ABOUT PROJECT
As Zambia faces high debt levels, slowing economic growth and climate change, work on this project will revolve around the importance of the e-voucher as an essential tool for government to respond to the three key challenges the country faces and urge government to commit to scaling back up and developing a roadmap to return to 100% e- voucher coverage.
The e-voucher was introduced as a laudable and ambitious policy reform to address the failure of traditional FISP to lift smallholder farmers out of poverty by providing them with choice over inputs so they can diversify and grow the produce that works for them.
On agricultural policy, the project will work primarily on issues around the e-voucher. Following GRZ’s decision to implement the e-voucher in 60% of districts and traditional FISP (labelled the direct input supply (DIS) system), CUTS will work to prevent a backslide on its implementation and make the case for reverting to the e-voucher for all districts. This will entail working with Kivu on policy research, advocacy and convening of key stakeholders to create a broad-based, informed and active coalition supporting the e-voucher.
- Meeting with Ministry of Agriculture
- Parliamentary briefing
- Policy seminars
- Engagement with farmers
- Monthly newspaper columns on agriculture
- Radio programmes on e-voucher (community radio stations)
- Publication of policy briefs
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Kivu International
Kivu International specialises in supporting locally-led policy change. We believe that well-designed and effectively implemented public policy increases prosperity and improves the lives of people in the world’s poorest countries. In Zambia, Kivu is currently working with a group of Zambian economic think tanks and research institutes on a wide range of high profile policy issues. These include addressing Zambia’s jobs challenge, energy sector reform, the risks and benefits of seeking IMF budgetary support and reform of agricultural subsidies.
- Press Briefing
- Progress Review Meeting
- Awareness Raising Meeting
July 25, 2019, Lusaka
February 6, 2019, Lusaka
January 22, 2019, Lusaka
- Scaling up of the e-voucher programme to 100%
- Increased awareness on the general public on the e-voucher
- Diversification of the agriculture sector through the e-voucher
- Job creation through the e-voucher
- Decreased spending on FISP through 100% e-voucher
What’s New
- Press Briefing
July 25, 2019, Lusaka
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