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Zambia Food Security Research Project (FSRP)

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Project Overview

• Project Brochure: Summarizes project approach and selected outputs (to be posted)
• Project Annual Narrative Report: 2008/2009, 2007/2008, 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05
• Cumulative Project Output Reports: 2007/08, 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05
• Contact Information: in-country personnel, U.S. based backstop and collaborative institutions.
• Prior Project Fact Sheet: summarizes project approach and output, August 1999-September 2003.

Recommended Zambian Website Links       See Complete List of Links

Research and Outreach Top

Policy Syntheses       See Complete List of Policy Syntheses

• 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.

Research Reports        See Complete List of Research Reports

• The Impacts of Trade Barriers and Market Interventions on Maize Price Predictability: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. International Development Working Paper #102. Michigan State University. December 2009.
• Patterns Of Urban Food Consumption And Expenditure In Zambia: An Overview Report Based on the CSO/MACO/FSRP Food Consumption Survey in Urban Areas of Lusaka, Kitwe, Mansa and Kasama, 2007-2008.  Munguzwe Hichaambwa, Margaret Beaver, Antony Chapoto  and Michael Weber.  Working Paper No. 43. December, 2009.
• Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Zambia: Results from the 2007/2008 Urban Consumption Survey. Nicole M. Mason and T.S. Jayne. Working Paper No. 42. November 2009.

Policy Presentations       See Complete List of Policy Presentations

• The Impact of Trade Barriers and Market Interventions on Maize Price Unpredictability: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa. A. Chapoto and T. S. Jayne. Third AAMP Regional Workshop and Seminar on: “Food Prices Variability: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options.” Maputo, Mozambique. January 25-30, 2010
• Maize Price Volatility in Zambia. Jan Nijhoff and Antony Chapoto. Presented at a meeting on Zambia's Agricultural Finance Market, organized by the Zambia National Farmers Union and the PROFIT Program, held in Lusaka, 9 December, 2009.
• Insights on Natural Resource Management and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research Evidence to Action. Collaborating Partner Public Forum. Pamodzi Hotel, 03 December, 2009
  • Forum Final Programme
  • Opening Comments - Honorable Minister of Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources
  • Forum Summary Document and Suggestions for Action for SNDP and Beyond 
    • Recommendations for Policy Leaders in MTENR, MACO, Livestock and LANDS
    • Proceedings Document
  • Panel Presentations on Community-Based Natural Resource Management
    • The impact of wildlife management policies on communities and conservation in Game Management Areas in Zambia. Alimakio Zulu(NRCF)and Mwape Sichilongo (CBNRMF)
    • Household Consumption and Natural Resource Management around National Parks in Zambia. Dr. Gelson Tembo, (UNZA)
    • The Impacts of Wildlife Conservation Policies on Rural Welfare in Zambia. Dr. Robert Richardson, (FSRP/MSU)
  • Panel Presentations on Land Use and Intensification of agriculture/livestock production and potential for productivity enhancements
    • The Challenge of Integrating the Goals of Productive Land Use and Broad-Based Agricultural Development In Zambia. Dr. Antony Chapoto (FSRP)
    • Conservation Farming and Related Natural Resource Policies for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification-Two Key Issues. Peter Aagaard
    • Improving the lives of poor farmers, rewarding farming practices that protect nature: COMACO. Dr. Dale Lewis, Wildlife Conservation Society
      •  Supplemental Paper: Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO): Scaling up Conservation Impact through Markets that Change Livelihoods. Dale Lewis. 

Notes on Current Topics and Events     See Complete List of Current Topics

• The status of customary land and how it affects the rights of indigenous local communities. Submission by FSRP to the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Lands Study, January 2010.
• Food Commodity Trade. The Need for a Regional Approach to Stimulate Agricultural Growth and Enhance Food Security - November 2009
• Questions and Answers on Fertiliser Reform in Zambia - September 2009

Professional Publications        See Complete List of Professional Publications

• Tschirley, David L., T.S. Jayne. 2010. "Exploring the Logic Behind Southern Africa’s Food Crises." World Development Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 76–87.
• Mason, N. M., T. S. Jayne, A. Chapoto, and R. Myers. Forthcoming. 2010. "A Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia" World Development
• Abbink, K., T.S. Jayne, Lars C. Moller. Forthcoming. The Relevance of a Rules-Based Maize Marketing Policy: An Experimental Case Study of Zambia. Accepted by Journal of Development Economics. September 2009.
• Chapoto, A., T.S. Jayne, Nicole M. Mason. Forthcoming. Widows' Land Security in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. Economic Development and Cultural Change. Final version accepted: July 2009.
• Dorosh, P., Dradri, S., Steven Haggblade. 2009. "Regional trade, government policy and food security: Recent evidence from Zambia". Food Policy 34 (2009) 350–366.
  
• Xu, Z., Guan, Z., Jayne, T.S. and Black , R. 2009. "Factors influencing the profitability of fertilizer use on maize in Zambia". Agricultural Economics Volume 40 (2009): 437 - 446.

Theses Reprints by MSU graduate students supported by the project Top

• Chapoto, Antony. The Impact of Aids-Related Prime-Age Mortality on Rural Farm Households: Panel Survey Evidence From Zambia. 2006
• Chomba, Geoffrey Ndawa. Factors Affecting Smallholder Farmers' Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Zambia. 2004.
• Knepper, Eric Teague. Factors Affecting the Use of Fertilizer by Small- and Medium-sized Farming Households in Zambia, 1997-2000. 2002.

Topic Directories Top

Zambia Specific Work and Background Resources Directories

• FSP Reform Study Tour
• Study of Benefits of Improved Cassava and Sweet Potato Varieties in Zambia
• Natural Resource Management, Pro-Poor Tourism, Food Security and Rural Development
• Livestock Value Chain 
• Horticulture Value Chain
• Cassava Value Chain Development in Southern Africa
• Cotton Sector Development and Reform  in Africa
• Emergency Response and Development 
• Input Use, Input Market Development and Natural Resource Management
• Market Information System Development
• Output Market Development and Reform
• Prime-Age Adult Mortality: Effects on Rural Households in Africa
• Rural Household Income Analysis and Policy 

Other Cross-Country Research and Outreach Topic Directories

• High Prices and the Impending Food Crisis—Short- and Long-Run Responses
• Information Portal for Africa (FSIP for Africa)
• Learning Resources for Applied Researchers, Policy Analysts, and Decision Makers

Zambia Agricultural Market Information Documents and Directory Top

• Zambia Agricultural Market Information Centre (AMIC)

GART & ZARI Economic Training Documents and Directory Top

• GART (Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust) Web Site
• ZARI (Zambia Agricultural Research Institute)  Web Site 
• Economic Assessment Training Materials
• Background Training Materials for GART & ZARI
• Links to Other Economic Analysis Training Items and Websites

Central Statistical Office Surveys Top

• Post Harvest Surveys for Small and Medium-Sized Households (Synthetic Questionnaires)
• Living Conditions Monitoring Surveys (LCMS)
• Crop Forecast Surveys for Small and Medium-Sized Households (Synthetic Questionnaires)
• Documents

FSRP Surveys Top

• Survey Instruments
• Documents

Administrative Reports Top

• For MSU and USAID Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter
• For MSU and SIDA Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter
• For MSU and ACF Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter

Links to Related Sites Top

• Quick Links - Zambia on the Food Security and Food Policy Information Portal for Africa-FSIP
• Quick Links - Building Professional Skills-FSIP