Zambia : Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization Strategy

Zambia : Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization Strategy

This report focuses on the potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization in Zambia. The paper discusses the framework for Zambia's smallholder commercialization strategy, the current state of smallholder agriculture in Zambia,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Rural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ARABLE LAND ASSET HOLDINGS BEANS CAPACITY BUILDING CASH CROPS CASSAVA CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY COFFEE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL FARMING COMMERCIAL FARMS COMMERCIALIZATION COMMODITY CONTRACT FARMING COTTON COTTON PRODUCTION COWPEAS CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT CROP PRODUCTION CULTIVATION CULTIVATION PRACTICE CULTIVATION PRACTICES DAIRY PRODUCTION DAIRY SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION DROUGHT ECOLOGICAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH EQUIPMENT EXPORT MARKETS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM INCOMES FARM MANAGEMENT FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMING COMMUNITY FARMING SYSTEMS FARMING TECHNOLOGIES FARMS FEED FERTILIZER FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES FIELD WORK FISHING FOOD ITEMS FOOD RELIEF FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES FRUITS GROUNDNUTS HARVESTING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS HORTICULTURE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HUMAN CAPITAL HYBRID SEED INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INTEGRATION IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LAND RESOURCES LEATHER LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKETING MILLET MULTIPLE CROPPING NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OUTGROWER SCHEMES POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POOR SMALLHOLDERS POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCE PRODUCER GROUPS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INCENTIVES PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SERVICES REMOTE AREAS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTERPRISES RURAL GROWTH RURAL LABOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL SECTOR SAFETY NET SAVINGS SMALL SCALE FARMERS SMALL-SCALE FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARMING SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SOILS SORGHUM SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWERS SUSTAINABLE FARMING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS SWEET POTATO TEA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEXTILES TOBACCO TUBERS ULTRA POOR VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WATER RESOURCES YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7372045/zambia-smallholder-agricultural-commercialization-strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8039

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Summary:	This report focuses on the potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization in Zambia. The paper discusses the framework for Zambia's smallholder commercialization strategy, the current state of smallholder agriculture in Zambia, key issues, support from agribusiness to smallholders, and development of potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization. The paper concludes with three strategy areas: how to strengthen existing market mechanisms, reform of sectoral policies, and investments in public infrastructure.

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