Duration: 01/09/2018-25/11/2025
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) through the support to the
Government of Zambia by the United Nations coalition involving
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and
the World Food Programme (WFP) and grant from Green Climate
Fund (GCF), working together with national institutions including
the Zambia Meteorological Department (ZMD), and the Water
Resources Management Authority (WARMA), is undertaking the
SCRALA project to strengthen the resilience to climate change
risks of the vulnerable smallholder farmers in the country’s AgroEconomic Regions I and II.
The project, valued at USD 137.5 million, is funded by the
Government of Zambia (USD USD 103.5 million), Green Climate
Fund (USD 32 million), and UNDP (USD 1.4 million).
In Zambia Agriculture plays a key role of supporting industries by the production of the required raw materials , producing exportable agricultural goods, generating employment particularly in rural areas, as well as providing food stuffs essential for the sustenance of acceptable nutrition standards and levels.
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