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The Local Social and Environmental Impacts of Smallholder-Based Biofuel Investments in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: German, Laura; Center for International Forestry Research; L.GERMAN@cgiar.org; Schoneveld, George  C.; Center for International Forestry Research; G.Schoneveld@cgiar.org; Gumbo, Davison; Center for International Forestry Research; D.Gumbo@cgiar.org.
High oil prices, recent commitments by industrialized countries to enhance the use of renewable energy, and efforts by developing countries to stimulate foreign investment as a pathway to development have fueled high levels of interest in the biofuel sector throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Zambia is no exception. A large, land-locked country with high pump prices and vast tracts of land considered by many to be &amp;#8220;degraded&amp;#8221; or &amp;#8220;underutilized,&amp;#8221; investor interest in the sector has remained high despite uncertainties associated with unproven feedstocks and market fluctuations. While investment in multiple feedstock and production models may be observed, one of the primary investments has been in jatropha outgrower...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Jatropha; Outgrower scheme; Zambia.
Ano: 2011

Geophila erythrocarpa (Rubiaceae), a new species from D.R.Congo and Zambia
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Dessein, S.; Vanthournout, S.; Niyongabo, F.
The species Geophila erythrocarpa (Rubiaceae) is described and illustrated. The new species is restricted to dry, dense forests of the Katanga province in D.R.Congo and the adjoining Copperbelt province in Zambia. The species is similar to and in the herbarium easily confused with G. obvallata from which it most clearly differs in having red instead of blue or black fruits. In flowering state, the two species can be separated by differences in calyx morphology. The new species shares the red-coloured fruits with G. afzelii, but differs from this species in the undivided stipules, the fewer-flowered inflorescences with smaller bracts, and details of the leaf coloration. The new species is further compared with all other Geophila species reported from Zambia...
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Copperbelt; D.R.Congo; Geophila; IUCN; Katanga; Rubiaceae; Zambia.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/524943

Notes on Micractaeon, a monotypic genus of African land snails (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Ferussaciidae?)
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Bruggen, A.C. van; Winter, A.J. de.
Micractaeon kakamegaensis Verdcourt, 1993 (type loc. Kenya, Kakamega Forest), is a synonym of Pseudopeas koptawelilense Germain, 1934 (type loc. Kenya, Mt. Elgon); the proper name is therefore Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934). New anatomical data are supplied, more or less confirming classification in the family Ferussaciidae. The shell is subject to some considerable variation in size, shape and sculpture. The species appears to be widely distributed in various types of forest in tropical Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, eastern and south-eastern Zaïre, Kenya, Malawi, and eastern Zambia); hypsometrical distribution is generally from c. 950 m to c. 2300 m, although in Ghana it has been collected at altitudes of between &amp;lt; 250 and c. 700 m.
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Gastropoda; Pulmonata; Ferussaciidae; Micractaeon; Africa; Ghana; Cameroon; Zaïre; Kenya; Zambia; Mala?i; Taxonomy; Distribution; 42.73.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/319133

A PCR-based survey of animal African trypanosomosis and selected piroplasm parasites of cattle and goats in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 19
Autores: Musinguzi, Simon Peter; Suganuma, Keisuke; Asada, Masahito; Laohasinnarong, Dusit; Sivakumar, Thillaiampalam; Yokoyama, Naoaki; Namangala, Boniface; Sugimoto, Chihiro; Suzuki, Yasuhiko; Xuan, Xuenan; Inoue, Noboru.
We screened cattle and goats from the districts of Chama, Monze and Mumbwa in Zambia for animal African trypanosomes, Babesia bigemina and Theileria parva using PCRs; 38.1% of the samples tested positive for at least one of the parasite species. The most common parasite was Trypanosoma vivax (19.8%). Its incidence was significantly higher in goats than in cattle, (P&lt;0.05). B. bigemina was found in samples from all the three areas, making it the most widespread of the parasites in Zambia. Among the tested samples, 12.0% of the positive samples were mixed infections. There were significant differences in the infection rates of T. vivax (Mumbwa had a significantly higher infection rate [39.6%, P&lt;0.0001]), Th. parva (Monze had the only cases...
Palavras-chave: Animal African trypanosomosis; Cattle; Goat; Piroplasmosis; Zambia.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4389

Development, Diffusion and Impact of Conservation Farming in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tembo,   Gelson.
The study reported in this paper measures differences in profitability between conservation farming (CF) practices and conventional agriculture by comparing the value of differential output with the differential input costs. The main objective is to address and fill several important knowledge gaps by investigating three key features of conservation farming in Zambia: 1) the process by which CF originated and spread; 2) the scale of CF adoption  across household groups and regions; and 3) the impact of CF on crop output, input use, cost of  production and farm income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Conservation farming; Zambia; Conventional agriculture; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54464

Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Donovan,   Cynthia; Samazaka,   David.
This research focuses on the performance in the Magoye ripper in maize and cotton production in Eastern and Southern Provinces during the 2004/2005 productions year. Findings include the following: In maize production, the ripper enabled higher yields compared to traditional animal ploughing, by increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizer applications, resulting in net profits per hectare of ZK575,800 in Eastern Province and ZK93,800 in Southern Province; In cotton, the input applications and size of fields were the most important determinants of yield, and the ripper had no significant individual effect. Farmers using the ripper indicated that it helped conserve water, enabled early land preparation and early planting; and Farmers not using their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Inputs; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54623

Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Shawa,   Julius J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity  taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty  alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better  understanding of the effects of the grain levy on the national policy objectives of promoting  food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural commodity taxes; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54469

Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia and Its Implications for Policy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Beaver,   Margaret.
The ability of agricultural policy makers to promote national development objectives requires an accurate and reasonably current picture of what crops farmers grow, what they eat, the importance of various crops in their incomes, and how they spend their money. In Zambia’s case, there is reasonably accurate information on production levels and trends in a specific set of crops grown by smallholder farmers, but very little knowledge of how important these specific crops are in smallholders’ total crop incomes, the importance of crop production in total smallholder incomes (which include livestock and non-farm activities), and how changes in crop prices affect smallholders’ welfare. This paper presents a comprehensive picture of crop production and marketing...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Marketing; Production; Zambia; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54481

Understanding Zambia’s Domestic Value Chains for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
The proportion of smallholder households selling horticultural produce is very low suggesting that new demand points could enjoy substantial supply response if they link effectively to the smallholder sector. The small-scale traditional marketing system continues to dominate fresh produce flows in the country. Prices for consumers in this system are much lower, and quality is comparable and sometimes superior to supermarkets. Yet these markets suffer from serious structural problems due to a lack of public investment and little collaboration between public officials and traders in market management. The Urban Markets Development Program represents a major and impressive effort to improve wholesale and retail markets in the country, but has run into...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Horticulture; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54621

Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is one unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After liberalization in late 1994, production rose from 20,000 mt to over 100,000 mt in the 1998 harvest year. After collapsing to less than 50,000 mt in 2000, it has risen steadily, nearing 200,000 mt in 2005. Over 2002-2005, exports of cotton lint were first among all agricultural exports in value, 30% higher than any other agricultural export (Export Board of Zambia 2006). The closest competitor to cotton during this time –raw cane sugar –is primarily produced on large operations, while cotton is almost entirely a smallholder crop. Its potential role in poverty alleviation and food security is, thus, very large. The success of this sector has been achieved despite persistent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54485

The Structure and Behavior of Vegetable Markets Serving Lusaka: Main Report.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe.
Rapid growth in urban populations and renewed growth in per capita incomes in  Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are creating major opportunities for local farmers by driving rapid growth in domestic market demand for food. At the same time, these trends plus rising income are putting enormous stress on the supply chains that these farmers rely on to respond to this increasing demand: demand for marketed food is likely to grow more than 5% per year on the continent, doubling marketed volumes in 12-14 years. Currently, fresh produce marketing systems are the biggest users of public marketing infrastructure, and have been most severely affected by the lack of investment in these systems across much of the continent. This lack of investment has led to an exploding...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Produce; Vegetable markets; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93006

Returns to Investment in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: 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

The Role of Mugaiwa in Promoting Household Food Security: Why It Matters Who Gets Access to Government Maize Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of mugaiwa, and the small-scale  trading and milling sector that provides it, in ensuring poor consumers’ access to food in the  context of this marketing season’s maize deficit. The paper then identifies opportunities for  Government and the private sector to increase access to affordable food among consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Mugaiwa; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54608

Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: 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

Potential Impact of the Kwacha Appreciation on Zambia Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: 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

Factors influencing adoption of agroforestry among smallholder farmers in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Gillian; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; Cullen,   Ross.
Agroforestry technologies have been extensively researched and introduced to smallholder farmers in Zambia for over two decades. Despite the research and extension effort over this period, not many farmers have adopted these technologies. The purpose of this paper is to determine why agroforestry technologies are not being taken up by examining factors that influence the adoption of agroforestry practices. Based on data obtained from 388 farming households, statistical analysis show an association between adoption of both improved fallows and biomass transfer technologies with knowledge of the technology, availability of seed, and having the appropriate skills. In addition some household characteristics are found to be linked to the incidence of adoption....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry adoption; Smallholder farmers; Limitations to adoption; Chi-square tests of independence analysis; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97135

Trends and Spatial Distribution of Public Agricultural Spending in Zambia: Implication for Agricultural Productivity Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Malawo,   Emma; Lungu,   Tadeyo; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chinyama,   Kasweka; Chilonda,   Pius.
This paper assesses the level and composition of the Zambia’s public expenditures in the agricultural sector from 2000 to 2008. By measuring the size of public agricultural expenditures, the study will answer whether the Government of Zambia met CAADP’s target of allocating 10% of national budget to agriculture in 2008. Furthermore, examining what the fund is being spent on will shed light on the extent to which spending contributes to agricultural growth. This review will also characterize the spatial patterns of expenditures across provincial boundaries. The results of this work will hopefully lay a foundation for future analysis of  the impacts of public agricultural spending on sector performance.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Public finance; Growth; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54497

Increasing Demand For Quality In World Cotton Markets: How Has Zambia Performed?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
1. Changes in spinning technology have increased the premium on high quality lint in the world market and increased the discount for lint contaminated with non-vegetative matter 2. The inherent characteristics of most African lint, plus the fact that it is hand-picked, should give it a substantial premium in the world market. However, because so much African lint is highly contaminated by world standards, much of it trades at a discount to Index A. 3. Zambia has been the outstanding success among a sample of nine SSA countries in improving quality; this achievement is directly attributable to the efforts of Dunavant and Cargill, made possible by company culture and by the concentrated structure of Zambia's industry 4. Quality (and input supply) can be...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54632

Zambia's 2005 Maize Import and Marketing Experiences: Lessons and Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwanaumo,   Anthony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Zulu,   Ballard; Shawa,   Julius J.; Mbozi,   Green; Haggblade,   Steven; Nyembe,   Misheck.
This paper shows how government actions can affect the performance of the maize  marketing system and influence the severity of food crises. Examples from the 2005/06 marketing  season are used to illustrate how Zambia’s food security situation can be improved through closer  consultation, transparency and predictability between government and the private sector. The  paper also identifies longer-run options for strengthening the ability of local and regional  markets to ensure household and national food security in the face of maize production  instability.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54615

Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsten,   Arne; Tengstam,   Sven.
This paper investigates the relationship between income diversification and income change within Zambian smallholder households, and investigates what the constraints of income diversification are in this group. A panel data set of roughly 7000 smallholder farmer households interviewed in 2001 and 2004 is used. Different combinations of the four main income generating activities – farm income, agricultural wage work, non-agricultural wagework, and own-business income – are analyzed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Smallholder; Income; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54490

Effects of Maize Marketing and Trade Policy on Price Unpredictability in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
As events in the 2008/09 season have amply demonstrated, instability in staple food market                         remains a major problem in Zambia. A rise in world food price levels and instability, which is                                      projected to occur in the near future according to several international institutes, will make it                                      all more important for developing countries to consider the strengths and weaknesses of                                      alternative approaches for buffering their domestic food systems from potential high volatility                                      in world markets.                                       These findings suggest that promoting more “rules based” approaches to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Trade; Price; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54499

Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
This policy brief highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report.  However the problems and opportunities facing the industry are very complex, and cannot be easily  summarized in this brief. Hence one goal of this policy brief is to encourage interested parties  to obtain, review and debate the full study. A second objective of this brief is to highlight the  strategic industry development questions and proposals identified in the study that require  debate and follow up actions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54602

Improving Smallholder and Agri-Business Opportunities in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken in the short- and medium-term.  The final section also considers strategies to improve the industry's viability over a long-run time frame.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54456

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: 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: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Food aid; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54486

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tschirley,   David L.
By law, US food aid relies on commodity procurement in the US. A powerful political coalition of US farm groups, shippers and relief agencies vigorously supports these in-kind food aid donation. As an alternative, local procurement of food aid, in Africa, has attracted growing interest because of its potential to reduce landed costs and speed delivery times. For this reason, many food aid donors, other than the US, have switched to local and regional procurement of food aid commodities. This paper reviews experience with local and regional food aid procurement in Zambia. The study focuses primarily on experience of the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency with the most extensive experience conducting local and regional procurement in Africa. WFP’s...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Food aid; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54487

Zambian Smallholder Behavioral Responses To Food Reserve Agency Activities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Myers,   Robert J.
More than two decades after the initiation of agricultural market reforms in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), governments in the region are increasingly using parastatal grain marketing boards (GMBs) and/or strategic grain reserves (SGRs) to directly influence the prices faced by farmers and consumers (Jayne, Chapoto, and Govereh 2007). In Zambia, the government through the Food Reserve Agency, an SGR/GMB, purchased nearly 400,000 MT of maize from smallholders in 2006/07 and 2007/08, or more than 50% of the maize marketed by this group.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Smallholder; Food Security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120764

Monitoring of Public Spending in Agriculture in Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chilonda,   Pius; Olubode-Awosola,   Femi; Minde,   Isaac J.; Njiwa,   Daniel; Govereh,   Jones.
Public resources are limited and have competing demands, hence prioritization will be critical. Policymakers want to know what public spending on agriculture sector will have the largest impact on the poor and how the resources should be allocated among the different sub-sectors. This brief examines the SADC region’s progress toward meeting the commitments made by African Heads of State and Government in the 2003 Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security to allocate at least 10 percent of national budgetary resources to agricultural sectors. Further, to build understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing governments as they strive to meet this target, the results of case studies of public expenditures on agriculture in Malawi and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public spending; Agriculture; Southern africa; Malawi; Zambia; Agricultural Finance; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51663

A Unified Approach to the Estimation of Demand for Improved Seed in Developing Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langyintuo,   Augustine S.; Hamazakaza,   Petan; Nawale,   Edah; Mekuria,   Mulugetta.
This paper proposes a new approach for estimating the demand for seed within a developing country context where only improved seeds are sold but adoption rates for improved varieties low. A farmer views an improved seed firstly as a derived input embodying production attributes and secondly, as a technology embodying consumption characteristics. He therefore jointly decides on its adoption and the quantity of seed required to plant a predetermined area. Drawing on the theory of demand for consumption goods characteristics and production input attributes, this paper specified and estimated non-separable household demand and consumption models using data collected from 300 farm households in Zambia during the 2003/04 crop season. The estimated results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Consumer goods characteristics; Production inputs; Technology attributes; Non-separability; Censored equations; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; C21; D1; O3; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25332

Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia: Implications for Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Beaver,   Margaret.
CSO/MACO nationally-representative rural surveys provide important insights on smallholder crop marketing behavior from the 2001 and 2004 harvests. Only about 25 percent of smallholder farmers in Zambia sold maize in both seasons, and about 15-20 percent of smallholders sold fresh horticulture as well as groundnuts, with 11-13 percent selling cassava. From 6-10 percent of farmers produced and sold cotton. Overall, Zambian smallholder agriculture has become more diversified over the past decade, with maize, cassava, groundnuts, cotton, horticultural crops, and animal products all becoming important sources of cash revenue as well as production for home consumption (except, of course, cotton). Importantly in both seasons studied, horticulture crop sales are...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Production; Marketing; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54626

Working-Age Adult Mortality, Orphan Status, and Child Schooling in Rural Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David.
During the last decade, the Zambian government has dramatically increased expenditures on primary and secondary schooling, and enrollment rates have risen dramatically. At the same time, Zambia has faced the challenge of rising HIV prevalence and the possibility that recent gains in long-term human capital development could be eroded if households which suffer the death of a working-age (WA) adult pull their children out of school due to family labor shortages or financial constraints. This paper uses panel survey data from rural Zambia to measure the impact of WA adult mortality and morbidity on primary school attendance and school advancement, and separately tests the extent to which orphan status affects these schooling outcomes. There are five...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Adult Mortality; Orphan; Schooling; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120740

Prices Paid to Cotton Farmers: How Does Zambia Compare to its African Neighbors?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
1. Zambia has paid among the best nominal seed cotton prices to farmers in SSA since 1995.  2. By a more refined measure (share of FOT), during 1995-1999, Zambia paid prices comparable to those in Tanzania (a very competitive sector), and substantially higher than in Mozambique and WCA. However, from 2000-2005, Zambia's pricing performance fell, and exceeded only Zimbabwe and Mozambique in our sample  3. The recently announced reference price for 2008 of ZKW 1,200/kg of seed cotton was negotiated and jointly announced by ginners and farmers. It amounts to about 53% of FOT at current exchange rates and Index A prices; about equal to recent shares received by farmers in Zambia, but well below levels in WCA and Tanzania.  4. What “rules of the game” are...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54634

Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minde,   Isaac J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Ariga,   Joshua; Jones,   Govereh.
It is generally agreed that increasing agricultural productivity                         is critical to stimulating the rate of economic growth in Africa.                         There are many important and often complementary                         determinants of agricultural productivity. In this brief and the                         full paper it draws from, the focus is on fertilizer and                         improved seed, without intending to imply that they are the                         only or most significant productivity  determinants.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54509

Trends in Breakfast Meal and Maize Marketing Margins in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This paper analyzes the trends in retail maize meal prices and the wholesale-retail  margins enjoyed by millers and retailers in Zambia since maize and maize meal prices were  decontrolled in the early 1990s. This note summarizes material from a broader study on Zambia’s  maize supply chain. The findings from this paper are designed to inform policy discussions aimed  at improving household food security and maize market performance in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54618

Zambian Smallholder Behavioral Responses To Food Reserve Agency Activities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Myers,   Robert J.
More than two decades after the initiation of agricultural market reforms in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), governments in the region are increasingly using parastatal grain marketing boards (GMBs) and/or strategic grain reserves (SGRs) to directly influence the prices faced by farmers and consumers. In Zambia, for example, the government through the Food Reserve Agency, a SGR/GMB, purchased nearly 400,000 metric tons (MT) of maize from smallholders in 2006/07 and 2007/08, or more than 50% of the maize marketed by this group. This marked a sharp increase in the level of FRA purchases: between its establishment in 1996 and the 2005/06 marketing year, FRA’s annual maize purchases only once exceeded 100,000 MT. Then in 2010/11, the FRA purchased more than...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food Security Smallholder; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120768

