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, 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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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2007-01
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
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8039
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