๐ Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2022.2059.8
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible Organisational unit:
1300 Southern Africa
Contact person:
Elina Weber elina.weber@giz.de
Partner countries:
Zambia
SUMMARY
Objectives:
Key actors in the agriculture and food sector, with a particular focus on the private sector, at national level and in selected provinces are able to better implement evidence-based inclusive measures with regard to climate resilience, food security and b
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partner:
Ministry of Agriculture
Financing organisation:
not available
VOLUME OF COMMISSION
Financial commitment for the actual implementation phase:
41 700 000 Euro
COFINANCING
European Union (EU): 27,700,000 euros
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
FOLLOW-ON PROJECT
not available
TERM
Entire project:
(including all previous, current and following project implementation phases, if existing)
03.04.2023 - 31.12.2030
Actual project implementation phase:
01.09.2023 - 31.12.2030
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project websites
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POLICY MARKERS
Gender Equality
Significant (secondary) policy objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant (secondary) policy objective
Climate Change: Adaptation
Principal (primary) policy objective
CRS CODE
43040 Rural development
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Background:
Zambia possesses fertile land, abundant water resources, and significant potential to diversify its economy through a wide range of agricultural products. Nevertheless, the agricultural sector has experienced minimal growth in recent years.
Half of the workforce is employed in agriculture. As smallholder farmers, they mostly practice rainfed agriculture. They produce 85 percent of Zambia's agricultural products. Nutrient-poor white maize accounts for 80 percent of the food crops grown and occupies almost two-thirds of the agricultural land. Cultivation methods are often not climate-resilient.
Climate change, with its increasing extreme weather events such as droughts and torrential rains, threatens the already precarious livelihoods of the Zambian population.
Objective:
Agricultural and food policy will be developed based on evidence, and the framework conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises in these sectors will be improved. This will lead to better climate adaptation of smallholder farming, contribute to improved nutrition for the population, generate income, and support gender equality.
Approach:
The project will expand the capacities of the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture. It advises the ministry on successful practices and innovations to disseminate them nationally and regionally.
Furthermore, the project supports small and medium-sized enterprises in the agricultural sector in developing their business models.
(Status: March 2025)
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