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overty, the rural population particularly women smallholder farmers face deep structural barriers to socio-economic inclusion. This is further compounded by the effects of climate change, unsustainable farming practices, and gender-based disparities in access to land, inputs, extension services and markets. Agricultural practices remain largely rain-fed, dominated by monoculture maize production and outdated subsidy schemes, further contributing to soil degradation, low productivity, and poor dietary diversity. To address these issues, the Government of Zambia has launched the Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Programme (CATSP) under the 8th National Development Plan (8NDP), focusing on climate resilience, diversification, and inclusive rural development. However, the operationalisation of these reforms is hampered by weak institutional capacity and limited implementation