General context

Zimbabwe’s smallholder agriculture is primarily subsistence-oriented, with maize as the main staple crop. The current cropping systems are inefficient in terms of resource usage and frequently have adverse effects on the environment. Studies argued that uptake of intensification practices is still low among smallholder farmers which requires a detailed pluri-disciplinary analysis at the household level and developing farm typologies is a useful approach to deal with diversity in farm conditions. Splitting farmers by types with similar constraints and opportunities and analysing its impacts on their decision process will enhance the researcher’s capacity to supply packaging intensification alternatives that resonates well with farmers’ realities and needs.