Establishing the governance backbone of CATSP — coordination systems, accountability frameworks, and the Zambia Agriculture Transformation Trust Fund.
5 Policy Implementation Instruments focused on strengthening the public sector's ability to deliver critical enabling results. Includes establishing the CATSP Accountability System, enhancing planning and M&E capacity, and regular policy assessments.
3 PIIs for creating and resourcing the ZATTF — the financial engine of CATSP. The Trust Fund has three pillars: ZIRSAT (risk-sharing), ZIFSAT (financial services), and ZINFSAT (non-financial services). The bulk of SP1's $1.42B allocation goes to resourcing this fund.
Rolling out 19 financial, risk-sharing, and non-financial facilities through the Trust Fund's three pillars to unlock private investment.
Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme, Index-Based Insurance Facility, Interest Drawback Facility, and Irrigation & Land Development Fund. Four facilities to de-risk agriculture lending.
Seven facilities including Farm Mechanization Facility, Youth Agriculture Loans, Warehousing & Infrastructure Financing, Agro-processing & Export Promotion, and Agriculture Concessional Loans Through Anchor Borrower schemes.
8 non-financial facilities including technical assistance, market information systems, and capacity-building programs to complement the financial instruments.
Market interventions, food safety, trade policy, and agri-food processing — moving Zambia up the value chain.
3 PIIs covering strategic grain reserves, market stabilization mechanisms, and commodity exchange development to ensure fair prices for farmers and stable food supplies.
4 PIIs for SPS compliance, quality standards, laboratory capacity, and food safety regulation — essential for accessing international markets under AfCFTA and COMESA.
5 PIIs covering trade policy reform, market information systems (AMIC), export promotion, and alignment with regional trade agreements.
2 PIIs focused on value addition and processing — turning raw commodities into finished products to capture more value domestically and create jobs.
The largest sub-program by number of instruments. Climate-smart agriculture, extension services, youth training, genetic resources, mechanization, and spatial development.
4 PIIs for adapting, developing, and disseminating CSA technologies — drought-resistant varieties, conservation agriculture, and climate-resilient practices.
4 PIIs covering non-CSA technology development and dissemination across crops, livestock, and fisheries.
2 PIIs promoting both private and public extension services for crops, livestock, and fisheries — getting knowledge to the farmer's field.
4 PIIs targeting Zambia's burgeoning youth population (80% of the population). Skills training, entrepreneurship programs, and youth-specific agriculture opportunities.
8 PIIs for production and supply of improved seeds, breeds, and fingerlings across all sub-sectors.
6 PIIs enhancing accessibility, quality, and efficiency of mechanization along the entire agri-food value chain — from planting to processing.
5 PIIs including farm blocks, agriculture corridors, and zone-based development planning. Key investment opportunity for private sector.
4 PIIs enabling production and supply of safe, quality inputs for crops, livestock, and fish farming.
Irrigation, roads, and trade infrastructure — connecting farmers to markets. Zambia has 2.75 million hectares of irrigation potential but only 200,000 under irrigation.
2 PIIs to develop irrigation infrastructure. Only 7% of Zambia's irrigation potential is currently utilized — massive opportunity for transformation.
2 PIIs for building and rehabilitating feeder roads and market infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses and transport costs.
2 PIIs for trade facilitation infrastructure development — border posts, cold chains, and export handling facilities.
Early warning, disaster response, social protection, and nutrition-sensitive food systems — protecting the most vulnerable Zambians.
7 PIIs for early warning systems, strategic reserves, contingency planning, and preparedness training at national, provincial, and district levels.
4 PIIs for rapid response mechanisms through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), including crop and livestock relief programs.
3 PIIs for social safety nets, cash transfers, and food-for-work programs targeting the most vulnerable households.
4 PIIs addressing the fact that stunting affects 35% of children under five. Includes dietary diversity promotion, fortification, school feeding, and nutrition education.
Conservation, sustainable land use, water efficiency, and climate-friendly farming. Zambia has 42 million hectares of arable land and receives 160 billion cubic meters of rainfall annually.
4 PIIs for sustainable land management, forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and climate change mitigation in agriculture.
2 PIIs promoting water harvesting, efficient irrigation, renewable energy for agriculture, and reducing the carbon footprint of farming. The bulk of SP7's $964.7M goes to incentives for farmers practicing climate-friendly methods.
"Any sub-program. Any instrument. Any number."