Paving the Way to Zero Hunger

Over the last decade, Zambia has experienced the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. Prolonged dry spells, extreme high temperatures and floods have devastated crops and deepened food insecurity. In Paving the Way to Zero Hunger, join me on my first field visit as a United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador as I travel to Zambia to explore WFP’s climate resilience solutions in action. In this five-part series, we share the inspiring stories of smallholder farmers who, with WFP’s support, have leveraged climate-smart techniques to improve their lives, livelihoods and food security. We’ll also meet some dynamic students who are running a school-based hydroponics garden that enhances the nutrition and diversity of their school meals. Please tune in each week as I drop a new episode!

In today’s episode, we spotlight Gwembe Primary School where students are running an innovative hydroponics garden that produces fresh, delicious vegetables to supplement their school meals.

In episode three, Andrew helps cook lunch for Gwembe’s students harnessing the delicious greens from their school garden. Over lunch with students, he learns more about the impact of these school meals on students’ lives.

In this episode, we meet Emeldah, a small-scale farmer, who is part of Savings for Change. This WFP-supported savings-and-loan co-op provides women farmers with financial literacy and entrepreneurial opportunities while also educating them about climate-smart farming practices.

In our final episode of Paving the Way to Zero Hunger, we meet Priscilla, a small-scale farmer who has been coping with persistent drought and failed rainy seasons. Through WFP’s training, she has implemented water-saving conservation farming techniques, crop diversification and air-tight storage solutions to ensure her family always has a bountiful table.