The document summarizes development projects and knowledge management activities in Zambia. It outlines three key projects - a Rural Finance Programme, Smallholder Livestock Development Project, and Smallholder Agro Processing and Value Addition Programme. It then discusses policy dialogue, monitoring and evaluation, and implementation support activities. Several challenges are noted, including limited human resource capacity. Moving forward, focus areas include strengthening learning and knowledge sharing practices, communication strategies, and using monitoring data for documentation.

1. ZAMBIA
Presented by: Jasper Hatwiinda
Overview
 Three Projects Represented
 Rural Finance Programme
 Smallholder Livestock Development Project
 Smallholder Agro Processing and Value Addition Programme
Categories
1. Policy Dialogue
2. M&E and learning enhancement
3. Implementation support
Policy Dialogue
Planned
1. Influence policy change/policy formulation through dialogue forums and participation
sessions.
What was implemented
1. Process of Writing of the RF Policy document (No Consolidated National RF Policy)
 Rural Finance Scoping Study (Bank of Zambia, AMIZ, MACO and ZNFU)
 Finalised the Key Issues and Research into the Adequacy of Existing Policies for
Rural Finance.
 Stakeholder workshop to share results completed
 Contracting of International Consultant to draft the Zambia RF Policy
 Consolidation of RF Policy Development Sharing Platforms (QRC, PRG, FSDP
(Bank of Zambia driven, Financial Sector Monitoring Meetings – Chair is Minister
of Finance)
 Stakeholder Exchange Visits (Tanzania and Uganda).
2. Enhanced Policy Influence in Cassava Value Chain(Relatively Poor Commercialization of
Cassava)
 Initial policy dialogue meeting complete with the Cassava Sector Development
Committee

2.  Explored TOR for GRZ buy-in into new knowledge on Cassava Commercialization
 Initiated TOR to conduct a scoping study to establish Gaps, Current Status and
Roll out on Cassava Value Chain project implementation.
 Explored TOR for GRZ buy-in into new knowledge on Cassava Commercialization
3. Mainstreaming Gender in livestock production
 Set up a multi sector committee skilled in livestock production, farm
management, agriculture economist, veterinary from GRZ, NGOs, Private sector,
Farmers, PCU.
 Completed a 10 day workshop to consolidate the Manuals for Extension staff.
Implementation Support
Planned
1. Support to Programme Start up and Ownership at Line Ministry level (MACO and MLFD)
2. Quality Control in Programme Delivery.
3. Improved transparency and accountability of ECF vaccination fees
What was implemented
1. Support to Programme Start up and Ownership at Line Ministry level (MACO, MLFD,
ZACMBA and Private companies in Food Processing)
 Participatory Planning workshop completed (MACO, MLFD, SAPP)
 Inclusion of additional Value Chain Commodities (Village Chicken and Mixed
beans)
 TOR for the Technical Review Group initiated (Meeting of Subject matter
specialists)
 Consolidation of the Project Steering Committee (inclusion of Poultry ssociation
of Zambia, Cassava Sub Sector Committee, ZNFU, ZAM).
 Platforms for Sharing/increasing SAPP visibility completed
 PS and Directors for MACO and MLFD meetings completed
 District level MACO and MLFD awareness meetings
 TOR and information sharing avenues consolidated (Headquarters, Proviancial
and District level)
2. Quality Control in Programme Delivery

3.  Consultative meetings with the Cassava Sector Development Committee
completed
 Inclusion of the Cassava Sector Development Committee in the PSC
4. Internal audit conducted whose results used to develop materal for workhop.
Workshop held foe
M&E and learning enhancement
Planned
1. Increased sharing of information on project success and lessons learnt with beneficiaries
and other interested stakeholders.
2. Formation of M&E working group
3. Roll out of KM&L at IA level, GRZ level and IFAD Country Office level
What was implemented
1. Increased sharing of information on project success and lessons learnt with beneficiaries
and other interested stakeholders.
 Documented 1 case study of Rural Finance Innovation and Outreach (part of the
Annual Report, Circulated to AFRACA news letter, and MoFNP Newsletter).
 Produced documentary on Livestock Development and Disease Control in
Zambia (documentary aired on National Broadcast).
2. Roll out of KM&L at IA level, GRZ level and Country office level
 Formation of the National KM&L Working Group (MACO, MLFD and MoFNP)
 Participation of Implementing Agency in the Lusaka June 2011 workshop
(Implementing 2 components of RFP programme VSLA and Innovation &
Outreach (increased RF through honey value chain).
 Completed 1 National KM&L sharing workshop with MACO, MLFD, MoFNP
leading to formation of the M&E Working Group (MACO, MLFD and MoFNP
2. Formation of M&E working group
 Formation of M&E working group completed.
 TOR developed.
 Issues Raised document produced on M&E Capacity and functionality.

4. Why it worked well
1. Utilisation of sharing platforms that were either already existing, or were created or
consolidated.
 i.e. RFP (QRC, PRG, FSDP (Bank of Zambia driven, Financial Sector Monitoring
Meetings – Chair is Minister of Finance).
 i.e. SAPP (the Cassava Sector Development Committee, the formation of the M&E
working group)
 i.e. SLIP (the Provincial and District Steering Committees)
2. Inclusion of all the relevant stakeholders in the planning and steering committee
meetings.
What did not work well
1. Development of the Communication strategy.
2. Completion of the Country Website.
3. KM&L capacity building at Implementing Partner level.
Why it did not work well
1. Somewhat over ambitious.
2. Slow start up programme activities.
3. Capacity/Human resource not tapped.
Challenges faced and strategies to overcome
1. Most significant challenge was human resource/capacity
Five Component perspective and way forwards
1. Learning and adaptation
2. Innovation
3. Information management
4. Learning oriented M&E
5. Communication

5. Major Challenges and Gaps now are?
 How to create a culture of Knowledge sharing as we progress in making the KM&L
functional
 How to analyse information for case study writing and documentation
 How to develop a communication strategy that allows for up and down information
flow.
 How to package information for effective communication.