Zambia Food Security Policy Syntheses

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• How Can the Zambian Government Improve the Targeting of the Farmer Input Support Program? Rhoda Mofya-Mukuka, Stephen Kabwe, Auckland Kuteya, and Nicole M. Mason. No. 59. February, 2013.
• Fertilizer Subsidies and Smallholder Commercial Fertilizer Purchases: Crowding out, Leakage, and Policy Implications for Zambia. Nicole M. Mason and T. S. Jayne. No. 58. December 2012.
• Zambian Smallholder Behavioral Responses To Food Reserve Agency Activities (Revised Version). Nicole M. Mason, T. S. Jayne, and Robert J. Myers. No. 57. November 2012.
• Where Do Urban Households in Zambia Buy their Livestock Products? Munguzwe Hichaambwa. Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute Policy Brief Number 56. Lusaka, Zambia. July 2012.
• Supply Response of Export Crops in Zambia: The Case of Coffee. Rhoda Mofya-Mukuka and Awudu Abdulai. Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute Policy Brief Number 55. Lusaka, Zambia. May 2012.
• Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What Are the Policy Implications? Munguzwe Hichaambwa and T. S. Jayne. Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute Policy Brief Number 54. Lusaka, Zambia. April 2012.
• Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia. Nicholas J. Sitko, Richard Bwalya, Jolly Kamwanga, and Mukata Wamulume. Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute Policy Brief Number 53. Lusaka, Zambia. April 2012.
• Getting More “Bang for the Buck”: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policy Beyond Subsidies. William J. Burke, T. S. Jayne, and J. Roy Black. No. 52. March 2012.
• Can the FISP More Effectively Achieve Food Production and Poverty Reduction Goals? William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, and Nicholas J. Sitko. No. 51. March 2012.
• The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia. Nicole M. Mason and Robert J. Myers. No. 50. December 2011.
• Zambian Smallholder Behavioral Responses To Food Reserve Agency Activities. Nicole M. Mason, T. S. Jayne, and Robert J. Myers. No. 49. December 2011.
• Mountains of Maize, Persistent Poverty. T.S. Jayne, Nicole Mason, William Burke, Arthur Shipekesa, Antony Chapoto, and Chance Kabaghe. No. 48. November 2011.
• Trends in Maize Grain, Roller and Breakfast Meal Prices In Zambia. Auckland N. Kuteya and T.S. Jayne. No. 47. September 2011.
• Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products to Rural Household Income in Zambia. Brian P. Mulenga, Robert B. Richardson, Lawrence Mapemba, and Gelson Tembo. No. 46, September 2011.
• Why Are Zambian Farmers Not Harvesting All Their Maize? Arthur M. Shipekesa and T.S. Jayne. No. 45, July 2011.
• Revitalizing Zambia’s Agricultural Marketing Information Centre (Amic). Daria Gage. No. 44, July, 2011.
• Productivity Impact of Conservation Farming On Smallholder Cotton Farmers in Zambia.  Steven Haggblade, Stephen Kabwe and Christina Plerhoples. No.43, March, 2010.
• Factors Contributing to Zambia’s 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest. William J. Burke, T. S. Jayne and Antony Chapoto. Number 42, September, 2010.
• Why are Fresh Produce Prices So Unstable in Lusaka? Insights for Policy and Investment Priorities. Munguzwe Hichaambwa and David Tschirley. Number 41, June, 2010.
• How are Vegetables Marketed into Lusaka? The Structure of Lusaka’s Fresh Produce Marketing System and Implications for Investment Priorities. Munguzwe Hichaambwa and David Tschirley. Number 40, June, 2010.
• Do Brokers Help or Hinder the Marketing of Fresh Produce in Lusaka? Preliminary Insights from Research. David Tschirley and Munguzwe Hichaambwa. Number 39, June, 2010.
• Smallholder Marketing Behavior and Urban Consumption Patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa. GISAMA Policy Synthesis #3. March 2010.
• Opportunities and Challenges for Strengthening Staple Food Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa. GISAMA Policy Synthesis #2. March 2010.
• Spatial and Regional Dimensions of Food Security in Zambia. Steven Haggblade, Steven Longabaugh and David Tschirley. Number 38, February, 2010.
• Natural Resource Management, Food Security And Rural Development In Zambia: Moving From Research Evidence To Action. Proceedings Of The Public Forum. Phyllis Simasiku, Antony Chapoto, Robert Richardson, Mwape Sichilongo, Gelson Tembo, Michael Weber and Alimakio Zulu. Number 37, February, 2010. 
• Policies and Public Investments to Promote Smallholder Green Revolutions in Africa: Lessons from Asia. GISAMA Policy Synthesis #1. December 2009
• Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Zambia: Results from the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption Survey. Nicole M. Mason and T. S. Jayne. Number 36, December 2009.
• Impact Of Natural Resource Conservation Policies On Household Consumption Around Zambian National Parks. Gelson Tembo, Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay and Jean-Michel Pavy. Number 35, October 2009.
• Access To Land And Poverty Reduction In Rural Zambia: Connecting The Policy Issues. T. S. Jayne, Ballard Zulu, Gear Kajoba and M. T. Weber. Number 34, Sept 2009.
• The Impacts of Wildlife Conservation Policies on Rural Household Welfare in Zambia. Ana Fernandez, Robert B. Richardson, David Tschirley, and Gelson Tembo. Number 33, September 2009.
