Support to Inclusive and sustainable agricultural development in the Zambezi Valley (ISA-II) This activity is the foliow-up phase of ISA-I that ended in December 2016. ISA-II wiii continue to support the Zambezi Agency (Agency) for inciusive and sustainabie agricuiturai deveiop-ment in the Zambezi Valiey as part of a broader package of development support involving various finandai partners. The Embassy funded ISA-I with EUR 17,49 million. The Mid-term Review (Ecorys, April 2016) concluded that this activity has contributed to the establishment of a solid organisation with a clear vision and mandate and a committed team. The Agency activities facilitated investments that reached 39.986 of farmers and beneficiaries, including poorer ones. The programme is considered very relevant in its basic objective and approach to promote market-oriented agriculture, businesses and value chains. A budget of EUR 73,09 million is secured for the Agency (EUR 61,85 million for ISA-II and EUR 11,24 million from central GoM earmarked for the Agency's running cost). The Embassy will participate with EUR 20 million and the Agency with EUR 30, 59 million. Others such as the World Bank and NICHE cover the remaining EUR 22,50 million of the currently secured amount. The Embassy and the Agency contribution to the programme will reach 43.460 small farmers through the following components: a) Capacity building of the Agency; b) Capacity building directed at educational centres and business development service (BDS) providers; c) Services delivery to small farmers and small businesses.