{"id":1750,"date":"2026-04-29T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/?page_id=1750"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:52:48","slug":"enhancing-networking-and-adoption-of-agroecological-practices-in-rural-zambian-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/index.php\/enhancing-networking-and-adoption-of-agroecological-practices-in-rural-zambian-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"BROT (BREAD FOR THE WORLD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1750\" class=\"elementor elementor-1750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06f7459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06f7459\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48918b0\" data-id=\"48918b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b55223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b55223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-1024x1019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BROT-LOGO.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdc8077 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdc8077\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc96620\" data-id=\"bc96620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a4ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a4ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none solid rgb(10, 10, 10); border-bottom: 0px none rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Brot f\u00fcr die Welt (Bread for the World) is <\/span><mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"IWxVdb_g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjF3_jWy-aUAxV2WEEAHU8iIQUQuJAPegoIAggACAAIBhAB\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 29, 53); border-bottom: 0px none rgb(0, 29, 53);\"><!--qkimaf IWxVdb_f\/HugV6--><!--cqw1tb IWxVdb_f\/HugV6-->a prominent German development and relief agency that partners with local organizations across Zambia to tackle poverty, hunger, and inequality<!--TgQPHd|[]--><\/mark>. Instead of operating its own offices, the agency funds and collaborates with established civil society groups on the ground.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07f3b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07f3b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1f1c\" data-id=\"dfb1f1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39343a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5e9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b5e9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enhancing Networking and Adoption of Agroecology Practices in Rural Zambia Communities to Improve Livelihood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b77eb3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b77eb3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93029cb\" data-id=\"93029cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5845e elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"5b5845e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About Project<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About Project<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9571\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The project was i<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">mplemented by <strong>PELUM Zambia<\/strong>, ran from <strong>January 2022 to December 2024<\/strong>, investing <strong>\u20ac206,000<\/strong> across <strong>five provinces and nine districts<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">It helped rural communities rediscover the value of <strong>traditional farming knowledge<\/strong> while integrating modern agroecological practices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Biodiversity \u2013 Increase crop diversity and seed sovereignty<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Networking \u2013 Strengthen collaboration among member organizations<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Policy Influence \u2013 Ensure agroecology is recognized in national strategies<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-046e1cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"046e1cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5626e4a\" data-id=\"5626e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecadab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecadab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE JOURNEY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-082e9b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"082e9b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3a22f2\" data-id=\"f3a22f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c98ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0c98ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vlcsnap-2021-09-15-23h08m20s122.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4560b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4560b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2022: Planting the Seeds<\/h3><p>The journey began with <strong>inception meetings, baseline studies, and farmer trainings<\/strong>. Farmers learned how to manage plant genetic resources, while leaders in the <strong>House of Chiefs<\/strong> heard about the benefits of agroecology. It was a year of laying foundations \u2014 creating awareness, building confidence, and planting the first seeds of change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f34c232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f34c232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff557fb\" data-id=\"ff557fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9546949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9546949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2023: Growing Connections<\/h3><p>Momentum built as <strong>Members of Parliament visited agroecology farms<\/strong> to see climate adaptation in action. Media campaigns spread the word on ZNBC and community radio. Women\u2019s clubs received water tanks, strengthening resilience in their communities. This was the year agroecology became visible \u2014 not just in fields, but in conversations across Zambia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-406e8f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"406e8f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84d38ba\" data-id=\"84d38ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f3d92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f3d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2024: Harvesting Change<\/h3><p>The project reached its peak with Zambia\u2019s <strong>first Agroecology Conference<\/strong>, bringing together 239 participants from across the country. A <strong>community seed bank<\/strong> was established in Chinsali, safeguarding traditional seeds for over 5,000 farmers. The <strong>#AgroecologyForResilience campaign<\/strong> gave farmers a national platform, ensuring their voices shaped the future of agriculture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a66fd0\" data-id=\"8a66fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01c099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e01c099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-1024x670.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-2048x1341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F17-368x240.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b9dd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b9dd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4836bca\" data-id=\"4836bca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854c06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854c06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Stories from the Field<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4d27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8d4d27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec5108\" data-id=\"cec5108\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b770e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b770e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the end of the project, <strong>farmers were saving seeds again, communities were diversifying crops, and policymakers were listening<\/strong>.<\/p><ul><li><p>Over 100 farmers trained in seed management.<\/p><\/li><li><p>15 member organizations cultivating more than five traditional crop species.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Agroecology recognized in national policy frameworks.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A permanent seed bank established to secure Zambia\u2019s agricultural heritage.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>These weren\u2019t just numbers \u2014 they were <strong>stories of resilience, dignity, and hope<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a051410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a051410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c12177\" data-id=\"5c12177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372642f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"372642f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae654b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae654b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-402dc13\" data-id=\"402dc13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d111efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d111efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each story is a testament: agroecology is not just farming \u2014 it is survival, innovation, and community.<\/p><p>In <strong>Southern Province<\/strong>, farmers shifted from monocropping to intercropping, enriching their soils with organic fertilizers like bokashi.<\/p><p>In <strong>Eastern Province<\/strong>, lead farmer Mary Ndhlovu mobilized 60 follower farmers, turning seed cultivation into a source of income.<\/p><p>In <strong>Muchinga Province<\/strong>, the Chinsali seed bank became a lifeline for thousands of farmers. And in <strong>Central Province<\/strong>, communities embraced agroecology after learning at seed and food festivals.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4786a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4786a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec42e\" data-id=\"c9ec42e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1049b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1049b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Voices of change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f86f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f86f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb7291\" data-id=\"2bb7291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357f6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"357f6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0069-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0069-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0069-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0069-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0069.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d96d8f\" data-id=\"5d96d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4701545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4701545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cAgroecology has given us back control over our seeds and our future.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Regina Mshauko, Farmer from Chipata<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6c7680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6c7680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a875c\" data-id=\"88a875c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae94db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae94db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cThrough networking meetings, I have learned that sustainability is not a project, it\u2019s a lifestyle.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Mutinta Handondo, Youth Farmer from Choma<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-872aa37\" data-id=\"872aa37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900f0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"900f0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0012-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0012-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0012-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230404-WA0012.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c816c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c816c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ff3978\" data-id=\"2ff3978\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cfefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15cfefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These voices remind us that the project\u2019s true success lies in the <strong>confidence and pride of the farmers themselves<\/strong>.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7c2369 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7c2369\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8dae5\" data-id=\"3d8dae5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef87187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef87187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Looking Ahead to 2030<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94a4c73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94a4c73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e38dc\" data-id=\"88e38dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19c58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c19c58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pelumzambia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230420-WA0063-1152x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_slider_layout_landscape_large size-post_slider_layout_landscape_large wp-image-809\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbee2a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbee2a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5806e18\" data-id=\"5806e18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9220e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9220e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PELUM Zambia envisions a Zambia where:<\/p><ul><li><p>Every household enjoys food sovereignty.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Youth see farming as a dignified, profitable livelihood.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Agroecological products command premium prices in the market.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Communities withstand climate shocks through diverse systems.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Women and men share leadership equally.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The PELUM network expands to over 100 organizations nationwide.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>This is not just a dream \u2014 it is the next chapter already being written.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02136fc 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