Zambia
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Zambia 2026
INVESTMENT PROFILE
173.4M
(in USD) Total Investment
24.9%
Internal rate of return
18.9M
(in USD) Total NPV
SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS
255,291
Direct beneficiaries
685.2
(in USD) Income increase per capita
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tonnes GHG impact
Geospatial Typologies
Agro-informatics connects information technology with the management, analysis and application of agricultural data to indentify territories with untapped agrifood potential and design more accurate and targeted agrifood interventions. The use of new technologies and techniques in agriculture, such as satellite imagery, remote sensing, and geographic information systems, enable the transformation of data into actionable information.
POVERTY
POTENTIAL
EFFICIENCY
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Investment cases and interventions
Beef
INVESTMENT
USD 48.09M
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (%)
21.9%
NET PRESENT VALUE
USD 20.51M
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
71,500
INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES
466,500
INCOME INCREASE PER CAPITA
376 USD/person
EMISSION REDUTION (EXACT)
101,949 TCO2-E
Soybean
INVESTMENT
USD 47.9M
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (%)
31.5%
NET PRESENT VALUE
USD 20.31M
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
61,580
INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES
306,646
INCOME INCREASE PER CAPITA
231 USD/person
EMISSION REDUTION (EXACT)
1.3 TCO2-E
Honey
INVESTMENT
USD 48.2M
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (%)
18.2%
NET PRESENT VALUE
USD 3.41M
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
100,350
INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES
500,000
INCOME INCREASE PER CAPITA
400 USD/person
EMISSION REDUTION (EXACT)
1.6 TCO2-E
Beans
INVESTMENT
USD 29.2M
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (%)
28%
NET PRESENT VALUE
USD 31.3M
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
21,861
INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES
135,536
INCOME INCREASE PER CAPITA
1,735 USD/person
EMISSION REDUTION (EXACT)
421,275 TCO2-E
Resources
FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative
21/12/2023
The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative supports the implementation of nationally led, ambitious programmes to accelerate agrifood systems transformations...
Contacts
For more information, please contact the Hand-in-Hand team