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...

Maize meal is a staple food in South Africa, particularly among the poor. The South African government by the mid-1980s enacted a series of legislations aimed at reducing the role of government within the market and placing increasing reliance on market forces and the private sector. Ex post...

Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MARD-Directorate of Economics

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique

Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer

The major objective of this study was to assess the performance of grain markets in Ethiopia at the individual market levels and for groups of markets which are spatially linked. By examining the nature of relationships among producer, wholesale, and retail prices in individual markets and among...

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique

This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better understanding of the...

Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer