Ndola - Zambia - Activities Update

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Ndola is the third city in the region where the FStT programme is being implemented. The city participated in UA projects under the Cities Farming for the Future (CFF) programme under phase one. It is a city in the Copperbelt of  Zambia and is located in the north eastern part of the country close to the boarder with the DRC. It is the third largest city in Zambia after Lusaka and Kitwe and has a population of about 400 000 inhabitants. Under CFF, the city developed a UA policy and a UA Strategic Agenda for the city. Several stakeholders were capacitated in various aspects of UA under CFF.

For FStT, the Ministry of Agriculture is the leading organization for the FStT innovation project. They have been trained in various aspects of the FStT project and formed a local team comprising of two other officers from the Ministry and four farmer representatives from the project area of Chipulukusu. The diagnosis phase identified tomatoes as the most promising option (MOPO) for marketing purposes following a rigorous market analysis process that involved the farmers. A business plan has been developed and the local team is now working on the urban producer field schools and the project proposal for the tomato project.

MSF Activities
Ndola City Council is facilitating the MSF activities. Meetings have been held to upraise the MSF on progress in implementing the innovation project under FStT. At the same time the MSF has reviewed the City Strategic Agenda developed under the CFF programme with a view to upgrading it and ensuring that other stakeholders buy into the agenda. The UA policy document has been discussed extensively with stakeholders and is now ready for presentation to council.