DFID 7780 Impact Evaluation of the Climate Smart Agriculture Zambia Program Call Down Contract

The purpose of the programme is to help poor farming communities adapt to the impacts of climate change on their lives and livelihoods. Other benefits of the programme will include improved nutrition and food security. DFID would like to subject this programme to an evaluation to determine what impact it will have on the livelihoods and resilience of Zambian farming families who depend on rain fed agriculture, and why. Currently, the impact difference between conventional and conservation farming lacks a robust evidence base. The attached Business Case (flag A) provides details of anticipated programme impacts, outcomes and outputs, target groups, timescale, geographical coverage and the impact of the intervention on gender. This evaluation, therefore, will have strong value for money by both helping inform future DFID programming, as well as similarly-designed programmes in Zambia and the Southern Africa region.