Fambidzanai Permaculture centre is a training center that was established in 1988. It is a registered Trading Trust private limited (No 87/18) that is governed by a board of trustees. The Zimbabwe Institute of Permaculture (Z.I.P.), a registered Social Welfare Organisation (No WO 12/92) is responsible for the assets of Fambidzanai. Physically Fambidzanai is located 20 km from the Harare city centre along Lomagundi road.
The centre has fostered the creation of four other development institutions namely The Natural Farming network (NFN), the Schools and Colleges Permaculture (SCOPE), African Farmer Organic Research and Training (AfFOREST), and Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM). Since its inception, the centre has paved the path for food security through sustainable Land use Management. Our development intervention is characterized by skills training; demonstrations, participatory rural appraisal, and creating marketing opportunities for organic produce. 

Vision
We envisage Prosperous, self-sustainable, food secure and healthy communities practicing environmental friendly Permaculture systems.

Mission
Our mission is to teach and demonstrate relevant skills and knowledge to restore people’s confidence in their ability to produce off land while still working creatively in harmony with nature.

Training of smallholder farmers, CBO’s, youth groups, government extension workers, and development workers in the following courses:

• Permaculture design
• Introduction to Permaculture
• Organic herb and nutrition gardening
• Nursery management
• Beekeeping
• Organic dry land farming
• Ethno-Veterinary
• Conservation Farming
• Participatory Rural Appraisal
• Small livestock production
• Natural Pest and Disease Management
• Training for Transformation
• Procedures for Organic certification
• Food Processing
• Agro-forestry

Demonstrating Permaculture and other sustainable methodologies at FPC for extension workers, field officers resource poor farmers as well as the organic enthusiasts.

Establish linkages with communities, sister organizations and other NGOs that work in the same communities as ours, so as to provide better methods of developmen.

• Small Holder Farmers
• Resource deprived farmers
• Agricultural extension workers
• NGO field workers in sustainable agriculture
• Urban and peri- urban
• Permaculture enthusiasts