Self Help Africa is implementing five main development projects and a series of smaller micro-projects with local development partners in Zambia.
The focus of our work is on food production, and on encouraging alternative ways for rural families to earn a living.
With EU funding support the organisation has embarked on a major seed development project, which will have a direct impact on the lives and the work of 100,000 small-holder farmers. |
Formerly the territory of 'Northern Rhodesia' the state was named Zambia upon securing its independence in 1964.
In recent decades, declining copper prices and prolonged droughts have hurt the economy. The country is landlocked, and has a natural riverine border (the Zambezi) with neighbouring Zimbabwe. It faces extensive social and environmental challenges, including those resulting from an increasing population, soil erosion; desertification; and inadequate water treatment facilities.
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