Potential for Intra-Regional Maize Trade in Southern Africa: an Analysis for Zambia at the Sub-National Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Longabaugh,   Steven.
This working paper explores the prospects for regional                         maize trade in helping to stabilize food availability and prices                          in Zambia. It reviews these general prospects within the                         maize economy of southern Africa. Given the important                         regional differences in Zambia’s food economy, it explores                         spatial differences in national food production, consumption                         and marketed surpluses. It also evaluates the impact of                         regional maize trade on price stability and food security in                         different parts of Zambia. The empirical evidence from                         Zambia, summarized in this...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Maize; Trade; Crop Production/Industries; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54494

Trends in Maize Grain, Roller and Breakfast Meal Prices In Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuteya,   Auckland N.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
1. Compared to the general price of goods and services as measured by the consumer price index, the prices of retail roller and breakfast maize meal have declined by between 34 and 51% in the major urban markets of Zambia between 1994 and 2010. 2. Inflation-adjusted wholesale maize grain prices have also declined over this period but by a smaller amount. 3. Inflation-adjusted marketing margins between the wholesale price of maize grain and the retail prices of roller and breakfast meal have declined from 41% to 64% since the early 1990s when the market liberalization process began. Since the early 1990s, there has been substantial new investment in commercial maize milling as well as by the informal hammer milling industry. Enhanced competition at this...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Grain prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116908

Urgent Need for Effective Public-Private Coordination in Zambia’s Cotton Sector. Deliberations on the Cotton Act.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. Yet the entry over the past two years of new players has put the sector under great stress and may have pushed it to a turning point. Now more than ever, effective “rules of the game” are urgently needed to protect Zambia’s remarkable cotton success story. Other countries in southern and eastern Africa have seen dramatic declines in input credit and extension to farmers, and in cotton quality, when competition among ginning firms intensified in the absence of suitable rules of the game. The focus in Zambia must be on establishing broadly accepted rules of the game that ensure honest competition that does not undermine input credit, extension, and cotton quality.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Production; Marketing; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54627

Asian-driven Resource Booms in Africa: Rethinking the Impacts on Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breisinger,   Clemens; Thurlow,   James.
Today’s resource boom in Africa, driven by Asian economic growth, offers new opportunities for resource-rich African countries. Contrary to the experience of previous booms, however, most mining profits now accrue to foreign companies, leaving little room for governments to use revenues for pro-poor investments or to mitigate adverse distributional impacts. Taking Zambia as a case study, this paper shows that despite privatization, Dutch disease remains a valid concern and may hamper economic diversification, worsen income distribution, and undermine poverty reduction strategies. Mining royalties must, therefore, be increased and used to finance growth-inducing investments that encourage pro-poor economic diversification, else many African countries will...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dutch disease; Resource booms; Privatization; Income distribution; Africa; Zambia; International Relations/Trade; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42351

A Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony; Myers,   Robert J.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/04/09.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; Food security; Rural livelihoods; New variant famine hypothesis; Zambia; Africa; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51485

THE ROAD TO PRO-POOR GROWTH IN ZAMBIA: PAST LESSONS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurlow,   James; Wobst,   Peter.
Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost three-quarters of the population were considered poor at the start of the 1990s, with a vast majority of these people concentrated in rural and remote areas. This extreme poverty arose in spite of Zambia’s seemingly promising prospects following independence. To better understand the failure of growth and poverty-reduction this paper first considers the relationship between the structure of growth and Zambia’s evolving political economy. A strong urban-bias has shaped the country’s growth path leading to a economy both artificially and unsustainably distorted in favor of manufacturing and mining at the expense of rural areas. For agriculture it was the maize-bias of public policies that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Copper mines and mining; Poverty alleviation; Africa; Zambia; Manufacturing industries; Spatial analysis; Household surveys; Agricultural growth; International Development.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60169

The Effect of Household Wealth on Input Market Participation in Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langyintuo,   Augustine S.; Mungoma,   Catherine.
Input technological change, fundamental to rural transformation, sometimes bypasses some rural populations because farmers are often reluctant to use new inputs due to production and price risks that could render their use unprofitable. The level of wealth of the household significantly relates to the household's ability to cope with such risks. Given the highly disproportionate distribution of wealth among rural households, this paper demonstrated that first stratifying households into meaningful wealth categories and estimating non-separable household improved variety adoption and seed demand models for each wealth category provides an opportunity to develop credible policy relevant recommendations on interventions that increase impact. This approach...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wealth index; Improved maize variety; Consumption characteristics; Production attributes; Derived input; Technological change; Censored regression; Zambia; Consumer/Household Economics; C12; D1; I3; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25630

Why Are Zambian Farmers Not Harvesting All Their Maize?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shipekesa,   Arthur M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
1. According to nationally representative Crop Forecast Survey data, over the past 10 years farmers have harvested between 55 and 90 percent of the area that they planted to maize. 2. In the 2009/10 and 2010/11 crop years, over 80 percent of the maize area planted by small- and medium-scale farmers was harvested, mainly due to favorable weather. 3. In 2010/11, the ratio of harvested to planted maize area was highest in Luapula, Northern and Eastern (all over 90%), and lowest in Western (56%) and Southern Province (70%). 4. The main reasons provided by Zambian farmers for not harvesting all their area planted to maize are: (i) wilting due to drought (50.6%); (ii) crop failure due to lack of fertilizer (25.6%); and (iii) floods, heavy rains, and water...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113647

Impact of Natural Resource Conservation Policies on Household Consumption Around Zambian National Parks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tembo,   Gelson; Bandyopadhyay,   Sushenjit; Pavy,   Jean-Michel.
Key Policy Points - Game Management Areas (GMAs) in Zambia aim to combine nature conservation with economic empowerment of rural households and communities. - We find evidence of consumption gains from living in GMAs and from participating in natural resource management through Community-Resource Boards (CRBs) and Village Action Groups (VAGs). - However, these benefits are unevenly distributed. Only GMAs with limited alternative livelihoods (Bangweulu and South Luangwa) exhibit significant consumption benefits. Also, the benefits accrue mainly to the relatively well off while the poor do not gain even if they participate. - Resources from ZAWA to CRBs seldom reach the VAGs. Richer, more educated community members participate at CRB or higher level while...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Policy; Natural resources; Conservation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q18; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55055

Is the Glass Half-Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw.
One objective of this paper is to examine the trends and changes in crop production  before and after the implementation of the partial market liberalization policies starting in the  early 1990s. Another objective of the paper is to assess agricultural production performance and  its implications for household food security. These issues are examined on the basis of the Crop  Forecast Survey (CFS) data, Post Harvest Survey (PHS) data, Central Statistical Office (CSO)  price data, data from the Agricultural Market Information Centre (AMIC) at the Ministry of  Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF), and other data.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop production; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54458

Commercial Dynamics in Zambia’s Cassava Value Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Nyembe,   Misheck.
Cassava production has grown rapidly in Zambia since the early 1990’s. Available evidence suggests that volumes of traded cassava have been increasing roughly twice as fast as production.  Yet this cassava production boom could stall unless commercial markets for it develop. To help accelerate commercial development of cassava and cassava-based products at the national level, Zambia’s Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) initiated an Acceleration of Cassava Utilization (ACU) Task Force, beginning in August 2005. At a regional level, efforts such as the Cassava Transformation in Southern Africa (CATISA) project aim to complement national efforts and help facilitate regional spillovers, so that new products, new technologies or new lessons can help to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cassava; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54491

HIV/AIDS and Agrarian Livelihoods in Zambia: A Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Myers,   Robert J.
Since the southern African food crisis of 2001/02, the ‘new-variant famine’ (NVF) hypothesis first proposed by de Waal and Whiteside (2003) has become an important part of the conventional wisdom surrounding the relationship between HIV/AIDS and food crises in the region. The NVF hypothesis suggests that HIV/AIDS is eroding agrarian livelihoods and exacerbating the effects of drought and other shocks on agrarian communities. These concepts have begun to shape the HIV/AIDS mitigation and food security policies and programs of governments and development agencies. To date, however, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support the NVF hypothesis, and there have been no studies specifically designed to tests its predictions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; HIV/AIDS; Crop Production/Industries; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54489

IWRM and Food Security Project in Kafue Basin: Process Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chisaka,   Jonathan.
The purpose of this report is to show the process of the intervention made through the implementation of the IWRM and Food Security Demonstration Project in Zambia. The report gives details of the project processes, showing the steps the project went through, the outcomes and its impact on the communities where it was implemented. The report is the result of a number of field visits made to the completed project sites, the sources of information have been; focus group meetings, interviews, discussions with key informants, beneficiaries the youth, male and female stakeholders and reviews of project activity reports, and direct observations. Therefore, what is presented here is a cumulative “factual and real time” opinion as to what has been observed and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Project planning; Project management; Water storage; Pumping; Wells; Participatory management; Leadership; Water policy; Central government; Local government; Irrigation water; Zambia; Kafue River Basin; Katuba; Namwala; Chibombo; Agribusiness; Community; Rural; Urban Development; Crop Production; Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics; Land Use; Production Economics; Research and Development; Emerging Technologies; Research Methods; Statistical Methods; Resource; Energy Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Community involvement; Tech Change.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91805

