Zambia’s Civil Society led a multi-stakeholder high level policy forum on nutrition sensitive agriculture.

On 18 June 2014, a one day agriculture multi-stakeholder high level policy forum was led by the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition (CSOSUN) with multiple stakeholder groups to reach a consensus among stakeholders on policy reforms with respect to smallholder farmers – particularly rural households – in Zambia.

The forum was officiated by Hon. Dr Guy Scott, Zambia’s Vice President and was an opportunity for members of parliament, senior government officials, farmers, civil society and development partners to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture sector. Priorities were identified for short, medium and long term action by government, including an outline of spending priorities for the 2015 budget.

Outcomes of the forum will be used to inform and give stakeholder backing to Zambia’s political commitments at the African Union Heads of State Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, which will decide on new commitments to enforce the Maputo Deceleration and CADDP framework to realize its goals on food security, growth and employment creation.

Read the report from CSOSUN

Read news articles at Zambia Daily Nation, Post Zambia, Daily-Mail, Lusaka Times (14/06/2014) and Lusaka Times (19/06/14).