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Do input subsidies reduce poverty among smallholder farm households? Evidence from Zambia
Mason, Nicole M.; Tembo, Solomon T. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
reducing rural poverty among their objectives, but are ISPs achieving these objectives? We use data from two nationally …-representative surveys of smallholder farm households in Zambia to estimate the effects of an increase in ISP fertilizer on household incomes …, poverty severity, and the probability of household income falling below the US$2 and US$1.25/capita/day poverty lines. Results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068524
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Rural land rental markets in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and impacts on household welfare in Malawi and Zambia
Chamberlin, Jordan; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
This is a draft paper, submitted in advance of presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068838
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What are the effects of input subsidy programs on equilibrium maize prices? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia
Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Mason, Nicole; Jayne, Thomas; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
effects of fertilizer subsidies on retail maize prices in Malawi and Zambia using market or district-level panel data covering … maize prices by 1.2% to 1.6% on average. In Zambia, roughly doubling the scale of the country’s subsidy program (i … fertilizer subsidy programs in Malawi and Zambia have had a minimal effect on reducing retail maize prices. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916294
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Natural Resource Management, Food Security, and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research Evidence to Action Proceedings of the Public Forum
Simasiku, Phyllis; Chapoto, Antony; Richardson, Robert B.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Natural resource use, including land, and rural population location is an important topic for Zambia's development … strategy. Among other efforts, the Government of Zambia (GRZ) has designated 22% of total land area, as Game Management Areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456948
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Staple food prices in Zambia
Chapoto, Antony; Govereh, Jones; Haggblade, Steven; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Prepared for the COMESA policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456987
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Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare
Fernandez, Ana; Richardson, Robert B.; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457074
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Natural Resource Management, Food Security and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research to Action
Simasiku, Phyllis; Chapoto, Antony; Richardson, Robert B.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
More effective policies are needed to improve access and secure rights to land and other natural resources for various stakeholders, particularly smallholder farmers. Service delivery at all levels of governance needs to be restructured and strengthened in order to promote and improve economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519311
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A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.
Tschirley, David L.; Kabwe, Stephen - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530568
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Impact of Natural Resource Conservation Policies on Household Consumption Around Zambian National Parks
Tembo, Gelson; Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Pavy, Jean-Michel - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
Key Policy Points - Game Management Areas (GMAs) in Zambia aim to combine nature conservation with economic empowerment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530578
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Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Zambia: Results from the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption Survey
Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
• The Zambia Urban Consumption Survey, a survey of 1,865 urban households in Lusaka, Kitwe, Mansa, and Kasama, was … conducted in August 2007 and February 2008 by the Central Statistical Office in collaboration with the Zambia Food Security … terms of urban consumer expenditures. Maize is no longer the dominant staple food in urban Zambia, except among the poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530589