Empowering Women – Community-Based Training in Non-Timber Forest Products and Business Management in the Kafue Sub-Basin

Women farmers living in one of Zambia’s critically important forest regions – the Kafue Sub-Basin – recently completed a training programme, supported by the African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), on how to earn income from forest-friendly activities.

From June 10-14, the women attended courses in Lusaka devoted to activities, such as beekeeping and mushroom production, and business management. New income streams are key in poor rural areas where saving forests is…