Growing Agricultural Enterprises in Zambia
In Zambia, the USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced (EDGE) Activity, worked with the private sector and others to boost …
U.S.-Based Volunteer Supports Month-Long Training of Zambian Agribusinesses Online and In-Person
Dr. Mark Wade is an international consultant, researcher, teacher, speaker, and author from Fort Pierce, Florida. He holds a BS …
How a Virtual Business-to-Business Meeting Introduced a Zambian Farming Enterprise to New Buyers
Salima Lungu launched her business, C&S Agro, in 2011 in the Chibombo District of Zambia. Now, a decade later, she …
Q&A with Volunteer Providing Business Development Support to SMEs in Zambia
Lusekelo Mwafulilwa is a financial accountant who is partially qualified by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. A resident of …
USAID Supports Local Entrepreneurs in Zambia to Advise Other Business-Owners and Create Outgrower Scheme
The USAID Zambia Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced (EDGE) Activity believes that training farmers — combined with extensive one-on-one coaching …
Q&A with Bangladesh-Based Volunteer Supporting Entrepreneurs in Zambia
Ahmed Towsif is an entrepreneur based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a first-time volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. We talked to Ahmed about …
Q&A With U.S.-Based, Remote Volunteer Supporting Zambian Business Owners
Zhuoting Xie is a recent graduate of the Brandeis University International Business School, where she earned a master’s degree in …
USAID Zambia EDGE Activity Mentors Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Making the agricultural products of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more competitive requires increasing competitiveness across the value chain, including …
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 …
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 …
