{"id":28892,"date":"2023-05-16T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?page_id=28892"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:58:31","slug":"zambia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e28892-e1 mmak-0 mmak-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e2 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e3 mmak-d\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">our work<\/font><\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">in zambia<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28892-e7 mmak-0 mmak-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e8 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e9 mmak-d\"><div class=\"x-tabs e28892-e10 mmak-e\" data-x-element-tabs=\"\"><div class=\"x-tabs-list\"><ul role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28892-e11\" class=\"e28892-e11 x-active\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28892-e11\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e11\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28892-e10\"><span><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28892-e14\" class=\"e28892-e14\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28892-e14\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e14\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28892-e10\"><span><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28892-e16\" class=\"e28892-e16\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28892-e16\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e16\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28892-e10\"><span><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-tabs-panels\"><div id=\"panel-e28892-e11\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28892-e11 x-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28892-e11\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e11\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28892-e12 mmak-f mmak-g\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Large, sparsely populated and politically stable, Zambia has vast agricultural potential.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Self Help Africa\u2019s programme focus in Zambia is on three key areas: rural enterprise development, nutrition security, and sustainable agricultural and rural livelihoods. Our largest project is a five-year European Union funded ENTERPRISE Zambia\u00a0 project that commenced in early\u00a0 2020<\/span><span>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These projects address a selection of integrated issues: sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, research into and production of improved varieties of seed, rural enterprise development and income generation, environmental rehabilitation, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and climate change adaptation.\u00a0<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"299\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2.png 530w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2-100x60.png 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2-400x238.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Full<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong> Name:<\/strong> Republic of Zambia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Population: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW108337308 BCX0\">17<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">. 19.6 million (Zambia Statistics Agency 2022)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Population Growth (Yearly):<\/strong> 3.01%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Capital:<\/strong> Lusaka<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Area: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">752,618 SQ KM<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Major Languages:<\/strong> English (Official), Bemba, Tonga, Nyanja, Lozi, Lunda, Kaonde, <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Luvale<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Major Religions:<\/strong> Christianity<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e28892-e13 mmak-f mmak-h\">This is tab content!<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e28892-e14\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28892-e14\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28892-e14\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e14\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28892-e15 mmak-f mmak-g\"><ol>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#green-tech4ce\">GREEN Tech4CE Green Recycling Enterprises Engaging in New Technology for a Circular Economy in Zambia (GREEN Tech4CE)<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#capacity-building\"><span class=\"s1\">Capacity building for forest carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi forests<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#preserve-kafue\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78294293 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78294293 BCX0\">PRESERVE Kafue<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW78294293 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW62756082 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62756082 BCX0\">II<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#enterprise\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Economic, Nutrition and Technical support for increased Economic Returns and <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Profit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">In<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Sustainable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\">\u00a0agribusiness in Zambia: ENTERPRISE Zambia.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW22425316 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#integrated-risk-management\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW252575998 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252575998 BCX0\">Integrated Risk Management Zambia Programme<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW252575998 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#sustainable-food-systems\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131853287 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131853287 BCX0\">Developing sustainable food systems in drought-affected and food insecure districts of Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW131853287 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e28892-e16\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28892-e16\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28892-e16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28892-e16\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28892-e17 mmak-f mmak-h\"><p><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/2-5-million-trees\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Farming Communities Plant 2.5 Million Trees&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37789\" class=\"post-37789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-climate-change category-environment category-ethiopia category-featured category-kenya category-malawi category-news category-zambia tag-climate tag-land tag-trees\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/treeplanting2-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Farming Communities Plant 2.5 Million Trees<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/drought-recovery-in-zambia\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Supporting Drought Recovery in Southern Zambia&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37599\" class=\"post-37599 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/womenfarmers-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Supporting Drought Recovery in Southern Zambia<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/doubling-food-production\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Doubling Food Production For 180,000 In Zambia&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37329\" class=\"post-37329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-featured category-news category-zambia tag-adaptation tag-agriculture tag-climate tag-fao tag-farming tag-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Zambia.Project.large_-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Doubling Food Production For 180,000 In Zambia<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/how-pacific-warming-is-affecting-africas-weather\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;How Pacific warming is affecting Africa\u2019s weather&quot;\"><article id=\"post-36519\" class=\"post-36519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-malawi category-mozambique category-news category-zambia tag-climate-change tag-drought tag-el-nino tag-malawi tag-mozambique tag-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/malawi.climate.crisis-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">How Pacific warming is affecting Africa\u2019s weather<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28892-e18 mmak-0 mmak-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e19 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-7\" id=\"preserve-kafue\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e20 mmak-d\" id=\"green-tech4ce\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e21 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e22 