Target Country: |
Zambia |
Project Coordinator: | Vladimír Verner |
Project Team: | Jan Banout, Zbyněk Polesný, William Nkomoki |
Partner(s) of the Projects: | Caritas Czech Republic (Principal Investigator, Czech Republic), University of Barotseland (Zambia) |
Donor: | Czech Development Agency (CzechAid) |
Duration of the Project: | 2018 - 2019 |
Aim of the project:
To increase agricultural productivity and income of smallholders, better-off farmers and cooperatives by innovative and sustainable farming practices, diversification of agricultural production, improved processing technologies, and strengthening of market position through adding value and promotion of food safety standards.
Outputs of the projects:
- Beneficiaries are trained in better business practices and marketing.
- Beneficiaries will receive active assistance in developing of the business plans.
- Business plans of the beneficiaries will receive adequate technical, extension and financial support
- Market analysis and marketing strategy of selected commodities will be produced and shared with beneficiaries.
Contacts:
Vladimír Verner, farming systems and value chains (vernerv@ftz.czu.cz)