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to review  the empirical record and begin drawing lessons from experience. This paper assesses the record  of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and  Mozambique. In four of these countries, cotton is the first- or second most important smallholder  cash crop; only in Uganda does it substantially lag other cash crops. The focus on the course of  reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to it –  and attempt to draw lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers. the paper begins by outlining the  challenges faced by cotton production and marketing systems. Next a review the range of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton sector reform; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54477

Agricultural Trade Flows among Developing Countries: Do Regional Preferential Trade Agreements make a Difference?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tembo,   Gelson; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Regional integration through trade is recognized as one way to foster economic growth and poverty reduction. This paper uses the gravity model and 11-year panel data (1996-2006) on Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries to study Zambia’s regional agricultural trade flows and the impact of the SADC Trade Protocol (SADC-TP). Zambia’s volume of trade is significantly related to most of the standard gravity variables. The results indicate that Zambia has been largely trading below potential, especially with respect to exports. There have been improvements in Zambia’s trade flows during the SADC-TP period but only with a few countries. Further improvements will require re-examining protocol implementation and individual countries’...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Southern Africa; Regional trade; Gravity analysis; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C23; C51; F12; F14; F15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51733

Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Damaseke,   M.; Govereh,   Jones; Simumba,   D.
Inorganic fertilizers will play a role in government programs, but whether or not a  single policy is valuable for all farmers depends upon the net gain for the farmers. The research  here seeks to demonstrate how to answer the question “Is fertilizer profitable in Zambia for  maize and cotton in the smallholder sector?” This study identifies the key components determining  profitability and then sets up a framework to evaluate the probability of farmers to obtain  profitable results with fertilizer use on maize and cotton. Several cases are selected and the  results are evaluated. Private profitability for the farmer at market prices is discussed,  leaving social profitability to other researchers. A simple method for farmers and extensionists  to use to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54606

The role of agriculture in development implications for Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diao,   Xinshen; Hazell,   Peter B.R.; Resnick,   Danielle; Thurlow,   James.
This paper provides a nuanced perspective on debates about the potential for Africa’s smallholder agriculture to stimulate growth and alleviate poverty in an increasingly integrated world. In particular, the paper synthesizes both the traditional theoretical literature on agriculture’s role in the development process and discusses more recent literature that remains skeptical about agriculture’s development potential for Africa. In order to examine in greater detail the relevance for Africa of both the “old” and “new” literatures on agriculture, the paper provides a typology of African countries based on their stage of development, agricultural conditions, natural resources, and geographic location… More broadly, the paper demonstrates that conventional...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Growth-poverty linkages; Smallholders; Poverty alleviation; Agricultural development; Africa; Economic aspects; Agricultural sector; Ethiopia; Ghana; Rwanda; Uganda; Zambia; International Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55405

Dynamic Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Case of Small Holder Farmers in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banda,   Diana J.; Hamukwala,   Priscilla; Haggblade,   Steven; Chapoto,   Antony.
The study surveyed 127 households from Central, Eastern, Luapula, Northern, and Southern Provinces of Zambia. The primary objective was to explore life-trajectory patterns and key drivers of welfare change. Households were classified based on long term poverty dynamics i.e., how they perceived their welfare compared to that of their parents with the major focus being on households that were better off (BO) than both the parents (parents of head and spouse) and those that were worse off (WO) than both parents were. Poverty was mainly defined from the communities' own perspectives and entailed exploring reasons perceived by participants for decline or improvement in people’s well-being in their communities. The hypotheses that factors such as household...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Poverty; Small Holder Farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113649

Fostering Agricultural Market Development in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tembo,   Gelson; Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Weber,   Michael T.
The availability, access and affordability of food is a highly politicized issue throughout the world. In much of southern Africa, there is a widespread view that governments are responsible for ensuring that their populations have reliable access to food. Zambia, like most countries in Southern Africa, is vigorously pursuing continued direct public sector involvement and protectionist measures in the maize marketing sector. Since 1995, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) and more recently, subsidies through the Fertilizer Support Program (FSP), have been the major instruments of government policy. While in some respects current operations undertaken by the government are similar to those adopted at independence, there are some noteworthy changes. Specifically,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Agriculture; Market development; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54501

Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.
Beyond the obvious catastrophic effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on mortality, demographic changes, and the suffering of individuals and their families, we are still only learning about the complex longer-term effects of the pandemic on poverty and vulnerability. For example, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has substantially increased the number of widow-headed households in Africa. A huge number of conceptual and qualitative studies highlight gender inequalities in property rights, and the difficulties that widows and their dependents face in retaining access to land after the death of their husbands. HIV/AIDS has undoubtedly exacerbated such problems. However, there remains limited quantitative evidence using representative survey data on the extent to which...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Zambia; Land; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54478

COPPER CRISIS AND AGRICULTURAL RENAISSANCE IN ZAMBIA: AN ECONOMY-WIDE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lofgren,   Hans; Robinson,   Sherman; Thurlow,   James.
Zambia's strong dependence on copper exports has suppressed other tradables sectors, indicative of a Dutch disease phenomenon.  The current copper crisis will have strong economic effects, possibly reversing such Dutch disease effects.  We use a computable general equilibrium model built around a 1995 social accounting matrix to simulate the short- and long-run effects of two scenarios that reflect the current crisis, a 20 percent reduction in world copper prices and a complete collapse of copper mining.  Compared to the short run, the long run is characterized by more flexibility in production technology and capital allocation. Both scenarios require a significant reduction in the "non-copper" trade deficit, absorption, and household consumption.  The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Copper; Structural adjustment; Agriculture; General equilibrium; International Development; C68; O55; Q17; Q32.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25805

The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries, &amp; Implications for Agricultural &amp; Poverty Reduction Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Burke,   William J.; Shipekesa,   Arthur M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
In 2011, Zambia recorded its second consecutive record-breaking maize harvest, and aggregate maize production levels in 2011 were more than double the average level from 2006 to 2008. The expansion in maize production over the period corresponds with the scaling up of the Government of the Republic of Zambia's (GRZ) two flagship agricultural sector programmes. These are: (i) maize purchases at pan-territorial, above-market prices through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA); and (ii) subsidized fertilizer distribution through the Fertilizer Support Programme and its successor, the Farmer Input Support Programme (FSP/FISP). More than 90% of GRZ funding for Poverty Reduction Programmes is devoted to the FRA and FSP/FISP, yet there has been no major reduction in...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Zambia; Poverty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118477

Factors Influencing the Profitability of Fertilizer Use on Maize in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Z.; Guan,   Zhengfei; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Black,   J. Roy.
Major Findings: The additional maize produced from a given amount of fertilizer applied varied widely across households even after largely controlling for soil and rainfall conditions. The median estimated response rate was 15.9kgs of maize per kg nitrogen applied; Under the range of conditions and smallholder management practices, average maize fertilizer response rates declined as the application rate increased beyond 2 bags of urea and 2 bags of D compound; Factors raising the response rate and profitability of fertilizer use included timely availability, application rates less than the MOA 4x4 recommendation, use of animal draft power in land preparation, and use of hybrid seed. In remote areas, and given current management practices, fertilizer use...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Africa; Zambia; Fertilizer; Crop Production/Industries; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54639

Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez,   Ana; Richardson,   Robert B.; Tschirley,   David L.; Tembo,   Gelson.
FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT,  LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Tourism; Conservation; Household income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q26; Q27; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55053

A Value Chain Task Force Approach for Managing Private-Public Partnerships:  Zamiba’s Task Force on Acceleration of Cassava Utilization.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chitundu,   Maureen; Droppelmann,   Klaus; Haggblade,   Steven.
Smallholder farmers operate in vertical supply chains. Therefore, an understanding of key opportunities and constraints up through the value chain becomes necessary for sustaining smallholder growth. Yet market analysis is of little value unless key private and public sector stakeholders agree to implement necessary reforms. This paper advocates an approach which marries together value chain analysis with a stakeholder taskforce to ensure that analysis of opportunities and constraints gets translated into actions that will facilitate commercial growth. Using Zambia’s cassava task force as an example, the paper describes the value chain task force method and identifies elements critical to its effective implementation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cassava; Value chain; Task force; Zambia; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54480

Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Market Information in Zambia: A User Needs Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chomba,   Geoffrey; Mbozi,   Green; Mundia,   David; Simpamba,   Mike; Mwiinga,   Billy; Donovan,   Cynthia; Mushingwani,   Stanely.
The overall objective of the assessment is to review the current agricultural marketing information system and to establish felt marketing needs for agricultural marketing participants and other interested parties. Specifically, the study aimed at achieving the following- to assess the marketing information needs among user groups; to assess the current level of satisfaction and utilization of existing marketing support (information) services including AMIC; to identify other agricultural marketing information providers and the type of information they provide; and make recommendations on the necessary improvements, if any, to the current agricultural marketing information system.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural market information; Zambia; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54462

The Impacts of Wildlife Conservation Policies on Rural Household Welfare in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez,   Ana; Richardson,   Robert B.; Tschirley,   David L.; Tembo,   Gelson.
KEY POLICY POINTS • Tourism is increasingly important in Zambia as a vehicle for economic growth, and has been identified as a key sector for poverty reduction due to its potential to generate off-farm income and employment in rural areas. Growth in arrivals and receipts in Zambia has outpaced average growth rates for developing countries. • Tourism in Zambia relies mostly on the stock of natural resources, including the protected area system which includes national parks and game management areas (GMAs). Co-management agreements between Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) and rural communities present opportunities and threats for households living in GMAs. • Households living in GMAs have lower average income than households in other rural areas. Yet we...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wildlife conservation; Rural households; Zambia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53453

Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs, and the Smallholder Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shawa,   Julius J.; Haantuba,   Hyde H.; Belemu,   A.; Ngulube,   E.; Banda,   A.K.; Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Zulu,   Ballard.
The debate on fertilizer reform process in Zambia has two contrasting views. Some stakeholders continue to be convinced that the private sector is unable to adequately serve the needs of smallholder farmers, especially in the more remote parts of the country. Only 20 per cent of smallholder farmers used fertilizer in 1999/00. There are serious concerns over private traders’ willingness to deliver inputs on credit for low-resource farmers. According to this view, government fertilizer and credit distribution are indispensable for promoting smallholder agricultural productivity growth. Others believe that the fertilizer market should be restructured even more fully to remove the constraints on the private sector and reduce the drain on the public treasury....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer profitability; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54459

Demand for Maize Hybrids, Seed Subsidies, and Seed Decisionmakers in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Mason,   Nicole M.
The successful development and diffusion of improved maize seed in Zambia during the 1970s–80s was a major achievement of African agriculture but was predicated on a government commitment to parastatal grain and seed marketing, the provision of services to maize growers, and a pan-territorial pricing scheme that was fiscally unsustainable. Declining maize output when this system was dismantled contributed to the reinstatement in 2002 of subsidies for maize seed and fertilizer through the Fertilizer and Farmer Input Support Programs (FISP). In the meantime, seed liberalization has led to an array of new, improved maize varieties, most of which are hybrids. This analysis explores the determinants of demand for first-generation (F1) hybrid maize seed in...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Seed subsidies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123555

The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Myers,   Robert J.
Over the last decade, governments in eastern and southern Africa have become increasingly involved in grain marketing via strategic reserves and marketing boards. Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia all have one or both of these entities, and their level of involvement in grain marketing has generally increased in recent years. Yet, to date, relatively little is known about how the resurgent activities of strategic grain reserves and marketing boards are affecting market prices. This paper estimates the effects of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) activities on maize market prices in the country.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food Security; Maize; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120771

The Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products to Rural Household Income in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mulenga,   Brian P.; Richardson,   Robert B.; Mapemba,   Lawrence D.; Tembo,   Gelson.
Forest products play an important role in supporting rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries. Pimentel et al. (1997) found that the integrity of forests is vital to world food security, mostly because of the dependence of the poor on forest resources. Studies of the role of forest products in household welfare in Zambia have found that such products are among the top sources of household income in some rural areas. This paper uses statistical analysis to examine the role of non-timber forest products NTFPs) in rural household welfare in Zambia, with two main objectives. First, using rural household survey data, we estimate the share of NTFP income to total household income with the aim of assessing the proportion and distribution...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Non-Timber Forest Products; Rural Household Income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109887

The Benefits of a Rules-Based Maize Marketing Policy: Results of an Experimental Study of Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abbink,   Klaus; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Moller,   Lars C.
• Strategic interaction between market players affects the performance of grain markets and the risk of food crises. Strategic dilemmas can arise if traders don’t trust government announcements on future maize purchases or if the government does not trust stock estimates provided by the private sector. • Government “pre-commitment” (announcing in advance how and when it will operate in the market and then behaving in a consistent manner) is found to produce superior welfare outcomes to “discretionary intervention” whereby the government operates in an unpredictable and ad hoc manner in markets. Situations of food shortage and over-supply were much more frequent under a discretionary policy environment because of the risk of poor coordination between the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Marketing; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54636

How Will the Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance in Zambia: An Ex Ante Assessment to Guide Government Deliberation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shawa,   Julius J.
This paper aims to summarize the rationale and objectives of the Crop Marketing  Authority and the possible consequences of adopting the proposed legislation. We also identify  where the proposal, in its current form, requires additional specificity in order to evaluate its  ability to meet Government’s objectives of enhancing food security and sustainable crop marketing.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop marketing authority; Zambia; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54463

Factors Influencing the Profitability of Fertilizer Use on Maize in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Zhiying; Guan,   Zhengfei; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Black,   J. Roy.
Fertilizer use remains very low in most of Africa despite widespread agreement that much higher use rates are required for sustained agricultural productivity growth. This study estimates maize yield response functions in agro-ecological Zone IIA, a relatively high potential zone of Zambia, to determine the profitability of fertilizer use under a range of small farm conditions found within this zone. The theoretical framework used in this study incorporates agronomic principles of the crop growth process. The model distinguishes different roles of inputs and non-input factors in crop production. We estimate the effects of conventional production inputs as well as household characteristics and government programs on maize yield for households in the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Fertilizer; Profitability; Crop Production/Industries; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54500

Cotton in Zambia: An Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard; Shaffer,   James D.
This paper grows out of earlier work on cotton by the Food Security Research Project.  It is directed towards policy makers and private stakeholders in Zambia’s cotton sector, and  has  four main purposes: (a) To provide a detailed descriptive overview of the organization of the  sector and of the behavior of key public and private participants in the sector; (b) To assess  cotton’s role in smallholder livelihood strategies, and its competitiveness at the farm level  with a key alternative crop–maize; (c) To critically evaluate recent policy initiatives in the  sector and suggest key modifications that might be needed; and (d) To identify the primary  challenges that the sector faces to ensure its future competitiveness in regional and  international...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Smallholder livelihood; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54467

Input Credit Provision for Cotton Production: Learning from African Neighbors and Meeting Zambia’s Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Tschirley,   David L.
1. Smallholder farmers in Africa require reliable access to purchased production inputs and credit to take advantage of export opportunities from production of cotton. 2. Unregulated and poorly coordinated markets for cotton, production inputs and credit have too often failed to deliver sustainable production finance to farmers for cotton production resulting in a variety of different approaches to these problems among African countries. 3. Among the countries studied, approaches have varied from State monopolies to private markets with several large firms managing to achieve temporary duopolies. 4. Zambia has been relatively successful in dealing with the input-credit needs of cotton farmers for periods of time but the system has been unsustainable,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54635

Macroeconomic adjustment and agricultural performance in Southern Africa: a quantitative overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bautista,   Romeo M.
"February 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Macroeconomics -- Models; Economic development; Agricultural development -- Africa; Southern; Malawi; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Zambia; International Development.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97768

Who Gained and Who Lost from Zambia's 2010 Maize Marketing Policies?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nkonde,   Chewe; Mason,   Nicole M.; Sitko,   Nicholas J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Zambia's record-breaking maize harvest of nearly 2.8 million metric tons (MT) in 2010 is a major achievement and a testimony to what input subsidies, output price incentives, and favorable weather can do to elicit a major supply response. Maize-growing smallholders harvested more than in previous years and so have more to eat. Public markets are currently well stocked with maize grain, to the benefit of urban consumers and maize-buying rural households. Farmers who were able to sell their crop to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) at K65,000 per 50-kg bag, a price well above market levels, have clearly benefited from the bumper crop and FRA‟s involvement in maize marketing. The FRA‟s high buy price and purchase of nearly 900,000 MT of maize are also likely to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Marketing; Agricultural policy; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99610

Spatial and Regional Dimensions of Food Security in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Longabaugh,   Steven; Tschirley,   David L.
Zambia’s population clusters tightly in cities along the north-south line of rail  and in the primarily rural areas of Eastern Province (Figure 1). Staple food consumption and purchases are similarly concentrated in these heavily  populated clusters (Figures 4 and 5). Across the border, several high-density population centers lie close to the Zambian border — in the copperbelt cities of southern DRC, in the highlands of southern Tanzania, in Malawi and in Zimbabwe (Figure 2). This results in sizeable potential food markets for Zambian farmers across the border in southern DRC and, intermittently, in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Zambia’s staple food production and sales likewise cluster spatially in three main areas: along the line of rail, in the large commercial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Africa; Staple food production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q18; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58544

Natural Resource Management, Food Security and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research to Action
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simasiku,   Phyllis; Chapoto,   Antony; Richardson,   Robert B.; Sichilongo,   Mwape; Tembo,   Gelson; Weber,   Michael T.; Zulu,   Alimakio.
More effective policies are needed to improve access and secure rights to land  and other natural resources for various stakeholders, particularly smallholder  farmers. Service delivery at all levels of governance needs to be restructured and strengthened in order to promote and improve economic development and management of natural resources in both open and protected areas. New strategies are needed for protecting and developing natural resource areas based on appropriate resource management systems that promote broad-based participation and sharing of benefits, and offer potential for more effective  community-based natural resource management. Improvements are needed in natural resource policy and law review processes in order to take better advantage...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Rural development; Natural resource management; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q16; Q18; Q27; Q30.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58543

Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minde,   Isaac J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Ariga,   Joshua; Govereh,   Jones.
This study was funded jointly by the Regional Strategic Agricultural Knowledge Support System (Re-SAKSS) for Southern Africa, based at International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, and by the United States Agency for International Development's Africa Bureau. Much of the data and analysis reported in this study was carried out under the Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring and Policy Analysis Project, funded by USAID/Kenya; the Food Security Research Project/Markets, Trade and Enabling Environment (MATEP) Program, funded by USAID/Zambia and the Swedish International Development Agency; and by the DFID and USAID offices in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54934

