agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. The authors investigate the connection between … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for … poverty alleviation. They find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. They also …

The country water resources assistance strategy for Zambia provides an analysis of the role of water in the economy and … assistance. Zambia lies entirely within the catchments of the Zambezi and Congo rivers and all internal runoff is shared by … provides an important context for any water resources development. Zambia has played an important role in development of the …

begins with a discussion about the public sector and poverty reduction. At the heart of Zambia's loss of economic momentum … Zambia. A profile of the poor in Zambia is presented in Chapter 3, which analyzes poverty along three critical dimensions …The report documents poverty in Zamia along a number of dimensions, including material deprivation, human deprivation …

This study estimates the contribution of nature-based tourism in Zambia to economic growth and poverty reduction as … information, the two chapters profile the tourism industry in Zambia and analyze the barriers to growth. The chapter four … of Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) during its first five year of existence, and explores the current state of the …

As in many countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and around the developing world, poverty in Zambia is overwhelmingly … a rural phenomenon. In 2010 the moderate poverty rate in rural areas was 74 percent, more than double the urban poverty ….7 percent, and by 2011 the World Bank recognized Zambia as a middle-income country. Rising incomes have been densely …

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public …) strategic priority setting (the allocation problem); and 3) efficient public-service delivery (the execution problem). Zambia … are vital to the success of Zambia's public sector reform program. All three areas, particularly the allocation and …

the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy … responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …

Burkina Faso's Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS) of the 2000s, which were implemented as annually rolled-over Priority … has been through several exogenous shocks and crises likely to have affected the pattern of poverty outcomes. In the past …

Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank in the domain of poverty and vulnerability assessment. It aims to further the … presented in 'poverty status in Afghanistan. Finally, given that poor nutrition and food insecurity affect a sizeable proportion …