promotes integrated agrobiodiversity management, environmental
management, food and seed security, water
and sanitation and policy and advocacy
programmes with the objective to promote
sustainable livelihoods. The organization
aims to contribute to increased household
food production and food security through
gender sensitive and social inclusion of
household marginality emanating from HIV
and AIDS, disability and climate change
induced shocks
CTDO strongly believes that sustainable
management and use of agro-biodiversity and
increased agricultural productivity require an
integrated approach, and to this end focuses on
bringing farmers and their representative
unions, researchers and agricultural
extensionists, consumers, policy makers and all
other relevant stakeholders together for an
integrated approach to its work programmes.
CTDO has moved from a single funding partner
to multiple donors and consortium
programming approach. In 2020, CTDO was
operating in eighteen districts of Zimbabwe
and is working with over 300 000 households
Guiding our actions, decisions, and interactions, while embodying the unwavering commitment we have towards our mission and values.
CTDO seeks to promote participatory research, technology, and innovation systems and to advocate for policies that alleviate poverty, food, and nutrition insecurity of marginalized communities
Communities free of hunger, malnutrition, poverty and injustice in Zimbabwe, SADC, Africa, and the whole world.
A leading organization on agricultural biodiversity conservation and sustainable use contributing to food and nutrition security for all in a fair and just environment.