1 | P a g e SEED BUNDLE TRAINING REPORT Climate-Smart Agriculture and Agribusiness Training David Chikoye & Sibeso Consent August 2024 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Gender statistics; i. Men = 22 ii. Women = 15 iii. Youth = 18 As part of efforts to enhance climate change resilience among youth and smallholder farmers in Zambia, Seed Bundle conducted a training program for 55 farmers in climate-smart agriculture and agribusiness from August 13th to 16th, 2024, at IITA's offices in Ngwerere. The program covered crucial areas such as managing climate resilience, farming as a business, and soybean seed production techniques. Participants were introduced to a farming-as-a-business simulation game, which encompassed a wide range of topics vital for effective farm management. These topics included identifying investment opportunities, business modeling, planning and budgeting, strategic decision-making, profit and loss analysis, cash flow management, and understanding the three key financial statements: the income statement, statement of accounts, and balance sheet. This module equipped farmers with the skills to approach their farming activities from a business perspective, enabling them to maximize profitability and ensure long-term sustainability. The managing climate resilience module focused on techniques to mitigate the impacts of climate change on agricultural operations. Farmers were taught to adopt appropriate farming methods, practice environmental protection and soil conservation, and utilize weather reports to make informed decisions. The training also emphasized the importance of Conservation Agriculture (CA), which includes minimal soil disturbance, crop rotation, and maintaining soil cover as essential strategies for building resilience against climate variability. As part of addressing climate change, farmers were encouraged to adopt climate-smart technologies in their operations, such as producing and using Kafue Soybean Seeds, known for being drought-tolerant and high- yielding. Additionally, they were trained in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for soybean production, covering topics such as quality seed selection, early planting, the use of inoculants, fertilizer application, weed management, and harvesting technologies. 2 | P a g e Mosaic of Pictures List of Participants SN NAME LOCATION SEX PHONE EMAIL ABOVE 35Yrs 1 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 2 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ No 3 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 4 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M No 5 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 6 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 7 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 8 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 9 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 10 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ No 11 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ No 12 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ No 13 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ No 14 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 15 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** Yes Training in session mailto:rabeccab933@gmail.com mailto:hellenmweene001@gmail.com 3 | P a g e 16 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 17 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** Yes 18 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 19 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** Yes 20 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 21 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 22 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 23 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 24 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 25 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 26 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 27 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 28 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 29 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 30 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 31 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 32 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 33 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 34 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ ***************** Yes 35 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ No 36 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ No 37 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 38 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 39 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F Yes 40 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 41 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 42 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 43 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ Yes 44 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ No 45 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No 46 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 47 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 48 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 49 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 50 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F No 51 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 52 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 53 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ Yes 54 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere M ************ No 55 x7XD5g{HQJUPG\O Ngwerere F ************ ***************** No mailto:nzumbunu@yahoo.com mailto:namwakailishebo@gmail.com mailto:mukukamary080@gmail.com mailto:elicalubasi@gmail.com mailto:mkayula@gmail.com mailto:mkayula@gmail.com mailto:clivemweene@gmail.com mailto:amosdaka87@gmail.com mailto:chifumud@gmail.com mailto:lawrencezulu@gmail.com mailto:chisengavalentine@gmail.com mailto:mwandoyvunne@gmail.com mailto:kundabeauty486@gmail.com mailto:mmutinta@earth.ac.cr mailto:grendamweemba@gopacifc.de 4 | P a g e Acknowledgement The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programs that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives. IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa. Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.