Development of District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) and its implementation

ural population particularly women smallholder farmers face deep structural barriers to socio-economic inclusion. This is further compounded by the effects of climate change, unsustainable farming practices, and gender-based disparities in access to land, inputs, extension services and markets. Agri

cultural practices remain largely rain-fed, dominated by monoculture maize production and outdated subsidy schemes, further contributing to soil degradation, low productivity, and poor dietary diversity. To address these issues, the Govern