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>GREEN TECH4CE GREEN RECYCLING ENTERPRISES ENGAGING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN ZAMBIA (GREEN TECH4CE)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e24 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>800 MSMEs, 6,000+ MSME employees, BDSPs, FSPs\/investors and TVET providers. Household Members of MSME employees minimum 22,800 individuals. Final beneficiaries will be at least 22,800 household members of the MSME employees (this figure is likely to be higher as the assumption is that many of the 6,000 FTE positions will be part-time)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/greentech4ce\/\"><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he \u2018Green Recycling Enterprises Engaging in New Technology for a Circular Economy in Zambia\u2019 (GREEN Tech4CE)<\/a> is a \u20ac22.7m project that will support the creation and consolidation of SMEs and start-up companies, particularly created and managed by young male\/female entrepreneurs that invest in green, climate smart and digital business opportunities and decent job creation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>22,800 Households<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e26 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-8\" id=\"capacity-building\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e27 mmak-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e28 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e29 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Capacity building for forest carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi forests<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e31 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>The Capacity Building for Forest Carbon Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi Forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Project aims to provide tools for MRV at field and management level, development of certification schemes, and strengthen the capacity of Zambia and Malawi governments in managing Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e33 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e34 mmak-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e35 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e36 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE\nENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING\nTHE EMERGENCE OF A RESILIENT AND\nVIBRANT ECONOMY IN KAFUE - PRESERVE\nKAFUE<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e38 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>To improve the resilience, food, income and nutrition security of 4,500 households in the Monze, Namwala and Mazabuka districts of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project is implemented in the Kafue Flats wetlands and will support 4,500 households (27,000 beneficiaries). The programme will facilitate the regeneration of degraded land, afforestation and tree planting in selected sites and the protection of existing forests. Natural Resource Management Plans will be developed and adopted by communities and Village Natural Resource Management Committees (VNRMCs) will be established and strengthened. The programme will engage closely with the Forestry Department and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Farmers will be trained in climate smart agricultural practices such as agroforestry (growth of fruit trees and woodlots as sources of fuel), soil and water conservation and intercropping. Farmers will also be linked with markets and provided with up-to-date market information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>4,500 smallholder farmers <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e40 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-a\" id=\"enterprise\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e41 mmak-d\" id=\"enterprise\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e42 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e43 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Economic, Nutrition and Technical support for increased Economic Returns and PRofit In SustainablE agribusiness in Zambia: ENTERPRISE Zambia. <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e45 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Providing catalytic funding and technical assistance to promote greater inclusion in regional and national value chains supports increased productivity and commercialisation of SHFs, in order to reduce poverty, malnutrition and improve rural livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he project seeks to create a step-change in the Zambian agricultural sector: creating an environment which supports the growth of SMEs while also supporting livelihood improvement for individual smallholder farmers. ENTERPRISE Zambia tackles a critical challenge facing Zambian agribusinesses: lack of access to finance and financial services, while making the agricultural sector work better for all, particularly smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The project incentivises greater inclusivity in value chains and provides agri-enterprises with targeted technical support and advice to ensure that their business can impact positively on the resilience, sustainability, profitability of smallholder farmers and deliver employment and economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>637,140 members of SHF\/fish farmer\/ employee households <\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>35-25 SMEs\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e47 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-b\" id=\"integrated-risk-management\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e48 mmak-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e49 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e50 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>IMPLEMENTATION OF FARM TO MARKET\nALLIANCE (FTMA)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e52 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><span style=\"color: #72b735;\">Objective:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>Improved livelihoods and resilience of rural smallholder farmers in Zambia and enhanced agribusiness efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project will employ a holistic market-oriented approach to transform the food system in Eastern areas of Zambia by engaging with food production, aggregation, processing, distribution, and consumption to develop resilient livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The project will be driven by and delivered primarily through Farmer Service Centers (FSCs) - following the established Farmer Service Centre model. The project will follow the principles of inclusive market-driven development, delivering sustainable results by capacitating the FSCs to deliver key program elements to the participating smallholders and SMEs and working with other value chain actors to address development challenges by solving market failures. Using the FSC approach will ensure positive impacts on the food system in the nine target districts are sustained through inclusive value chains after the end of the project implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28892-e54 mmak-3 mmak-4 mmak-c\" id=\"sustainable-food-systems\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28892-e55 mmak-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e56 mmak-i mmak-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e57 mmak-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Developing sustainable food systems in drought-affected and food insecure districts of Zambia (DROPP)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28892-e59 mmak-j mmak-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Community-driven development increases communities\u2019 food, nutrition, safe water and income security, resulting in increased resilience and reduced vulnerability to environmental, climate and health risks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project is implemented in Southern Province and will support 3,000 households (18,000 beneficiaries) to diversify from maize into more drought tolerant crops. Lead farmers will be trained in CSA techniques and drought tolerant seeds will be distributed. A Functional Landscape approach will be applied that balances economic needs with protection of the natural environment. Through the project training will be conducted in post-harvest handling, food preservation and storage. Savings and credit groups will be established and links with credit and markets will be facilitated. As this component is implemented in a geographical area prone to both floods and drought, communities will be supported to conduct risk assessments and put Disaster Risk Management plans in place. Information about rainfall and weather patterns will be collected and shared with farmers to inform their planning and decision making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>3,000 households<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #dab525;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">TO CONTACT US ABOUT OUR WORK IN Zambia:<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #fff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  7px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"whitetext\">Self Help Africa<br \/>\nPlot No. 121 | Off Kudu Road | Kabulonga<br \/>\nP.O. 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