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 … public goods investments for over a decade. Zambia’s primary policy objective of achieving accelerated growth and …

Investment in agriculture is necessary for ensuring rapid economic growth and poverty reduction in Zambia, as elsewhere … agricultural growth. Zambia currently allocates 6% of government outlays for agriculture. This is less that the 10% commitment … Zambia has made under the CAADP agreement and far less than the 15% spent by Asian countries at the launch of their Green …

examines the regulatory barriers and their consequences on the growth of the informal sector in Zambia. It is based on a data …

agriculture in Malawi and Zambia are summarized. Implications for policy and research are drawn. A case for increased public … spending on agriculture is presented first, followed by a region-wide perspective and a focus on Malawi and Zambia. … know what public spending on agriculture sector will have the largest impact on the poor and how the resources should be …

Zambia's strong dependence on copper exports has suppressed other tradables sectors, indicative of a Dutch disease …

population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Zambia, given that …Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is becoming increasingly risky due to extreme climate variability. In recent …