Supporting climate-smart agriculture with the Mazabuka Resilience Fund
The Mazabuka Resilience Fund (MRF) is a revolving credit facility that provides access to finance for smallholder farmers in the Zambian town of Mazabuka. With the support of Zambia Sugar and Illovo, Africa’s largest sugar producer, Mazabuka has become an important centre of sugar production. However, the town’s smallholder farms are vulnerable to water stress and climate change. The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) has helped develop the MRF to support resilience-building activities that address these vulnerabilities, including improvements to the efficiency of irrigation systems and the adoption of solar energy in the town’s sugar production.
Full title: Supporting climate-smart agriculture with the Mazabuka Resilience Fund
Basin:
Document type:
Brochure, Case study
Date produced:
2023
Produced by:
CRIDF
CRIDF phase:
CRIDF Phase 3
Length:
2 pages
File size:
1.21 MB
File type:
PDF
