The Danish Agriculture & Food Council in partnership with Access2innovation are pleased to invite your company to participate in this 2025 agro-business delegation to Zambia.
Why Zambia?
Zambia is one of Africa’s most stable and open countries with ambitious growth targets and an agri-business sector full of opportunities. This delegation visit will enable Danish companies to meet local key partners and potential customers, display their products and services, and gain first-hand knowledge about the Zambian agribusiness industry and market.
Key aspects of Zambian agribusiness:
- The agricultural sector in Zambia accounts for a significant part of the country’s GDP and export earnings. With the agricultural sector employing approximately 65% of population, the sector plays a crucial part for the country’s economy.
- Zambia is very close to its target of lower-middle-income status – partly through serious reform of the agricultural sector from subsistence farming to commercial farming. The sector is now more competitive and profitable.
- Urbanisation is high, the middle class is growing and demand for agricultural production increasing.
- All the above offer great opportunities for Danish companies. The demand for high quality production and processing equipment, cold-chain facilities, packaging and storing facilities is high, and the need for quality control remains a challenge for Zambian agricultural exports.
What is unique about this mission?
The delegates will have an opportunity to meet and explore synergies with government representatives and industry organizations as well as one-on-one meeting with relevant commercial partners in Zambia.
Who should join?
The delegation is open to participation from companies working within the agribusiness industry, e.g.:
- Food technology and food solutions
- Food processing technology
- Agricultural materials
- Agro-services, machinery, equipment
- Biomass energy & solar
- Small-scale irrigation
- Quality control and food safety
Early bird advantages
A visit will yield the best results to your business if it is as tailor-made as possible to your company’s profile. By signing up early, your company will get early bird advantages in which our Zambian partners will assist in tailoring the visit to your profile – with no extra costs.
Early bird advantages (deadline 1. November 2024):
- Online one-on-one meeting with our Zambian partner (Kukula Capital) and a relevant sector expert before arrival.
- Additional engagement by Access2innovation to identify and contact potential partners and customers to increase relevance and success.
Your benefits
- Get to know the Zambian market for agriculture and agro-industry technology
- Explore possible opportunities with our Zambian partners as well as Danida business instruments (eg. Danida Innovation and Business Explorer or Danida Green Business Partnerships).
- Meet the right stakeholders including decision makers, relevant association as well as importers, factories and manufacturers of the agro-industry.
- Participate in tailor-made site visits and visits to partners.
- Promote your company in Zambia and expand your network
- Learn about best practices in Zambian and the region.
Programme
The below programme is preliminary and will be finalised one month before the delegation.
Monday 27 January (Arrival)
- Arrival, airport in Kusaka
- Hotel check-In and introduction to participants and the delegation program.
Tuesday 28 January
- Introduction to Zambian market opportunities at Kukula Capital with participation of sector experts
- Meetings with Zambian industry organizations and relevant government officials.
Wednesday 29 January
- Targeted site visits tailored to the participants.
Thursday 30 January
- Targeted site visits tailored to the participants.
- Wrap-up in the afternoon at Kukula Capital with lessons learned and follow-up plans.
Price
The total price for participation in the business delegation to Zambia is 14,950 DKK excl. flight, hotel and VAT per company for 1 representative after deduction of 50% subsidy from Trade Council. Extra representative 2,000 DKK per person.
NOTE: The Danish company is free to have its local representatives represent your company in full during the event. On the registration form you can, if relevant, therefore add the contact information of the local participating person/company. However, only Danish companies in Denmark with a Danish CVR number can register for participation, and the invoicing will always be issued in DKK to the Danish company address.
We reserve the right to offer you participation at a different price, if any of the above criteria change. Should this result in a higher price than quoted, you have the right to cancel your participation. Other expenses not mentioned above are at your own expense including visa, flights, dining & drink and hotel.
NOTE: The price is based on 7 participating companies, who are all eligible for subsidy, and 50 percent subsidy (already granted) from the Trade Council of Denmark.
If your company is not eligible for subsidy due to de-minimis issues (having received more than 300,000 Euro in de-minimis subsidy within the past 3 years, including the present), you are obliged to pay the full price without the subsidy. The same conditions apply, if you do not wish to receive subsidy.
Hotel and travel information
Flights and hotel are not included in the price. Upon registration, you will receive a travel suggestion.
Registration
Please register no later than 1. November 2024 for the early bird advantage and no later than 9. December 2024 for the general programme.
The organizers
Danish Agriculture & Food Council
Jeppe Søndergaard Pedersen, Chief Advisor
E-mail: jspe@lf.dk, tel: +45 2331 7450
Access2innovation
Thomas Augustinus, Program Manager
E-mail:ta@access2innovation.com, tel.: +45 2096 1460
Please be aware photography and video recording will take place during the event. The organizers may use these on various media channels. Please let us know if you do not want to be included.
