Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fibre, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. Support for the agricultural sector in Zambia involves helping farmers to develop their skills, access credit facilities and buy the necessary equipment and inputs. Organizations that provide free agricultural advice about planting crops, using fertilizer and preparing land working to turn subsistence farmers into surplus sellers can be found here. Increasing the use of higher-yielding seed and making credit more widely available for the nation’s smallholder farmers.
The organizations with the vision to support the agricultural sector are listed here. Coverage of irrigation equipment and improving water use efficiency in a focused manner. Organizations that focus on end to end solutions on source creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities supporting small scale farmers in Zambia are also in this category.