Zambia

Horticulture Innovation Lab in Zambia

As part of Feed the Future, the Horticulture Innovation Lab has conducted research in Zambia focused on African indigenous vegetables, strengthening vegetable value chains, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, market-driven research, and improving postharvest practices.

This page includes links to Horticulture Innovation Lab research projects, major partners and partner organizations based in Zambia, along with blog articles and information products with a focus on horticulture in Zambia.

USAID Information

Project

Women harvesting leafy vegetables in a farm field.

Improving nutrition with African indigenous vegetables in Kenya and Zambia

Led by James Simon, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

This project's research will support and strengthen African indigenous vegetable industries using a market-first, science-driven approach that connects stakeholders along the value chain.

Kenya, Zambia

Strengthening the value chain for African indigenous vegetables in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

Led by Stephen Weller, Purdue University

This research project seeks to support and strengthen the African indigenous vegetable industry using a market-first approach to overcoming constraints along the value chain, leading to improv

Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia

Improving postharvest practices with local market support in Zambia

Led by James Simon, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

The goal of this project is to further extend economic opportunities to small-scale farmers near Livingstone, Zambia.

Zambia

Improving vegetable quality with local market support in Zambia

Led by James Simon, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

This international team aims to increase food security and increase income for rural farmers through quality production of vegetables.

Zambia

Articles

Chicago Council highlights market-driven horticulture projects in Zambia

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses a Horticulture Innovation Lab project that connects Zambian vegetable farmers with market opportunities at a global tourism site.

three women looking at man's arm pointing to air conditioner and CoolBot controller

How one farmer’s invention is reducing food waste around the world

A small-scale American farmer invented the CoolBot for low-cost cooling with an air conditioner, which the Horticulture Innovation Lab is using with farmers and researchers around the world.

Mitcham leans over a table with seed plugs on it to speak to a woman holding a plate, two men in the background

What we learned at the annual meeting

In June, representatives from each of the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s current projects gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, for the program’s annual meeting. The three-day meeting started with a workday, then grew into a local conference, and ended with a tour of local agriculture.