https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
News
http://allafrica.com/zambia/
And in case you want to visit!
http://www.zambiatourism.com/
The official position that I will hold is as a Forestry Extension Agent working on the LIFE Project (http://zambia.usembassy.gov/zambia/life.html). The project encompasses many different aspects besides just forestry. From my understanding it is doing agroforestry on subsistence farms near national parks and entails incorporating trees into the cropping/farming system on these farms. Natural resource management, alternative income generating activities, business skills/management, and sustainable agriculture techniques are all part of the project as well. I'm not really sure what any of this means or how to go about distributing knowledge and encouraging ideas for alternative income generating activities and know nothing about business management. I'm also not sure how much of this is actually going to be a daily part of the volunteer experience. For now, that's all there is to go on. It seems like a huge part of the Peace Corps experience is getting accustomed to the lifestyle and that much of the day is used for daily household chores like hauling water or preparing meals. If only I could find an edible plants book for Zambia, then I could spend a large majority of my time foraging (and working, of course)!