A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed cotton production rose from 32,000 metric tons (mt) to about 180,000 mt a decade later (three-year averages centered on 1994 and 2005). The number of farmers involved in the sector grew similarly, yields trended upwards (though slowly), and the country dramatically improved the quality of its lint, becoming the outstanding performer  in Sub-Saharan Africa in this regard by the mid-2000s. Yet the sector has experienced two serious crashes since reform, both involving rampant credit default by farmers supported with seasonal input credit by ginning companies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Cotton; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q10; Q11; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62145

Alternative Approaches for Moderating Food Insecurity and Price Volatility in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Dradri,   Simon; Haggblade,   Steven.
• Maize production varies widely from year to year, given Zambia’s heavy dependence on rainfed cultivation. Thus consumers face wide swings in availability of their primary food staple. • Typical public responses include increased food aid inflows, government commercial imports and stock releases, and tight controls on private sector trade. While intended to improve domestic supply, these public responses can inadvertently exacerbate price instability and food insecurity for Zambian consumers. • Two key private sector responses – private cross-border maize trade and consumer substitution of alternate food staples (such as cassava) for maize - can also help to moderate food consumption volatility. • Together, private imports and increased cassava...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Food Security and Poverty; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54630

Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Kirimi,   Lilian; Kadiyala,   Suneetha.
Campaigns to prevent the spread of HIV require accurate knowledge of the characteristics of those most likely to contract the disease. Studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1980s generally found a positive correlation between socioeconomic characteristics such as education, income, and wealth and subsequent contraction of HIV. As the disease has progressed, the relationship between socioeconomic status and HIV contraction may have changed, although there is little evidence to support this. An emerging strand of the literature on the AIDS epidemic in Africa posits that poverty is increasingly associated with the spread of the disease. However, this conclusion is somewhat contentious, as other recent studies find mixed evidence of a poverty-AIDS...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Hiv/aids; Food security; Zambia; Kenya; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56782

The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Myers,   Robert J.
This policy synthesis estimates the effects of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) activities on maize market prices in the country. The FRA, a government parastatal strategic food reserve/maize marketing board, buys maize at a pan-territorial price that typically exceeds wholesale market prices in major maize producing areas. It then exports the maize or sells it domestically at prices determined by tender, at auction, or administratively. In deficit production years, the Agency often imports maize and sells it to select large-scale millers at below-market prices.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize; Food Security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120766

Socio-economic Characteristics of Individuals Affected by AIDS-related Prime-age Mortality in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This study is designed to help policy-makers and development agencies in the formulation of AIDS prevention and mitigation strategies. The study determines the ex ante socioeconomic characteristics of individuals who die between the ages of 15 to 59 years of age (hereafter called “prime age” mortality), using nationally representative panel data of individuals surveyed in rural Zambia between 2001 and 2004.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Prime-age mortality; HIV/AIDS; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54613

Technical Compendium: Descriptive Agricultural Statistics and Analysis for Zambia in Support of the USAID Mission’s Feed the Future Strategic Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sitko,   Nicholas J.; Chapoto,   Antony; Kabwe,   Stephen; Tembo,   Solomon; Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Lubinda,   Rebecca; Chiwawa,   Harrison; Mataa,   Mebelo; Heck,   Simon; Nthani,   Dorothy.
This technical compendium was developed to serve two interrelated purposes: 1.To assist in the development of USAID Zambia’s Feed the Future (FtF) strategy by providing a broad empirical analysis of the current conditions and historical trends shaping Zambia’s agricultural and food sector; and 2. To serve as a technical reference for organizations tasked with designing and implementing programs associated with FtF.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Feed the Future; FtF; Statistical analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104016

Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsten,   Arne; Tengstam,   Sven.
1) One can achieve poverty reduction in rural areas of Zambia by both growth and inequality reduction, but growth must be the main driver; 2) Rural income growth does not come from agriculture alone so options to diversify income are very important and should be pursued; 3) But careful attention is required to focus on improved endowments and reduced constraints facing households trying to improve agriculture directly as well as trying to improve possibilities of income diversification away from agriculture; and 4) Land per labourer, education, and location (market access and infrastructure) are key dimensions to understand and figure out how to improve.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Small holder; Poverty; Income; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q20.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54637

Mountains of Maize, Persistent Poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.; Burke,   William J.; Shipekesa,   Arthur M.; Chapoto,   Antony; Kabaghe,   Chance.
The past two years are a tribute to Zambian farmers; they have responded admirably to government efforts to promote maize production. But ironically, rural poverty remains stubbornly high despite the fact that the government has spent over 2% of the nation’s gross domestic product in supporting maize production and subsidizing inputs for farmers. Why is it that maize production has increased so impressively without making a serious dent in rural poverty? And what are the lessons for the new government?
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Maize; Poverty; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118476

Natural Resource Management, Food Security, and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research Evidence to Action Proceedings of the Public Forum
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simasiku,   Phyllis; Chapoto,   Antony; Richardson,   Robert B.; Sichilongo,   Mwape; Tembo,   Gelson; Weber,   Michael T.; Zulu,   Alimakio.
Natural resource use, including land, and rural population location is an   important topic for Zambia's development strategy. Among other efforts, the   Government of Zambia (GRZ) has designated 22% of total land area, as Game   Management Areas (GMAs) for human settlements and wildlife conservation.   Other GRZ programmes seek to improve food security and agricultural   productivity, including the use and improvement of conservation farming   techniques. GRZ is currently reviewing policies in the agricultural, forestry,   fisheries, wildlife and land sectors. Research in these fields has much to  contribute to effective management of MAs, increased agricultural productivity and improved welfare, especially for the rural population.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Africa; Natural resources management; GMA; Wildlife management policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q34.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58518

Assessment of Alternative Maize Trade and Market Policy Interventions in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony.
The economic reforms in maize marketing and trade policies implemented during the 1990s have been highly controversial, and there remains a lack of solid empirical investigation on the impacts of these reforms on national food security, price stability and rural income growth. This study aims to provide a detailed evidence-based analysis of the impacts of maize marketing and trade policies on smallholder agricultural production growth, access to food by consumers, and other important national policy objectives. These insights from Zambia can hopefully move forward the continuing debate in the region on how maize marketing and trade policies should be structured in the future.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Maize; Trade; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54492

Marketing Policy Options for Consumer Price Mitigation Actions in the 2008/09 Maize Marketing Season in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Haggblade,   Steven; Shawa,   Julius J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Weber,   Michael T.
1) Maize prices are rising rapidly in 2008 and are fast approaching import parity levels. 2) Maize traders, millers and farmers all agree that Zambia will likely require imports by early 2009 in order to avoid domestic maize supply shortages. 3) Official food balance sheets appear to have underestimated the demand for maize this year. They may also have slightly overestimated the size of the 2007/08 maize crop. Hence the slow government recognition of the need for maize imports. 4) As of late September 2008, neither the Government of Zambia (GRZ) nor the private sector have arranged to import maize from South Africa. Trade sources suggest informal imports from Tanzania are helping to relieve the likely shortfall. 5) Zambian policy makers face a delicate...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Marketing; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54638

Maize Price Projections for Zambia's 2006/07 Marketing Season
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven.
The coming 2005/06 maize harvest promises to be a good one, certainly better than last  season. Market prices have begun falling, and the question now is how far they are likely to fall.  Government currently has a maize export ban in place. This short note aims to assess the likely  price levels this coming season, with and without an export ban.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54619

Food Crises and Food Markets: Implications for Emergency Response in Southern Africa.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Concern about humanitarian crises in southern Africa, especially in light of the surge in world food prices since 2007, has been accompanied by calls for direct government action in food markets. This paper reviews how Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique handled private food markets during the food crises of 2001/02, 2002/03, and 2005/06, which may provide important lessons for the management of future crises. Lack of trust between government and traders can lead to behavior that undermines the interests of each and harms consumers and farmers; Malawi and Zambia have persistently fallen into this trap while Mozambique has partially avoided it. Empirical policy analysis can make an important contribution to resolution only within a consultative process involving...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Southern Africa; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Markets; Emergency response; Trust; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54559

Raising the Productivity of Public Investments in Zambia’s Agricultural Sector.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Shawa,   Julius J.; Malawo,   Emma; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Agriculture provides the main support for Zambia’s rural economy, and because of this, growth in the agricultural sector is the clearest avenue through which poverty reduction can be achieved in Zambia. Yet despite widespread recognition of the strong connection between agricultural development and poverty reduction, there is continuing under-provision of public goods investments for over a decade. Zambia’s primary policy objective of achieving accelerated growth and competitiveness in the agricultural sector cannot be achieved unless adequate public resources are committed towards catalyzing the desired growth. Strong evidence from southern Africa as well as throughout the world indicates that long–term public investment in research and development,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Public investment; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54479

COTTON SECTOR POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:LESSONS BEHIND THE NUMBERS IN MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard; Ofico,   Afonso Osorio; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Cotton is one of the most important smallholder cash crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).  How to ensure input supply, credit recovery and competition is a subject of intense policy debate.  This paper examines the performance of cotton sector development policies in Mozambique and Zambia.  Both countries face the challenge of organizing input supply to farmers in the absence of rural credit markets, and competing in international markets distorted by production subsidies in developed countries.  Both countries privatized cotton ginning in the 1990s.  Emerging from civil war, Mozambique established geographical monopolies to interlink input and output markets and facilitate credit recovery.  In Zambia, the government completely liberalized the cotton sector,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Mozambique; Zambia; Liberalization; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25855

