By BUUMBA CHIMBULUTHE Zambian Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) in partnership with Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (JOA) has formed a partnership to help strengthen financial systems and improve access to financial services for smallholder farmers.The four-year partnership will provide strategically targeted grants to organisations tackling the lack of access to financial services for improving smallholder farmer resilience and productivity in Zambia.The main purpose of the partnership is was to discuss the improvement of smallholder farmer resilience and productivity in Zambia.The Executive Director of JOA, Simon Boas joined the workshop virtually expressed confidence in the project’s success.“The implementing partners to diligently play their role and address the key critical risk management needs for smallholder farmers engaged in the selected crops and livestock,” Mr Boas said.Head of Department for Agribusiness and Marketing from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nkumbu Nalwimba, provided assurance to the discussion that the Ministry of Agriculture will be involved in the second phase of this […]
Deal to improve access to finance for farmers inked
