Delegation trip 2025 (agro-business): Zambia is open for your business

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.

Read more and register here: https://lf.dk/aktuelt/arrangementer/2025/business-delegation-to-zambia-27-30-january-2025/

Click here to read about our trip to Tanzania.