Center for Agriculture and Food Policy

The Center for Agriculture and Food Policy (CAFP) is a Zimbabwean based agricultural policy research Think Tank established in 2020 to provide evidence–based policy solutions needed to sustainably transform Zimbabwe’s agricultural and food systems that will aid the country in dealing with food and nutrition insecurity and poverty, and stimulate the country’s agricultural competitiveness, promote trade, create jobs and invigorate rural and urban economies. CAFP is a registered Trust governed by a Board of Trustees drawn from the public and private sector. CAFP activities are anchored on three core operational pillars as follows: 1) Research and policy development Producing independent and high quality public research goods on policies, investments, and programmes that are necessary to shape a private sector-led productive, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agricultural and food system that is capable of achieving broad-based agricultural growth and development to end hunger and malnutrition and reduce poverty. 2) Partnerships, outreach and communications Integrating research findings into national, regional, and international investments, policy strategies and programmes in order to help accelerate the adoption of effective, Zimbabwe-led policies, regulatory frameworks and programmes that drive broad-based agricultural transformation, diversification and improved smallholder incomes and food and nutrition security; and 3) Capacity strengthening for policy implementation Supporting the development and strengthening of capacity building for policy research, analysis, implementation, monitoring and outreach of public, non-state actors and private institutions in Zimbabwe.