Portfolio Tag: Zambia

WHERE : Zambia Project Profile WIMAC: Women’s Improved Marketing and Asset Control Market Challenge Farming is a way of life for many women in rural Zambia. Despite making up a large portion of the agricultural rural workforce, women’s participation in the Zambian economy is hindered by social and cultural norms that limit women’s access to and control [...]

WHERE : Zambia Project Profile AgResults Zambia Biofortified Maize Pilot Market Challenge Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in Zambia, affecting approximately one-third of children and 21% of women. The Zambian government introduced a new variety of biofortified, provitamin A (PVA)-rich maize to smallholder farmers, but consumers have been slow to demand this [...]