: &#039;Avenir Book&#039;\">indirectly benefitting from MASAP investments are family members of SHFs and the wider society. Overall MASAP aims to improve livelihoods and resilience among thousands of SHFs in Zambia and Zimbabwe. MASAP facilitates systemic change and aims that agricultural, seeds and food security policies support small grains and legumes sectors\u2019 needs and interests, and that they are gender and youth-responsive. Furthermore, MASAP aims to establish a stronger value chain thereby improving SHF livelihoods, food security and response to market demands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b693f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b693f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aec9ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aec9ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14470bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14470bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We Are 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