This Component focuses on Project Management to ensure effective implementation of project activities, including Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of project implementation progress. With an allocation of US$14.0 Million, Component 3 builds on implementation experience of ZATP, relying on the existing ZATP Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and MCTI Directorate of Planning and Information (DPI) for project administration and coordination, respectively. The Component supports the:
i) operations of the PIU;
ii) implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan and feedback mechanism to inform project implementation,
iii) implementation of the project’s Grievance Redress Mechanism and
iv) strengthening M&E System of ZATP to account for national level scale-up of ZATP II project and additional sub-components being introduced on top of existing ZATP interventions.
The project targets 133,500 beneficiaries (nearly 10 percent of eligible population) through its interventions across all the ten provinces of Zambia. The project targets to benefit value chain actors at various levels including small and marginal farmers engaged in agriculture value chains.
Business Development Services (BDS) under MarketConnect targets to support a total of 3,150 beneficiaries: 1,750 growth-oriented agribusinesses and 1,400 POs. Of these 1,400 POs, 900 are expected to graduate to the Productive Alliance subcomponent. A total of 12,550 new full time jobs are expected to be created through multiple pathways.
To increase the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities in economic opportunities and to enable ownership and control of productive assets, ZATP II will provide technical and financial support to enterprises owned or led by these segments. The beneficiary selection criteria will lay special emphasis in favor of these groups. Apart from measures that promote active participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities, preferential access will be given to these segments in project beneficiary selection.
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