In contrast to the other organizations which are active in the agricultural sector in Zambia, the AKTC targets mechanized farmers who produce for the market and multipliers.

The AKTC is a physical training centre based on Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust’s (GART) Chaloshi Farm along T2 65km north of  Lusaka. On 72ha of arable land under irrigation, demonstrations in modern and sustainable agriculture for soya-, wheat- and potato production are conducted. In addition to that, climate-adapted agriculture under irrigation and under dry field farming with soy, maize and cover crops is demonstrated.

In order to conduct training in modern and sustainable agriculture, the AKTC has its own training facility with overnight accommodation for 28 training participants. It has excellent technical implements in the form of agricultural machinery, irrigation technology, a weather station and a photovoltaic system. In addition to the facilities and the equipment AKTC is run by three long term experts who acquired their expertise as farmers and technicians in the private sector.

Through these unique selling points, the AKTC has established itself as a unique training and knowledge centre in Zambia, which has little to no overlap with other organizations that are active in the agricultural sector.

In 2019, AKTC initiated a research project known as the Climate Adapted Farming Methods (CAFM) project on a 27 ha of rain-fed land. This project is being done in collaboration with the University of Hohenheim in Germany and the University of Zambia (UNZA). The design and implementation of the project is done by Mr. Godfrey Omulo, a PhD candidate at the University of Hohenheim. The CAFM research is aimed at reducing climate-related yield losses and securing income for market-oriented farmers in Zambia through the application of climate adaptive tillage methods.

Furthermore, the study intends to give small-scale, emergent and large-scale farmers, as well as agricultural companies and institutions in Zambia insights on Mechanized Conservation Agriculture (MCA) by providing hands-on training and demonstrations.