Why are Fresh Produce Prices So Unstable in Lusaka? Insights for Policy and Investment Priorities.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
Daily quantities of tomato, rape and onion entering Soweto market in Lusaka fluctuate dramatically. The market does a remarkable job of moderating the impact on prices of these unstable quantities, through stabilizing mechanisms such as short-term storage of tomato and rape by traders and consumers, longer-term storage of onion by traders, direct sourcing of rape from farm areas by retail traders, and exportation of tomato and onion outside Lusaka. Yet even with these stabilizing mechanisms, wholesale prices are highly variable, with negative effects on farmers and consumers. Reducing variability requires investments in four areas: (a) improved control of production environments by farmers through irrigation, better access to inputs and greater agronomic...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Produce; Zambia; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93009

Characteristics of Individuals Afflicted by AIDS-related Mortality in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1980s generally found a positive  correlation between socioeconomic characteristics such as education, income, and wealth and  subsequent contraction of HIV. However, as the disease has progressed, the relationship between  socioeconomic status and HIV contraction may have changed in many areas of Sub Saharan Africa,  although there is little hard evidence to support this. This paper seeks to determine the ex ante  socioeconomic characteristics of individuals who die between the ages of 15 to 59 years of age,  using nationally representative panel data on 18,821 individuals surveyed in 2001 and 2004 in  rural Zambia. The findings from this study will help policy-makers and development agencies  better...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Socioeconomic status; Zambia; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54472

Markets Need Predictable Government Actions to Function Effectively: The Case of Importing Maize in Times of Deficit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mwiinga,   Billy; Shaffer,   James D.
Food relief for vulnerable groups is important in times of deficit. For the remainder  of the population, well functioning grain markets can save lives during times of food shortfalls.  This note illustrates how predictable Government behavior in the market can improve markets’  ability to meet the needs of consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54609

Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.
1. The percentage of households that are headed by widows in rural Zambia increased from 9.4 % to 12.3% between 2001 and 2004. 2. Within 1 to 3 years after the death of their husbands, widow-headed households, on average, controlled 35 percent less land than what they had prior to their husband’s death. 3. To some extent, older widows are protected against loss of land compared to younger widows. 4. Women in relatively wealthy households are particularly vulnerable to losing land after the death of their husbands. 5. Widows whose family has kinship ties to the village authorities are less likely to face a severe decline in landholding size after the death of their husbands. 6. Widows in patrilineal and matrilineal villages are equally likely to lose their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; HIV/AIDS; Land; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54628

Access to Land and Poverty Reduction in Rural Zambia: Connecting the Policy Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Zulu,   Ballard; Kajoba,   Gear; Weber,   Michael T.
Key Policy Message: - Despite having relatively low population densities, inadequate access to land is one of the major causes of rural poverty in Zambia. - The apparent paradox of inadequate access to land for many rural households in a country of low population density is partially reconciled when taking into account that economically viable arable land requires at least some degree of access to basic services, water, road infrastructure, and markets. The basic public investments to make settlement economically viable have yet been made in many areas of Zambia. - Depending of future land allocation policy, access to good quality land with a market potential may become increasingly beyond the reach of many small-scale farm households, making it more...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Land; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55054

Improved Fallows in Eastern Zambia: History, Farmer Practice and Impacts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kwesiga,   Freddie; Franzel,   Steven Charles; Mafongoya,   Paramu; Ajayi,   Olu Clifford; Phiri,   Donald; Katanga,   Roza; Kuntashula,   Elias; Place,   Frank; Chirwa,   Teddy.
The decline in soil fertility in smallholder systems is a major factor inhibiting equitable development in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Some areas fallow in order to strength soil fertility for later planting, but as populations increase, demand follows. and continuous cropping becomes the norm and there is a reduction in yields. This case study summarizes the development of improved tree fallows by researchers and farmers in eastern Zambia to help solve the problem of poor soil fertility. Many farmers are finding that by using improved fallows, they can substitute relatively small amounts of land and labor for cash, which they would need to buy mineral fertilizer. The study has three phases: the historical background (phase 1); an assessment of problems,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Fallows; Crop yields; Soil fertility; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59247

Fertilizer use on Smallholder Farm in Eastern Province, Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dayanatha,   Jha; Behjat,   Hojjati.
IN Sub-Sahara Africa, Which so far has benefited little from the green revolution. the adoption of high-yielding maize had great potential for closing the gap between food demand and supply. To bring about this transformation, fertilizer is essential for realizing the yield potential of hybrid maize  while sustaining the fertility of Africa's fragile land. This study of Eastern Province, Zambia, shows that use of fertilizer on traditional varieties can also be a catalyst for agricultural growth. This work is part of an extensive body of research on adoption of new agricultural technology carried  out by IFPRi in Asia and Africa. The study was undertaken in collaboration with several Zambia institutions, including the Rural Development Studies...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizers; Zambia; Eastern province; Small Farms; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37967

Supply Response of Export Crops in Zambia: The Case of Coffee
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mofya-Mukuka,   Rhoda; Abdulai,   Awudu.
1) Export diversification has long been at the centre of Zambia’s economic diversification policies. This article focuses on the coffee sector as a potentially important source of export diversification and examines its supply response to changes in various incentives. 2) Zambian coffee exhibits asymmetric short-run supply adjustments to long-run equilibrium such that production rises significantly after prices rise while changing little after prices fall. 3) The fact that coffee in Zambia is mainly grown for export, the changes in real exchange have the most significant effect on supply in that a depreciation in the Zambian Kwacha leads to an increase in coffee supply.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Coffee; Export; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123556

HIV/AIDS and Agrarian Livelihoods in Zambia: a Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Myers,   Robert J.
1. Consistent with the New Variant Famine (NVF) hypothesis, the negative impact of drought on crop output and output per hectare is further exacerbated where HIV prevalence rates are relatively high, particularly in the low- and medium rainfall zones of the country (agro-ecological regions I and II). 2. HIV prevalence rates and AIDS-related mortality rates in Zambia are highest in the lowest rainfall and most drought-prone zone of the country (agro-ecological region I). 3. Only for districts in agro-ecological region I do we find evidence of a robust negative effect of HIV/AIDS on agrarian livelihood indicators. Relatively stable food production zones and/or areas with relatively low HIV prevalence rates appear to be less vulnerable to the adverse effects...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; HIV/AIDS; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54629

How Will the Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance in Zambia? An ex Ante Assessment to Inform Government Deliberation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shawa,   Julius J.
Abstract:  This policy synthesis highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report with the same title. It aims to summarize the rationale and objectives of the CMA and the possible consequences of adopting the proposed legislation. We also identify alternative or additional measures that the government could take to overcome constraints in crop marketing.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop marketing; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54611

Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Damaseke,   M.; Govereh,   Jones; Simumba,   D.
The main question which this research originally sought to answer was whether or not inorganic fertilizers are generally profitable used alone on maize, or with pesticides on cotton, for small farmers in Zambia. Rather than give a definitive answer for each Zambian farmer, the authors developed a framework for analysis and applied that framework to locations with sufficient information. Using simple value/cost ratios, researchers estimated the potential profit of fertilizer for those sites. Then, using the distributions of response rates of the crops (incremental yields) found in the trials and output prices based on regional price series, the probabilities are estimated for VCRs, using a minimum of VCR of 2.0 for profitability. The results for selected...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Cotton; Zambia; Fertilizer profitability; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54460

Review of Sample Design for Zambia Post-harvest Survey (1997/98) and Recommendations for Improving the Sampling Strategy and Estimation Procedures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Megill,   David J.
Following a review of the sample design for the 1997/98 Zambia Post-Harvest Survey  (PHS), described in the survey reports, summary results were tabulated from the survey data to  examine the distribution of the households for the different domains of analysis such as farm  size groups. Summary data were also examined for the different crops and animals. The purpose of  this report is to document the findings and recommendations from this review. Specific  recommendations are made on potential improvements to the sample design. This report also  includes the results of the CENVAR analyses, and specifies the procedures for weighting the data  and calculating the standard errors. A separate report on “Review of Questionnaire for  Post-Harvest Survey...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54457

Impact of HIV/AIDS-related Adult Mortality on Rural Households' Welfare in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This study estimates the impacts of prime-age (PA) adult morbidity and mortality on  crop production and cropping patterns, household size, livestock and non-farm income in Zambia  using nationally representative rural farm household longitudinal survey data. The findings  provide important information to assist policy makers, donors, and development planners in  designing interventions to mitigate the impacts of the AIDS on vulnerable households.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; HIV/AIDS mortality; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54616

Alternative Instruments for Ensuring Food Security and Price Stability in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Dradri,   Simon; Haggblade,   Steven.
Given heavy dependence on rainfed maize production, Zambia must routinely cope with pronounced production and consumption volatility in their primary food staple. Typical policy responses include increased food aid flows, government commercial imports and stock releases, and tight controls on private sector trade. This paper examines recent experience in Zambia, using a simple economic model to assess the likely impact of maize production shocks on the domestic maize price and on staple food consumption under alternative policy regimes. In addition to an array of public policy instruments, the analysis evaluates the quantitative impact of two key private sector responses in moderating food consumption volatility— private cross-border maize trade and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Price; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54488

Revitalizing Zambia’s Agricultural Marketing Information Centre (Amic)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gage,   Daria.
1. Public sector agricultural market information systems (MIS) can provide useful information to farmers, uninformed traders, and policy makers. While private information networks offer a valuable service to select clients, only a well-functioning public MIS can redress information asymmetries among marketing actors that can inhibit competition. 2. The second core mission of a public MIS should be to organize and manage data in such a way that government decision-makers and civil society organizations can accurately diagnose and even anticipate emerging market problems and respond to them in a timely manner. 3. Zambia’s AMIC suffers from a range of weaknesses all along the supply chain for price information. Data collection and transmission is irregular...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural market information systems; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113646

Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mulenga,   Brian P.; Richardson,   Robert B.; Tembo,   Gelson.
Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food, medicine, shelter, building materials, fuels, and cash income. The increasing demand for forest products has enhanced rural livelihoods and enabled the expansion of domestic markets, particularly in urban areas where woodfuel and other forest resources are scarce. Therefore, non-timber forest products may offer sources of income and opportunities for poverty alleviation in both rural and urban areas. In Zambia, most rural households residing near forests extract a range of forest products for both direct consumption and trade (including food products and wood for cooking fuel and charcoal production), and forest products are among the top...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Resource economics; Non-timber forest products; Poverty; Zambia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123220

How are Vegetables Marketed into Lusaka? The Structure of Lusaka’s Fresh Produce Marketing System and Implications for Investment Priorities.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
Key findings regarding the structure of trade for tomato, rape, and onion into Lusaka are (a) regional trade is an important part of Zambia’s fresh produce  system, (b) supply chains for tomato, rape, and onion are short, (c) the role of the modern market system is very small, and (d) the role of urban agriculture in supplying Lusaka markets for these vegetables is also small, though it is meaningful in the case of rape. Main policy implications from this and related work are that (a) investments and policies to promote regional trade are relevant for the horticultural sector, not just food staples, (b) the traditional market system needs improved hard infrastructure linked to more collaborative  public/private management models and improved coordination...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Vegetables; Zambia; Produce; Marketing; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93008

Farm Yields and Returns to Farmers From Seed Cotton: Does Zambia Measure Up?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Tschirley,   David L.
1. Farm yields are one key indicator of the productivity of a cotton sector, and an important determinant of returns to farmers (and thus of cotton’s ability to reduce poverty) 2. Zambia’s relatively good performance on input credit provision means that it has been able to raise yields since reforms in 1994; yet the rate of increase has been slow, and yields remain well below those found in countries of West and Central Africa. 3. Average returns to farmers do not appear to be any higher in Zambia, with good performance on input credit provision, than in Tanzania, where input use and yields are low. 4. Zambia’s concentrated structure gives it the potential to substantially increase farm productivity, and for cotton to make but relatively little of this...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54633

The New Generation of African Fertilizer Subsidies: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob.
For several reasons, fertilizer subsidies are again popular policy tools. First, there is broad agreement that fertilizer is a critical yet still-underused input for improving productivity and food security in Africa. Second, politicians have felt greater urgency to increase domestic food production since the 2007/08 food price crisis. Third, subsidy programs are highly visible, popular with voters, and viewed as politically beneficial. Fourth, donor budget support has made it easier for governments to pay for subsidies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer subsidies; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Senegal; Feed The Future; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107460

Factors Affecting Poverty Dynamics in Rural Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Banda,   Diana J.; Haggblade,   Steven; Hamukwala,   Priscilla.
Rural poverty rates in Zambia have remained very high, at 80%, over the past decade and a half, whilst urban poverty rates have declined, from 49% in 1991 to 34% in 2006. Redressing this high rural poverty rate remains a government priority in the National Development Programs. However, solutions have proven elusive. Solid empirically based information on dynamics that have improved the welfare of small-scale farm households in Zambia, combined with an agenda for disseminating this information in public discourse, offer prospects for generating a more transparent and pro-poor policy orientation. Using longitudinal data collected from 4,286 households which participated in three nationwide surveys conducted over seven years, in 2001, 2004, and 2008, we...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty Dynamics; Zambia; Rural poverty; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109888

Do Brokers Help or Hinder the Marketing of Fresh Produce in Lusaka?  Preliminary Insights from Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe.
Brokers are agents who arrange sales without taking ownership of the commodity, earning their money on a commission. Brokers are a common but often controversial presence in wholesale markets of East and Southern Africa. Efficient brokering can be beneficial by matching buyers and sellers more effectively than if each had to search independently for someone to transact with. Yet buyers and sellers can be harmed if brokers are able to behave in uncompetitive, collusive, or unethical ways. In Soweto market of Lusaka, common complaints lodged by sellers are that brokers force sellers to use them by threatening the security of the sellers’ produce, and that the brokers add  “hidden” commissions when selling a farmer or trader’s produce. This policy brief...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Brokers; Marketing; Produce; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93007

An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Tschirley,   David L.
This paper assesses three of these policy initiatives: input credit provision for  smallholder  producers of selected cash crops including cotton, the proposed creation of a Cotton  Board, and the emergence in 2003 of District Council levies as a point of conflict between local  governments and cotton companies. The purpose of the paper is to provide guidance to public and  private decision makers regarding key modifications which may need to be made to these policies  to ensure continued healthy development of the sector.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54612

Zambian Farmers’ Access to Maize Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets and agricultural support services has been a major concern of Zambian policy makers. As with many governments in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Zambian government’s agricultural policies, particularly for maize, have fundamentally been conceived of as a response to perceived market failure and weak access to markets for rural smallholder farmers. However, the conventional wisdom of poor market access is based on extremely limited empirical evidence. This study is motivated by the need to overcome this paucity of empirical evidence and provide policy makers with an up-to-date assessment of smallholder farmers’ market access conditions for maize, the primary food grain in Zambia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Maize Markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116910

Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard.
This paper is directed toward policy makers and private stakeholders in Zambia’s  cotton sector. Its purpose is: 1) to assess key elements of the performance of Zambia’s cotton  sector relative to other selected African countries; 2) to develop preliminary insights into the  driving forces behind Zambia’s performance and also the threats to improved future performance;  and 3) to identify key issues within the sector that merit continued applied research and  dialogue with stakeholders.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54610

Adoption of Hybrid maize in Zambia: effects on gender roles, food consumption, and nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Shubh K.
Enhanced agriculture productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is critical to promote economic growth and poverty alleviation and to avoid increasing food scarcities in the region. The impact of commercialization and intensification of agriculture on the well- being of the rural poor depends on how they are carried out. Past research by IFPRI and collaborating institutions on commercialization of small- scale farming in about a dozen countries provided new knowledge about the relationships between commercialization and rural well- being as measured by incomes, consumption, and nutrition. These links were shown to depend greatly on household behavior, which in turn is influenced by intrahousehold processes. A better understanding of these processes is likely to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Corn industry; Zambia; Eastern Province; Hybrid corn; Economic aspects; Food consumption; Nutrition; Agricultural laborers; Sex role in work environment; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37917

Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Zambia: Results from the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
After two decades of de-urbanization, Zambia is again becoming increasingly urban. While the urban share of the population fell to 35% in 2000 due primarily to the decline of the copper industry, over half of Zambia’s people will be residing in urban areas by 2040. Given this urbanization trajectory, to be effective, policies to promote smallholder agriculture and improved urban food marketing system performance in Zambia will need to take into consideration the demand patterns of urban food consumers. Urban consumption patterns will increasingly determine the opportunities available to small-scale farmers. Accurate information on urban consumer preferences can also help identify key leverage points and investment priorities to improve the performance of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Food security; Africa; Zambia; Consumption urban; Staple foods; Survey; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56803

Staple food prices in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Govereh,   Jones; Haggblade,   Steven; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Prepared for the COMESA policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58556

Disrupting Demand for Commercial Seed: Input Subsidies in Malawi and Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob.
Input subsidy programs that provide inorganic fertilizer and improved maize seed to small farmers below market rates are currently receiving a great deal of support as a sustainable strategy to foster an African Green Revolution. In recent years numerous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia have implemented such programs at substantial cost to government and donor budgets. For example, in 2008 Malawi spent roughly 70% of the Ministry of Agriculture’s budget or just over 16% of the government’s total budget subsidizing fertilizer and seed. In Zambia between 2004 and 2011, an average of 40% of the government’s agricultural sector budget was devoted to fertilizer and maize seed subsidies...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Malawi; Zambia; Seed; Input subsidies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123554

Is the Glass Half-empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw.
This policy brief highlights some of the key trends in Zambia agricultural production  since the implementation of partial agricultural reform.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Agricultural production; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54603

Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Osorio,   Afonso; Zulu,   Ballard.
Research results from SIMA-Department of Statistics and Department of Policy Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton; Mozambique; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55233

Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Zambia: Results from the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
• The Zambia Urban Consumption Survey, a survey of 1,865 urban households in Lusaka, Kitwe, Mansa, and Kasama, was conducted in August 2007 and February 2008 by the Central Statistical Office in collaboration with the Zambia Food Security Research Project. • Survey results indicate that in Lusaka and Kitwe, wheat has overtaken maize as the most important staple in terms of urban consumer expenditures. Maize is no longer the dominant staple food in urban Zambia, except among the poor. This finding is consistent with broader regional trends toward declining dependence on maize for urban staple food needs. • Hammer-milling services are readily available to the vast majority of urban households and in most cases their cheapest maize meal option is to obtain...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Consumption; Household; Urban; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56810

Patterns of Urban Food Consumption and Expenditure in Zambia: An Overview Report Based on the CSO/MACO/FSRP Food Consumption Survey in Urban Areas of Lusaka, Kitwe, Mansa and Kasama, 2007-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Beaver,   Margaret; Chapoto,   Antony; Weber,   Michael T.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/16/10.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Africa; Food security; Urban; Consumption; Zambia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56802