USAID Activity in Zambia Helps Expand Local Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia face numerous challenges as they strive to increase productivity, grow profits, and …
Making Markets Inclusive: Designing for Inclusion
Tools and Tactics from Zambia Many agricultural market systems development (MSD) programs have been turning their attention toward the inclusion of women, …
USAID Provides ZMW 280 Million to Support Zambian Agricultural Enterprises
On August 3, 2020, USAID/Zambia awarded a contract to ACDI/VOCA for the prime role of implementing the USAID Enterprise Development …
Making New Year’s (and New Projects’) Resolutions Stick
Last year, I made four (four!) major New Year’s resolutions: Be more productive. Run a marathon. Be less stressed. Exercise …
Women in Non-Production Roles in Agriculture: A Literature Review of Promising Practices
The USAID Feed the Future Initiative supports the development of agriculture as an engine of economic growth, food security, and …
Zambia Profit+-Supported Agribusiness and Savings Group Members Apply Climate-smart Farming Techniques and Accumulate Savings
The 15 women members of the Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+)– supported Mwaiwanga agribusiness and savings group in …
Zambia PROFIT+ Training and Grant Spur Start Up of Produce Aggregator
Our USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project decreases poverty by linking smallholder farmers to …
Zambia PROFIT+ Grantee Creates Opportunity for Marginalized Women
ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project in Zambia. As part of …
Zambian Woman Farmer Transforms Community Thanks to Profit+ Training and Support
In Mgamphula in Zambia’s Eastern Province, Jessy Mbewe works hard farming, training smallholder farmers in her community, and running the …
Zambia PROFIT+-Trained Woman Farmer Finds Success and Empowerment by Diversifying Income
Trifonia Sibande, age 43, and her husband Digani Sibande, live in Ngwata village, Lundazi district, in Zambia’s Eastern Province. Trifonia …
