The ACF Board

The transformation of the ACF into an Association entailed the formation of a Board to oversee the operations of the Forum. The Board comprises five members drawn from the private sector, the Association of Agro-based NGOs, the Government, private-public sector partner initiatives and the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) represented on the Forum.

The Chairman serves on the Board in an executive capacity.

The ACF Secretariat

The Forum continues to be served by a lean full-time Secretariat. The Secretariat comprises of a Coordinator, Programme Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and an Accountant supported by Office Assistant and a Driver. The Position of Socio-Economist as it existed in the second phase has been realigned to that of a Monitoring and Evaluation Expert. This is to enable the Forum undertake the key function of monitoring the implementation of the Agricultural component of the PRSP. The Coordinator and the Programme Officer have been with the Forum since its inception in 1998. This has ensured retention of the developed capabilities and institutional memory within the Secretariat.

The ACF has incorporated a clear chain of accountability for Forum members and management. The members are accountable to the constituents they represent on the Forum. The Board is accountable to the ACF members, whilst the Secretariat is accountable to the members through the Board. Overall, the ACF is accountable to the key stakeholders in the agricultural sector through the Forum membership.

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