• Contract Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa:  Lessons from cotton on what works and under what conditions. Tschirley, David L., Minde, Isaac, Boughton, Duncan H.  ReSAKSS Issue Briefs http://www.resakss.org/. March 2009.
• Factors Influencing the Profitability of Fertilizer Use on Maize in Zambia. Z. Xu, Z. Guan, T.S. Jayne, and Roy Black. Number 32, February 2009.
• Marketing Policy Options for Consumer Price Mitigation Actions In the 2008/09 Maize Marketing Season in Zambia. Antony Chapoto, Steven Haggblade, Julius Shawa, Thomas Jayne and Michael Weber.  Number 31, September 2008.
• Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?  Arne Bigsten and Sven Tengstam. Number 30, July 2008. .
• Food Crises and Food Markets: Implications for Emergency Response in Southern Africa. David Tschirley and T.S. Jayne. MSU Policy Synthesis 82. July 2008.
• The Benefits of a Rules-Based Maize Marketing Policy: Results of an Experimental Study of Zambia. Klaus Abbink, T.S. Jayne, and Lars C. Moller. Number 29. December 2007.
• Input Credit Provision for Cotton Production: Learning from African Neighbors and Meeting Zambia's Challenges.  Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley.  Number 28. November 2007
• Prices Paid to Cotton Farmers: How Does Zambia Compare to its African Neighbors?  David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 27. November 2007.
• Farm Yields and Returns to Farmers from Seed Cotton: Does Zambia Measure Up? Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley. Number 26. November 2007.
• Increasing Demand for Quality in World Cotton Markets: How has Zambia Performed? David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 25. November 2007.
• Alternative Approaches for Moderating Food Insecurity and Price Volatility in Zambia. Paul A. Dorosh, Simon Dradri and Steven Haggblade. Number 24. November 2007.
• HIV/AIDS and Agrarian Livelihoods in Zambia: a Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis. Nicole M. Mason, Antony Chapoto, T.S. Jayne, & Robert J. Myers. Number 23. November 2007.
• Security of Widow's Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne and N. Mason. Number 22. September 2007.
• Urgent Need for Effective Public-Private Coordination in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Deliberations on the Cotton Act. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 21. April 2007
• Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia: Implications for Policy. Ballard Zulu, T.S. Jayne and Margaret Beaver. Number 20. April 2007
• Returns to Investment in Agriculture. Steven Haggblade. Number 19. January 2007.
• Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces. Stephen Kabwe, Cynthia Donovan, and David Samazaka.  Number 18. December 2006.
• Understanding Zambia’s Domestic Value Chains for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Munguzwe Hichaambwa, David Tschirley. Number 17. November 2006.
• Emerging Structural Maize Deficits in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for National Agricultural Strategies. T.S Jayne and Antony Chapoto. Number 16. September 2006.
• Maize Price Projections for Zambia’s 2006/07 Marketing Season. Steven Haggblade. Number 15. June 2006.
• Trends in Breakfast Meal and Maize Marketing Margins in Zambia. Antony Chapoto and T.S Jayne. Number 14. August 2006.
• Potential Impact Of The Kwacha Appreciation On Zambia Agriculture. John Fynn and Steven Haggblade. Number 13. August 2006.
• Impact Of HIV/AIDS-Related Adult Mortality On Rural Households’ Welfare In Zambia. Antony Chapoto and T.S Jayne. Number 12. December 2005.
• Zambia’s 2005 Maize Import and Marketing Experiences: Lessons and Implications. Anthony Mwanaumo, T.S Jayne, Ballard Zulu, Julius Shawa, Green Mbozi, Steven Haggblade, and Misheck Nyembe. Number 11. December 2005.
• Community-level Relationships between Prime Age Mortality and Rural Welfare: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. T. S. Jayne, Antony Chapoto, Elizabeth Byron, Mukelabai Ndiyoi, Petan Hamazakaza, Suneetha Kadiyala, and Stuart Gillespie International Food Policy Research Institute policy brief. November 2005.
• Socio-economic Characteristics of Individuals Afflected by AIDS-related Prime-age Mortality in Zambia. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. Number 10. September 2005.
• An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector. Ballard Zulu and David Tschirley. Number 9. 2004.
• How Will the Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance in Zambia? An ex Ante Assessment to Inform Government Deliberation. J.J. Nijhoff, Gelson Tembo, James D. Shaffer, T.S. Jayne, and Julius Shawa. Number 8. 2003.
• Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges. David Tschirley and Ballard Zulu. Number 7. 2003.
• Markets Need Predictable Government Actions to Function Effectively: The Case of Importing Maize in Times of Deficit. J.J. Nijhoff, T.S. Jayne, Billy Mwiinga, Jim Shaffer. Number 6. 2002.
• The Role Of Mugaiwa In Promoting Household Food Security: Why It Matters Who Gets Access To Government Maize Imports. Billy Mwiinga, J.J. Nijhoff, T.S. Jayne, Gelson Tembo, Jim Shaffer. Number 5. 2002.
• Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia. C. Donovan, M. Damaseke, J. Govereh, and D. Simumba. Number 4. 2002.
• Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer. J. Govereh, T.S. Jayne, J.J. Nijhoff, J.J. Shawa, H. Haantuba, A. Belemu, E. Ngulube, B. Zulu, and A.K. Banda. Number 3. 2002.
• Is the Glass Half-empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia. Ballard Zulu, J.J. Nijhoff, T.S. Jayne, and Asfaw Negassa. Number 2 . 2000.
• Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector. FSRP Team. Number 1. 2000.