QUALITY INPUTS CHALLENGE CHALLENGE; ZAMBIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Quality seeds and fertilizer as well as transportation of farm produce to market.
Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
AgriEn Network will increase access to quality inputs and extension services to smallholder farmers in Zambia to help them grow and earn more.
AgriEn maintains an input distribution system that is anchored on extension services and market linkages in Eastern Zambia. It makes input accessible to farmers through a flexible access model that builds capacity of the farmer to scale their adoption over time. The venture creates opportunities for not only repeat business but sustainability in the adoption of the quality inputs through strategic linkages between farmers and a network of support organizations across the value chain.
AgriEn was founded in 2020 by a dynamic teams consisting of Yvonne Mtumbi Mwanza, Lawrence Shonga, Mwansa Lwanga, and Gordon Mwanza.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
300 smallholder farmers enrolled over the first three months, impacting 1,800 people
Raise additional $4,000 within first three months
Reach 6,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1
FOUNDING TEAM
Yvonne Mtumbi Mwanza - Director
Lawrence Shonga - Business Development Facilitator
Mwansa Lwanga - Communication and Marketing Facilitator
Gordon Mwanza - IT Support Associate