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 …
Zambia PROFIT+ Agribusiness Groups Uplift Smallholder Farmers
By Renton Kashimbaya, PROFIT+ Agribusiness Coordinator for Katete and Petauke districts Economic, health, and educational challenges impact smallholder farmers in …
Zambia PROFIT+ Partners with BASF
Two-week old BASF/SEEDCo maize under drip irrigation. Stella Star herbicide was used to control weeds. One of the key objectives …
ZAMBIA PROFIT+-ASSISTED AGRIBUSINESS AND SAVING GROUP INSPIRES ENTREPRENEURSHIP
In 2010, 25 small business owners in the Feni area of Chief Mpezeni, Chipata created the Feni Agribusiness and Savings …
New LEO Cultivating Women’s Empowerment in Feed the Future Projects Report Released
Two ACDI/VOCA Projects Highlighted in Staff-Authored Report Released at the start of Feed the Future Week, the “Cultivating Women’s Empowerment: …
Cultivating Women’s Empowerment: Stories from Feed the Future 2011–2015
Women contribute significantly to agriculture and food security around the globe, and gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical to ensuring sustainable …
Zambia PROFIT+ Partnership Increases Red Onion Production, Decreasing Imports
Program Provides Smallholder Farmers Inputs to Boost Yields Our USAID-funded Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project has partnered …
Private-Sector Partnerships Boost Zambian Farmers’ Profits
PROFIT+ Participants Trade on Commodities Exchange, Benefit from Warehouse Receipt System ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Production, Finance, and Improved Technology …
Monitoring & Evaluation Staff Gather in Ghana for Learning Workshop
EVENT ENCOURAGES CROSS POLLINATION OF IDEAS AND HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF M&E Thirty-five ACDI/VOCA Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) staffers from 14 …
PROFIT+ Partners with Zambian Commodity Exchange
The USAID Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project in Zambia has partnered with the Zambian …
