World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Zambian farmers grading their maize.

Under the Zambian Purchase for Progress (P4P) Programme, smallholder farmers are encouraged to aggregate their maze before selling on the Zambia Agricultural Commodities Exchange (ZAMACE). 
 

Citron warehouse in Mkushi is an example of the Zambia Agricultural Commodities Exchange (ZAMACE) certified warehouses Purchase for Progress (P4P) encourages farmers to store their commodities in while they wait to sell on the exchange.
 

WFP staff touring a Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depot in Zambia’s Southern Province.
 

Sheller machines have made it easy for small holder farmers in Zambia to remove maize grain from cobs.

A Purchase for Progress (P4P) beneficiary uses her tractor to transport fellow farmers' produce for a fee to quicken the loan repayment. 

Purchase for Progress (P4P) encourages the participation of female farmers in agriculture.

A farmer happily receives keys to her new tractor from Zambia’s Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Bradford Machila