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Countries: India
Basins: Godavari
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Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Progress to Date: NA Improve soil health
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Desired Partner: City
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Ongoing
Project Website: ungc-production.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/cop_2...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Additional Benefits: Other
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: international
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: Admin
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

In the Luapula Province of Zambia, we work with over 900 smallholder farmers, of which over 30% are women, to locally source cassava for our locally brewed Eagle Lager beer. To boost the quality of cassava grown in the region, our local team works with the government agricultural research institute to develop new, more disease resistant plant varieties and has developed research based crop protocols to improve yields and income for the farmers we work with and also the broad…

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In the Luapula Province of Zambia, we work with over 900 smallholder farmers, of which over 30% are women, to locally source cassava for our locally brewed Eagle Lager beer. To boost the quality of cassava grown in the region, our local team works with the government agricultural research institute to develop new, more disease resistant plant varieties and has developed research based crop protocols to improve yields and income for the farmers we work with and also the broader cassava industry in Zambia. Extension support is provided through our agronomists on the ground working with lead farmers to disseminate training and information. The team has been exploring ways to offer more digital support to farmers. In 2020, we piloted digital financial training in partnership with Lusaka-based fintech company Zazu. To scale this type of digital support and expand the digitalization of our supply chain through the blockchain enabled platform BanQu, we continue to work with local mobile networks to increase phone ownership and network access in these rural farming regions.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Project Benefits: Other
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: International donor
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

Grundfos is now partnering with Cognizant, The Nature Conservancy, Care Earth Trust, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in a project to restore the 100-acre Sembakkam lake, which is expected to be completed in 2021. We are Grundfos Water Climate People Accountability Grundfos

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Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). With a portfolio of well over 200 beer brands, it is the leading global brewer, … Learn More

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