Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) is a Zambian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that provides a stakeholder platform for agricultural policy dialogue and fostering of public-private partnerships in Zambia’s agricultural sector.
To provide quality policy advisory services in the development and implementation of agricultural policies through evidence-based research and stakeholder consultation.
To be the leading policy advisory organization in the formulation and development of agricultural sector policies” in Zambia.
To contribute to sustainable and continuous growth of the agricultural and natural resources sectors through promotion and facilitation of continuous consultation, networking and information-sharing among all the Sector players (private, public and civil society, including cooperating partners/donors).
What is our drive?
ACF is driven by the non-negotiable need for all stakeholders to be involved in all stages of the agriculture programme cycle in order to enhance ownership of demand-driven and sustainable development processes. ACF’s emphasis is that development is not only brought about by government but also needs the active participation of all key stakeholders.
Who are we?
The Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) is a Zambian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) made up of agricultural stakeholders coming from five categories, namely: the Public Sector, Private Sector, Research Institutions, Cooperating Partners (Donor agencies) and Non-Governmental Organizations. The need by agricultural stakeholders for a voice in the policy making processes during Zambia’s transition from a controlled and state-run economy to a decentralized and private-led economy necessitated the creation of ACF, originally established in 1998 as an Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (ASIP) Consultative Forum Project. The name was later changed to ACF in 2003 and registered as an NGO under the Societies Act of Zambia. Therefore, the ACF generally provides a stakeholder platform for agricultural policy dialogue and fostering of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Zambia’s agricultural sector.
What is our vision?
To see an efficient and prosperous agricultural and natural resources sectors that contributes to national and household food security, income generation and overall poverty alleviation