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| Tschirley, David L.; del Castillo, Anne Marie. |
| This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews LRP’s efficiency relative to in-kind food aid and to local prices in the markets in which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP modalities, and closes by proposing a framework of guiding principles, information systems, and operational procedures for responsible and effective LRP. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Food policy; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54562 |
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| Haggblade, Steven. |
| Investment in agriculture is necessary for ensuring rapid economic growth and poverty reduction in Zambia, as elsewhere in Africa. Yet many of the key investments required to accelerate agricultural growth – technological research, rural infrastructure and market standards, organization and enforcement -- are public goods. Because the private sector cannot capture gains from these investments, they will not invest in amounts sufficient to ensure broad-based agricultural growth. Therefore, the public sector needs to provide the necessary research, transport and market infrastructure necessary to stimulate agricultural growth. Zambia currently allocates 6% of government outlays for agriculture. This is less that the 10% commitment Zambia has made under the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Agriculture growth; Public investment; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q19. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54625 |
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| Govereh, Jones; Jayne, Thomas S.; Nijhoff, Jan J.; Shawa, Julius J.; Haantuba, Hyde H.; Belemu, A.; Ngulube, E.; Zulu, Ballard; Banda, A.K.. |
| This policy synthesis highlights the key findings and conclusions contained in the full report, “Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer.” The key objective of this policy synthesis is to summarize the key findings in order to inform policy makers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector in their efforts to improve the performance of the fertilizer marketing system in Zambia. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Q18; Agribusiness; Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer marketing. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54604 |
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| Fynn, John; Haggblade, Steven. |
| The rapid recent appreciation of the Kwacha has placed these gains at risk. The sudden strengthening of the Kwacha since November 2005 has reduced the Kwacha value of agricultural exports by 30%, forcing reductions in farmgate prices and eroding exporter profit margins. As in a classic case of Dutch Disease, large inflows of foreign exchange–whether from surging international copper prices, foreign aid or speculative financial inflows–have contributed to the strengthening Kwacha. The subsequent rapid appreciation of the Kwacha risks making much of Zambia’s export agriculture uncompetitive on world markets. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Appreciation impact; Farm Management; Q18. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54617 |
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