Our portfolio

Our projects

Current programmes and past work in agribusiness, climate adaptation, nutrition and financial inclusion across Zambia.

Farmers and facilitators gathered at a Farmer Field School demonstration plot
Active

Improved Socio-Economic Status of Women, Youth and Marginalised Groups

A triple-nexus programme of economic development, gender justice and peacebuilding, delivered through Farmer Field Schools with irrigation, small livestock, cooking demonstrations and Savings for Change.

  • Where Gwembe, Namwala, Kaoma and Mongu
  • Funder Irish Aid, through Oxfam Zambia, with Women for Change and YWCA
  • Scale 15,600 participants, 50 Farmer Field Schools, 4 Centres of Excellence
  • Period 2023 to 2028
Climate adaptation
Active

Community-Based Adaptation (CBA-SCALE Southern Africa+)

Building community capacity to manage climate-related risks to livelihoods and food security.

  • Where 12 wards of Zimba district, Southern Province
  • Funder CARE, with EU support
  • Period 2023 to 2028
Food processing
Active

Food Loss Reduction Solution

Growing whole-grain consumption through institutional markets: linking whole-grain processors and the smallholders who supply them.

  • Where Choma, Mumbwa, Kapiri-Mposhi, Chipata and Lundazi
  • Funder AGRA
  • Scale 26 SME processors, 38,200 smallholder farmers
  • Period 2026 to 2029
Seed systems
Active

Strengthening Legume Seed Systems (Z4ABC)

Establishing Farmer Field Schools where women and youth produce legume seed (soya beans, pigeon peas and velvet beans) for an anchor seed company.

  • Where Nyimba, Petauke and Katete
  • Funder European Union, with CIFOR-ICRAF
  • Scale 12 Farmer Field Schools, 500 women and youth
  • Period 2026 to 2027
Organisational strength
Active

Civil Society Strengthening (Shift the Power Zambia)

Strengthening locally led civil society: the grant helps NAT address capacity barriers and secure its long-term sustainability.

  • Funder Zambia Governance Foundation, with Tearfund
  • Period 2026 to 2030
Climate adaptation
Completed

Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue Sub-Basin (SCRiKA)

Climate-smart farming and resilience infrastructure, including boreholes and goat, pig and poultry housing, for communities in the Kafue basin.

  • Where Itezhi-Tezhi, Mumbwa, Chibombo, Kafue and other districts
  • Funder African Development Bank, through the Government of Zambia
Nutrition
Completed

Empowering Communities to Scale Up Good Nutrition (EC2SIGN)

Joining agriculture, health and WASH to improve nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and young children, with cooking demonstrations and solar drying.

  • Where Mpongwe, Masaiti and Lufwanyama, Copperbelt
  • Funder European Union, with Save the Children
Irrigation
Completed

Wealth Creation through Irrigation in North-Western Province (WIN)

Irrigation training and collective marketing for horticultural farmers supplying the mining sector.

  • Where North-Western Province
  • Funder European Union, with International Development Enterprises
Markets
Completed

Strengthening Agricultural Inputs and Output Markets (SAIOMA)

Strengthening farmer organisations, agro-dealers and community aggregators, and linking producers to commodity buyers.

  • Where Eastern and Central provinces
  • Funder USAID and AGRA
Agro-dealers
Completed

Support to Agro-Dealer Development (SADD)

Training and mentoring agro-dealers to deliver inputs to farmers at the last mile.

  • Where Eastern, Central and Copperbelt provinces
  • Funder AGRA, with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Agro-dealers
Completed

Extending Rural Agro-dealer Networks (EARNs)

Developing rural input-supply SMEs and creating jobs.

  • Where Southern and Central provinces
  • Funder UKAID, through Nathan Associates
Agro-dealers
Completed

Agro-Dealer Inputs Extension Systems Support (AIESS)

Improving the business and technical performance of agro-dealers, with a focus on cassava and rice value chains.

  • Where Northern and Muchinga provinces
  • Funder SNV
Land management
Completed

Sustainable Integrated Land Management Solutions (SILMS)

Helping farmers access agroforestry inputs through trained agro-dealers and adopt integrated land-management practices.

  • Where Eastern Province
  • Funder SNV and SIDA
Inputs
Completed

Zambia Agriculture Resilience Project (ZARP)

Mounting large and small demonstration plots to promote fertiliser use and soil health through community agro-dealer networks.

  • Where Southern, Eastern, Central, Copperbelt and Lusaka
  • Funder USAID, with AFAP
Climate-resilient seed
Completed

Accelerate Inputs Delivery Initiative (A-IDI)

Promoting climate-resilient seed varieties and climate-smart practices through agro-dealers, agents and Farm Business Advisors.

  • Where Kapiri-Mposhi, Mumbwa and Chibombo
  • Funder USAID, with CIMMYT
Women & irrigation
Completed

Bamakaintu Self Help Initiative (AWARE)

Backing women-led gardening businesses with solar pumps and drip irrigation equipment.

  • Where Mumbwa
  • Funder GIZ
Climate adaptation
Completed

Building Livelihood Resilience to Climate Change (BLRCC)

Promoting climate-resilient crop production and livestock pasture management.

  • Where Kalomo
  • Funder CARE
Youth
Completed

Opportunities for Youth Empowerment (OYE)

Training young people in life skills, business and technical skills, and attaching them to companies to find work.

  • Where Sinazongwe
  • Funder SNV, with SIDA
Financial inclusion
Completed

Rural Finance Expansion Project (RUFEP)

Village Savings and Loan Associations linked to agro-dealers and financial service providers.

  • Where Chikankata and Monze
  • Funder Government of Zambia and IFAD
Livelihoods
Completed

Lake Tanganyika Development Project (LTDP)

Alternative livelihoods such as goat rearing, vegetable production and value addition, plus water canals for farming and home use.

  • Where Mpulungu and Nsama
  • Funder African Development Bank
Energy & forests
Completed

Lalafuta: energy-saving stoves and goat rearing

Energy-saving mud stoves and small livestock that ease pressure on forest and wildlife resources.

  • Where Nkeyema, Western Province
  • Funder UNDP and the Global Environment Facility
Cooperatives
Completed

Cooperatives Resilience and Equity (CORE)

Strengthening agricultural cooperatives to become more commercial and competitive.

  • Where Central, Copperbelt, Eastern and Lusaka
  • Funder USAID, through Land O’Lakes
Gender
Completed

Gender Trajectory

Coaching agribusiness companies so women and men share the gains of agricultural value chains equally.

  • Funder SNV