Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness

This study analyzes from a jobs perspective two high potential value chains (VCs) in Zambia’s agribusiness sector poultry and aquaculture. With more than 50 percent of workers and over 80 percent of poor Zambians recording themselves in agriculture...

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Main Authors:	Krishnan, Sudha Bala, Peterburs, Teresa
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	JOB AGRICULTURE MARKET LABOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGRIBUSINESS AQUACULTURE POULTRY VALUE CHAIN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994421496902578364/Jobs-in-value-chains-Zambia-opportunities-in-agribusiness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27007

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spelling	okr-10986-270072021-05-25T09:00:35Z Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness Krishnan, Sudha Bala Peterburs, Teresa JOB AGRICULTURE MARKET LABOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGRIBUSINESS AQUACULTURE POULTRY VALUE CHAIN This study analyzes from a jobs perspective two high potential value chains (VCs) in Zambia’s agribusiness sector poultry and aquaculture. With more than 50 percent of workers and over 80 percent of poor Zambians recording themselves in agriculture in the 2010 population census, raising agricultural productivity is a determinant to reduce poverty. Yet small-scale farmers (SSFs) and modern commercial operations in large farms exist in parallel, as SSFs typically use backward production systems with scant capitalization. Zambia’s challenge is to overcome the persistent disconnect between low productivity smallholder agriculture and high productivity modern agribusiness firms. Developing market linkages will enable the agribusiness sector to meet the growing urban demand for food products, while connecting more people to jobs. 2017-06-08T15:16:55Z 2017-06-08T15:16:55Z 2017 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994421496902578364/Jobs-in-value-chains-Zambia-opportunities-in-agribusiness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27007 English en_US Jobs Series;No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agriculture Study Africa Zambia
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description	This study analyzes from a jobs perspective two high potential value chains (VCs) in Zambia’s agribusiness sector poultry and aquaculture. With more than 50 percent of workers and over 80 percent of poor Zambians recording themselves in agriculture in the 2010 population census, raising agricultural productivity is a determinant to reduce poverty. Yet small-scale farmers (SSFs) and modern commercial operations in large farms exist in parallel, as SSFs typically use backward production systems with scant capitalization. Zambia’s challenge is to overcome the persistent disconnect between low productivity smallholder agriculture and high productivity modern agribusiness firms. Developing market linkages will enable the agribusiness sector to meet the growing urban demand for food products, while connecting more people to jobs.
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author	Krishnan, Sudha Bala Peterburs, Teresa
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title	Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness
title_short	Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness
title_full	Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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