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Who Gained and Who Lost from Zambia's 2010 Maize Marketing Policies?
Nkonde, Chewe; Mason, Nicole M.; Sitko, Nicholas J.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
their crop to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) at K65,000 per 50-kg bag, a price well above market levels, have clearly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836222
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How Can Micro-Level Household Information Make a Difference for Agricultural Policy Making: Selected Examples from the KAMPAP Survey of Smallholder Agriculture and Non Farm Activit...
Argwings-Kodhek, Gem; Jayne, Thomas S.; Nyambane, Gerald G. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1998
indicators on farmers’ input, production, and marketing behavior, household food consumption patterns, etc. % is weak and largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456941
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Determinants of Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005.
Mather, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Crop income is the predominant source of income for most rural Mozambican households, accounting for 73% of rural household income on average in 2002, and greater than 80% of the total income of the poorest 40% of rural households. While the Government of Mozambique recognizes the need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880014
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Agricultural Transformation in Zambia: Alternative Institutional Models for Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Growth, and Commercialization
Chapoto, Antony; Haggblade, Steven; Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
This paper traces the trajectories of successful commercial smallholders operating under differing sets of market institutions. Analysis focuses on maize, cotton, and horticulture, three widely marketed crops with strikingly different market institutions. Maize receives intensive government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880015
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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What are the Policy Implications?
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Though Zambia has considerable agricultural potential, the sector’s contribution to growth and poverty reduction has been limited. The sector remains one of the most important employers of labour and remains the main source of livelihood for most rural households in Zambia. Thus key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880018
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Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Zambia
Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Tembo, Gelson - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food … both direct consumption and trade (including food products and wood for cooking fuel and charcoal production), and forest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880020
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Urban Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Zambia and Implications for Policy
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Rapid urbanization in Zambia means that increasingly heavy demands are being placed on urban food marketing systems … work against the interests of both farmers and consumers. Understanding urban food expenditure patterns is a first step in … addressing these problems. The Food Security Research Project (FSRP) which is now the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913291
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The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia.
Mason, Nicole M.; Myers, Robert J. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
affecting market prices. This paper estimates the effects of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) activities on maize market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653891
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Análise de Mortalidade de Adultos em Agregados Familiares Rurais em Moçambique e as Implicações para as Políticas
Mather, David; Marrule, Higino Francisco de; Donovan, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509177
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Analysis of Adult Mortality Within Rural Households in Mozambique and Implications for Policy
Mather, David; Marrule, Higino Francisco de; Donovan, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509178