Become a Founding Member — Export Farmers Cooperative

Welcome

Thank you for your interest in becoming one of the 50 Founding Members of the Export Farmers Cooperative.

We are building a professional, farmer-led cooperative that connects high-quality Zambian agricultural products to international markets. Through collaboration, quality assurance, value addition and strategic partnerships, we aim to create sustainable export opportunities that increase incomes for Zambian farmers.

Farmer-led, professionally run cooperative
Direct access to UAE & European markets
Quality assurance, value addition & partnerships

Completing this application does not guarantee membership; applications are reviewed by the Founding Committee. Founding members contribute a minimum of K50,000 toward financing orders (cash or product of equivalent value), and verify their identity with a photo ID and a selfie. Have these ready — the form takes about 8–10 minutes.

1 · About you

Tell us who you are and your background in agriculture.

Full name *

Please enter your full name.

Phone number *

Please enter a phone number.

Email address *

Please enter a valid email address.

District *

Please enter your district.

Province *

Please select your province.

How long have you been involved in agriculture? *

Less than 2 years 2 to 5 years 6 to 10 years More than 10 years

Please choose one option.

Briefly describe your farming or agribusiness background *

Please tell us a little about your background.

2 · Your motivation

Help the committee understand why you want to join and what you bring.

Why would you like to become one of the Founding Members of this cooperative? *

Please share why you'd like to join.

What skills, experience, resources, or professional networks would you bring to help grow this cooperative? *

Examples: farming, agribusiness, marketing, finance, accounting, export knowledge, legal, ICT, project management, logistics, partnerships and business development.

Please describe what you would bring.

3 · Vision & ideas

Your perspective on the sector and how you'll contribute.

What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing Zambian farmers today, and how do you think this cooperative can help address it? *

Please share your view.

How do you see yourself contributing to the success of this cooperative, and what ideas or suggestions do you have to help make it successful? *

Please share how you'd contribute.

4 · Involvement & transparency

How you'd like to help, plus a short transparency declaration.

What level of involvement are you willing to have in helping build this cooperative? *

Tick all that apply.

Volunteer my time Serve on committees / task teams Help recruit and mobilise farmers Use my professional skills Actively participate in meetings and activities Other

Please select at least one option.

Transparency declaration *

Are you currently involved in, or have you made plans to establish, any cooperative, company, association or project involved in agricultural exports or with objectives similar to this cooperative?

No Yes

Please answer, and provide details if you selected “Yes”.

5 · Financial capacity

Founding members help finance export orders. Please tell us how you can contribute.

The founding-member contribution

Contribute a minimum of K50,000 toward financing an export order, or
Provide product of equivalent or greater value (worth K50,000 or more).

Your contribution is working capital toward the cooperative's export orders — not shares, securities or an investment product, and no financial return is promised.

How would you meet this contribution? *

Cash contribution toward financing an orderMinimum K50,000 Product of equivalent or greater valueWorth K50,000 or more A combination of cash and product

Please choose how you would contribute.

Tell us more about your intended contribution (optional)

For example, the amount you could contribute, or the type, quantity and estimated value of product you could provide.

I confirm I am able to contribute a minimum of K50,000 toward financing an order, or product of equivalent or greater value.

Please confirm you can meet the minimum contribution.

6 · Identity verification

To confirm your identity, please upload your ID and take a quick selfie.

Upload your passport or NRC *

A clear photo or scan of your National Registration Card (NRC) or passport. JPG, PNG or PDF, up to 10 MB.

Tap to upload your IDNRC or passport — photo or scan

Please upload your passport or NRC.

Take a selfie for verification *

Face the camera in good light. On a phone this opens your front camera; on a computer, upload a recent photo of yourself.

Take or upload a selfieFront camera on mobile · JPG or PNG

Please add a selfie for verification.

Your ID and selfie are used only to verify your identity for membership and are kept confidential.

7 · Declaration & commitment

Please review and confirm your commitment to complete your application.

If accepted, as a Founding Member I commit to:

Attending at least 80% of meetings
Paying membership and annual subscription fees
Contributing my time, knowledge, skills or networks
Supporting the cooperative's export vision
Working collaboratively and ethically

I understand and commit to the responsibilities listed above.

Please confirm your commitment to continue.

I declare that the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that submission does not guarantee membership and that all applications will be reviewed by the Founding Committee.

Please confirm the declaration to continue.

Signature (type your full name) *

Please type your full name as signature.

Date *

Please select the date.

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Be part of Zambia's farmer-led export cooperative.

Why join as a founding member

Direct export markets

Farmer-led & professional

A founding role

What founding members commit to

A K50,000 minimum contribution

Verified identity

Active participation

Applying takes about 10 minutes

Become one of the 50 founding members

Apply now

Founding Member Application