Inclusive Value Chains, Nutrition & Smallholder Impact
Making Aquaculture Work for Farmers, Schools and Communities
TCoE supports aquaculture models that connect quality seed, farmer training, nutrition, local procurement, women, youth and smallholder livelihoods.
Aquaculture growth must reach beyond large farms. Zambia and the wider region need models that help smallholders, schools, youth, women, community groups and local markets participate in the growing fish economy.
TCoE builds inclusive value chains by connecting seed access, training, extension support, school nutrition, local procurement, production planning and market linkages.
What we support
Six inclusion pathways
Smallholder development
Training, technical packages and production guidance for farmers entering or improving aquaculture.
Women & youth participation
Pathways into hatchery work, pond management, processing, feed distribution, extension, aggregation and marketing.
School-based aquaculture
Models connecting school ponds, local fish production, nutrition education and school-feeding programmes.
Community & farmer groups
Structured approaches for cooperatives, community ponds, smallholder clusters and development programmes.
Local procurement & markets
Connecting farmers to schools, institutions, traders, aggregators and formal buyers.
Packages for partners
Programme design, training materials, monitoring tools and field support for inclusive interventions.
Why it matters
Work with TCoE to design inclusive aquaculture programmes that create nutrition, livelihood and community-level impact.