Knowledge Hub/Potential for Nutrition-Sensitive Conservation Agriculture in Zambia

Research

Potential for Nutrition-Sensitive Conservation Agriculture in Zambia

Last updated:

11 May 2015

Author:

Anne Marie Mayer

Language:

Conservation agriculture is an agricultural system that has been supported by Concern in Zambia for over two decades. The system aims to impact on food security and agronomic issues, female agricultural power, dietary diversity and nutritional promotion.

Bertha Inambao Sichaliso and her husband, Green Nambula Mayumbelo, in the village of Nakako in the district of Senenga in Western Province, Zambia. Photographer: Jennifer Nolan / Concern Worldwide.

The study comprises a literature review, key informant interviews, and qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs) with farmers in Central and Western Provinces of Zambia carried out in March 2015. The findings detailed within evaluate the effectiveness of the conservation agriculture programme in this context, including entry points for improvement to it.

Download resources

Final Report of a Study on the Potential of Conservation Agriculture to Improve Nutrition in Zambia

(EN, PDF, 802 kB)

Published: 30 April 2015

The Potential of Conservation Agriculture to Improve Nutrition in Zambia - Brief

(EN, PDF, 233 kB)

Published: 30 April 2015

This publication is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Concern Worldwide and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.