Advocacy

Date	2-7 September 2010
Event	Conservation Agriculture Association 2nd Meeting. The meeting brought together over 60 participants from the sector to discuss the theme "Conservation Agriculture as a Business".
Influence	Over 60 participants representing stakeholders from across the sector including, Private sector, government, research, farmer organisations, donors, etc. Included some international delegates Key conservation agriculture land preparation and weed control equipment identified for inclusion on the list of agric inputs requiring tax reduction or waiver. Advocacy/lobbying opportunity used
RIU involvement	Presentations from RIU Zambia office, GART and three private sector firms formed the basis for discussions
More information	Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust RIU Zambia Conservation Agriculture pilot support 70% of yield increases RIU Zambia calls for more public private partnerships

Date	15 June 2010
Event	National Climate Change Response Strategy Inception Workshop
Influence	Formulating a comprehensive National Climate Change Response Strategy Climate Change Coordination Unit, Government, Academic, Farmer representatives, financial sector actors, Private sector actors etc
RIU involvement	Commencement of strategy formulation
More information	The Climate Change Facilitation Unit (CCFU)

Date	6 May 2010
Event	Zambian Rice Federation Consultative Meeting Audience: ZATAC, SNV, JICA, MACO, ZARI, Millers, Rice Farmers Associatios, Seed companies, GART, Unza (academia), donors, etc
Influence	Reviewing the rice federation constitution and discussing steps to registration and development of a business plan.

Date	6-9 April 2010
Event	Southern Africa Agriculture and Food Security Forum
Influence	RIU Zambia made a great number of useful contacts from the delegates - which they are still following up See list of delegates
RIU involvement	Discussions on enabling private sector led agricultural development with government support in the Southern Africa Region. Focus was on inclusion of small scale agriculture into the private sector.
More information	Regional Agriculture and Food Security Forum 2010

Date	2009
Practice	Better coordination and networking among conservation agriculture key players at district level
Influence	15 joint field days held stakeholders (private sector players, public sector, NGOs, research, etc)
RIU involvement	Brokering linkages, networking, and rendering coordination for innovation through the platforms