Use of ICT in Agriculture and Enhancing Extension Services to Promote Conservation Agriculture - TCP/ZAM/3702
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The Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) implemented by the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) aims to improve the supply and delivery of affordable agricultural inputs to small-scale farmers. Its overarching objective is to increase household food security and incomes. To support the implementation of the FISP, an EU-funded project entitled Conservation Agriculture Scaling Up (CASU) in Zambia was formulated. This project focused on the development of the Farmer Input Voucher Management System (FIVMS), which registered over 250 000 farmers, over 150 small-scale suppliers, 450 mechanization service providers, 15 large-scale input suppliers, 48 district-level partners and nine provincial partners in a three-year period. The FIVMS facilitated the distribution of more than USD 4.5 million to beneficiaries in Zambia in that time.