Overview
The Export Development pillar of the Agency is responsible for the economic development of Zambia by promoting international competitiveness and promoting exports of Non-Traditional Export Products (NTEs). The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) ensures that exports contribute to economic growth through increased and sustainable production, job creation and competitive export market access.
The main objective is to broaden the country’s export base and increase foreign exchange earnings by providing accurate market information, expanding Zambia’s share of the global market, positioning non-traditional exports in target markets and lobbying government to offer favourable policies to the exporting community.
Services Offered
Trade Promotion
ZDA is totally dedicated to promoting Zambia as a reliable and competitive source for manufactured goods, horticultural products and other locally produced products. Our promotion activities are specifically designed and implemented to stimulate exports to existing and new markets for established exporters as well as potential exporters. ZDA undertakes a wide range of targeted export promotion activities which include:
- Participation in regional and international trade fairs and exhibitions.
- Organising trade and solo missions
- Organising buyer-seller meetings
- Participate in and organise business summits, conferences, workshops and business fora
- Organise business match-making events to find a partner/buyer
- Collaborate with international organisations to facilitate International Buyer’s meetings to bring selected international buyers in the country to meet Zambian exporters (export brokering).
Export Development and Capacity Building
ZDA also organises structured capacity building programmes and training for Zambian exporters. Our capacity building programmes target different sectors and exporter groups, including women and youths. These capacity building programmes are focused on but not limited to the following:
- Developing Export Readiness of the Zambian enterprises, especially MSMEs to meet international customers’ requirements and needs, and compliance standards as well as norms.
- Building the general business capacities of the entrepreneurs (the exporter and potential exporters)
- Product development to enable Zambian products meet international buyers’ requirements in terms of quality, packaging and labelling, standards and norms, as well as technical/scientific compliance.
Export Market Development
ZDA provides support on exporter competitiveness, delivers competitive market intelligence services, and supports exporters and government in the design and implementation of trade development strategies. ZDA provides a number of platforms that support exporters and business associations in the formulation of trade policy strategies and reform of policies and regulations at national and regional levels. Through this function, ZDA promotes an inclusive public-private dialogue to address obstacles to international trade and to make recommendation to government on how to resolve trade barriers.
