ASWAp framework has three focus areas; namely:

Food Security and Risk Management;

Commercial Agriculture, Agro-processing and Market Development; andSustainable Agricultural Land and Water Management.

These focus areas are strengthened by two key support service areas namely:

Technology Generation and Dissemination; and

Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building.

Furthermore, the ASWAp mainstreams HIV/AIDS, and Gender through the cross-cutting window.

Main Goal/Objective(s)

The main goal of ASWAp is to improve food security and nutrition, increase agricultural incomes and ensure sustainable use of natural resources.

It seeks to:

• Ensure food self sufficiency and  promote food diversification for  nutrition  at  household level
• Ensure  sustainable  food availability at national level
• Promote agricultural exports for improved balance of trade
• Promote  commercial production  and  agro-processing for  market   development
• Promote sustainable a g r i c u l t u r a l   l a n d management
• Promote sustainable agricultural water management and irrigation  development.

 Project Components:

• Institutional developmentand capacity building
• ASWAp Management and Coordination Support
• Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Support
• Technical Systems and Skills Development
• Administrative Systems Development
• Land Administration Capacity Strengthening
• Sustainable food security, agricultural growth and diversification.
• Sustainable Productivity Growth Initiative
• Strengthening Market Based Agricultural Risk Management Strategies
• Improve Legume Crop Production and Marketing
• Improve the agricultural business environment and promote agribusiness partnerships
• Project Coordination

Improvement and maintenance of unpaved rural roads.