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| 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 |
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| Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Donovan, Cynthia; Chapoto, Antony. |
| The world food and financial crises threaten to undermine the real incomes of urban consumers in eastern and southern Africa. This study investigates patterns in staple food prices, wage rates, and marketing margins for urban consumers in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia between 1993 and 2009. There is high correlation among wage rate series for various government and private sector categories. We find that average formal sector wages rose at a faster rate than retail maize meal and bread prices in urban Kenya and Zambia between the mid-1990s and 2007. Although the 2007/08 food price crisis partially reversed this trend, the quantities of staple foods affordable per daily wage in urban Kenya and Zambia during the 2008/09 marketing season were still... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Food security; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Q11. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53451 |
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| Mather, David; Donovan, Cynthia; Jayne, Thomas S.; Weber, Michael T.; Chapoto, Antony; Mazhangara, Edward; Bailey, Linda; Yoo, Kyeongwon; Yamano, Takashi; Mghenyi, Elliot W.. |
| This paper summarizes and synthesizes across the results of a set of country studies on the effects of prime-age adult mortality on rural households in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia. Each study is based on large representative rural household surveys. These findings have implications for the design of efforts to mitigate some of the most important effects of rural adult mortality, and for key development policies and priorities. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; Sub-Saharan Africa; Mortality; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Downloads July 2008 - July 2009: 21; I11. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54571 |
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| 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 |
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| Walker, Thomas S.; Pitoro, Raul; Tomo, Alda; Sitoe, Isabel; Salencia, Celestino; Mahanzule, Rosalina; Donovan, Cynthia; Mazuze, Feliciano M.. |
| Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Priority setting; Mozambique; Rice; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55866 |
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| 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 |
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