Zambia FSRP Research Reports

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• Demand for Maize Hybrids, Seed Subsidies, and Seed Decisionmakers in Zambia. Melinda Smale and Nicole Mason. HarvestPlus Working Paper, No. 8. May 2012.
• Disrupting Demand for Commercial Seed: Input Subsidies in Malawi and Zambia. Nicole M. Mason and Jacob Ricker-Gilbert. IAPRI Working Paper No. 63. April 2012.
• Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Zambia. Brian P. Mulenga, Robert B. Richardson, and Gelson Tembo. IAPRI Working Paper 62. April 2012.
• Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What are the Policy Implications? Munguzwe Hichaambwa and T. S. Jayne. IAPRI Working Paper 61. April 2012.
• The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia. Nicole M. Mason and Robert J. Myers. FSRP Working Paper No. 60. December 2011.
• Zambian Smallholder Behavioral Responses To Food Reserve Agency Activities. Nicole M. Mason, T. S. Jayne, and Robert J. Myers. FSRP Working Paper No. 59. December 2011.
• The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries, & Implications for Agricultural & Poverty Reduction Policies. Nicole M. Mason, William J. Burke, Arthur Shipekesa, & T. S. Jayne. FSRP Working Paper No. 58. November 2011.
• Zambian Farmers’ Access to Maize Markets. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. FSRP Working Paper No. 57. September 2011.
• Dynamic Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Case of Small Holder Farmers in Zambia. Diana J. Banda, Priscilla Hamukwala, Steven Haggblade, and Antony Chapoto. FSRP Working Paper No. 56. August 2011.
• Factors Affecting Poverty Dynamics in Rural Zambia. Antony Chapoto, Diana Banda, Steven Haggblade, and Priscilla Hamukwala. FSRP Working Paper No. 55.  July 2011.
• The Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products to Rural Household Income in Zambia.  Brian P. Mulenga, Robert B. Richardson, Lawrence Mapemba, and Gelson Tembo. FSRP Working Paper No. 54.  June 2011.
• Constraints to the Development of Commodity Exchanges in Africa:  A Case Study of Zamace. Nicholas J. Sitko and T.S. Jayne. FSRP Working Paper No. 53.  June 2011.
• Technical Compendium: Descriptive Agricultural Statistics and Analysis for Zambia in Support of the USAID Mission’s Feed the Future Strategic Review. Nicholas J. Sitko, Antony Chapoto, Steven Kabwe, Solomon Tembo, Munguzwe Hichaambwa, Rebecca Lubinda, Harrison Chiwawa, Mebelo Mataa, Simon Heck, and Dorothy Nthani. FSRP Working Paper No. 52. April 2011.
• Statistical Report on Categorization of Rural Cropping Households in Zambia.  A. Kuteya, S. Kabwe, M. Beaver, A. Chapoto, B. Burke, N. Mason and M. Weber. FSRP Working Paper No. 51. March 2011.
• The Cost of Maize Production by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia. William J. Burke, Munguzwe Hichaambwa, Dingiswayo Banda, and T. S. Jayne. Working Paper No. 50. March 2011.
• Who Gained and Who Lost from Zambia's 2010 Maize Marketing Policies? Chewe Nkonde, Nicole M. Mason, Nicholas J. Sitko, and T. S. Jayne. Working Paper No. 49. January 2011.
• Factors Contributing to Zambia’s 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest. William J. Burke, T. S. Jayne, and Antony Chapoto. