MARC details
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02966nam a22003377a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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69830 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20260126134037.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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260122s2025 rh ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Zingwena, T. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
32518 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The agroecological potential of sorghum value chain in Mbire district, Zimbabwe |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
[Zimbabwe] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
CIMMYT : |
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CGIAR, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2025. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
25 pages |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Open Access |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Sorghum is a climate-resilient crop with significant potential to support food security and livelihoods in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe. However, its value chain continues to underperform, limiting its contribution to sustainable and inclusive agrifood system transformation. This study analyzes the sorghum value chain in Mbire district through an agroecological lens to understand how market structures, institutional arrangements, and actor behavior shape economic, ecological, and social outcomes. We apply the Rapid Agroecological Value Chain Analysis (RAVCA) methodology embedded within the Structure–Conduct–Performance (SCP) framework, drawing on qualitative data collected from 2023 to 2024. The findings reveal that the sorghum value chain is locked in a low-equilibrium trap driven by centralized grain marketing, restrictive seed governance, weak collective action, and limited incentives for value addition. Although agroecological practices and adaptive farmer strategies are present, hey are weakly supported by markets and institutions, resulting in marginal economic returns and persistent social inequities. The study identifies key leverage points for transformation, including market pluralism, strengthened farmer organizations, differentiated seed systems, and investments in local value addition and labor-saving technologies. Overall, the results demonstrate that realizing sorghum’s agroecological potential requires systemic reforms that align policies, markets, and collective agency to support resilient, equitable, and economically viable value chains. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 597 ## - CGIAR Initiative |
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| Program & Accelerators |
Multifunctional Landscapes |
| CGIAR Impact area |
Climate adaptation & mitigation |
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Environmental health & biodiversity |
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion |
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Nutrition, health & food security |
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs |
| CGIAR Action areas |
Systems Transformation |
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Resilient Agrifood Systems |
| Donor or Funder |
CGIAR Trust Fund |
| CGIAR Initiative |
Agroecology |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Agroecology |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3995 |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Sorghum |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2002 |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Value chains |
| 9 (RLIN) |
11442 |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Marketing |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4870 |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Economic analysis |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1088 |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Zimbabwe |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4496 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ngoma, H. |
| Field link and sequence number |
001712572 |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
15771 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Debello, M.J. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3210 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
903 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chimonyo, V.G.P. |
| Field link and sequence number |
001712688 |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
19177 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Link text |
Open Access through DSpace |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Working paper |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |