Z4ABC

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the development of climate-relevant, productive & sustainable transformation of agriculture, forestry & food systems in Zambia to help achieve Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

The project is led by the Centre for International Forestry Research – CIFOR in partnership with 3 Finnish & 2 Zambian academic institutions, plus local private sector:

• Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
• Viikki Tropical Resources Institute (VITRI), Department of Forestry, University of Helsinki (UH)
• Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)
• University of Zambia (UNZA)
• Mulungushi University (MU)

Target Group

Local communities involved in the agricultural, forestry, agroforestry and wildlife value chains living in the ZLN corridor, conservation areas & their buffer-zones. Focus on the most vulnerable groups, women & youth.

Collaboration with other relevant VC actors: local businesses & organisations, civil society more widely, as well as government actors at local & national levels. Interventions are designed to inform relevant strategies & policy making

Operating region

Lower Zambezi – Luangwa – Nyika (ZLN) corridor, stretching across central & eastern Zambia.

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