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Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
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CCARDESA
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Description/Abstract

This is a success story produced by the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) under APPSA. Through partnerships with the Department of Agriculture and other players, the World Bank funded Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA) supported smallholder farmers with necessary information and technologies to transform
the way they grow their soybean in order to increase farm yields and income. In collaboration with the Department of Agriculture under Extension Services the project mobilised lead farmers to host demonstration plots showcasing improved soybean production technologies.

Keywords
Zambia
Success Story
Soybean
Smallholder
Farmer
Productivity
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Ndashe Philemon Kapulu
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Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
Citation

Kapulu, N.P. 2016. Scaling up smallholder soybean productivity in Zambia, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)

CCARDESA Category

Funding Partners

4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported