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| 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 |
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| Govereh, Jones; Jayne, Thomas S.; Nijhoff, Jan J.; Shawa, Julius J.; Haantuba, Hyde H.; Belemu, A.; Ngulube, E.; Zulu, Ballard; Banda, A.K.. |
| This policy synthesis highlights the key findings and conclusions contained in the full report, “Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer.” The key objective of this policy synthesis is to summarize the key findings in order to inform policy makers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector in their efforts to improve the performance of the fertilizer marketing system in Zambia. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Q18; Agribusiness; Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer marketing. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54604 |
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| 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 |
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