Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures

Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures

Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures (KAbV) is a fully registered For-Profit SME operating in Samfya District of Luapula Province, Zambia. Our mission is to help eradicate poverty and restore environmental balance by establishing a financially self-sustaining, Circular Zero-Waste Integrated Farming System, combining piggery, maize production, and planned aquaculture. Operating under a Triple-P Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit) framework, KAbV wishes to generate commercial success through its social commitment via a Shared Value Model.

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Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures (KAbV) is an early-stage, commercial-social enterprise operating an integrated piggery and aquaculture in a circular, zero-waste farming system. We utilise our piggery and aquaculture units as a strategic financial engine to drive our primary mission, which is to manufacture sustainable, high-quality, low-cost animal feed and bio-organic fertiliser using locally sourced materials and farm by-products. We aim to directly tackle the “Input Trap” in Samfya since feed is the highest expense in livestock farming and fertiliser is the primary cost-barrier for maize production (Zambia’s staple crop), limiting small-scale farmers from scaling. Our products will allow smallholders to drastically reduce production costs and successfully scale from subsistence to commercial farming while addressing rural poverty and economic inequalities.

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Marrien Kalapula

Founder & CEO

Core Founder and CEO of Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures (KAbV). She leads the design and implementation of a scalable, climate-smart, and zero-waste agribusiness model. She is a sustainability expert with two master’s degrees: one in Spatial Planning for Local Community Development and another in Urban Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change with a strong focus on circular economy principles and nature-based solutions to advance climate action and environmental sustainability in agriculture. Born and raised in Samfya, Zambia, Marrien brings a deep local understanding of rural and environmental challenges, which fuels her commitment to co-creating practical, community-driven solutions that improve livelihoods and local welfare. Her professional experience working with multiple municipalities in Zambia has enabled her to engage closely with communities and gain first-hand insight into grassroots development challenges.

Kabita Kabita

Grants & Investment Expert

Leads resource mobilisation for Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures, securing strategic grants and investment to support sustainable growth. He is an experienced accountant and financial advisor with over 20 years of expertise in finance, donor-funded programs, and agribusiness development. His career includes work with high-profile institutions such as USAID, UNFPA, and the World Bank. He has played a key role in financial governance for national-scale initiatives, including Zambia’s 2022 Census, ensuring full donor compliance and accountability. Through programs such as USAID EDGE, he has also supported inclusive and climate-smart agribusiness initiatives that strengthen rural livelihoods.

Felix Bartels

Director Business Innovations & Technology

An IT expert specialising in software development, automation, and artificial intelligence. He drives digital agriculture and AgTech innovations, leveraging AI, data analytics, and smart technologies to enhance efficiency, traceability, and scalability in sustainable agribusiness. At KAbV, he leads the development and deployment of technology-enabled platforms that enable climate-smart, resource-efficient, and impact-driven agricultural solutions, supporting measurable social, environmental, and economic outcomes for donors and partners.

Kalapula M Dennyson

Director Operations

Mr. Kalapula Dennyson is the Director of Operations at Kalapula Agribusiness Ventures (KAbV), overseeing both piggery and fish farming operations. An experienced and passionate farmer, he has extensive hands-on expertise in pig farming, having led a pig farming cooperative and trained as a Trainer of Trainers (TOT). His practical knowledge and commitment to sustainable livestock production date back to his national service day in the 1960s, where he served as a Manager of a pig farm. At KAbV, he applies his deep operational experience to drive efficient, scalable, and sustainable livestock and aquaculture operations.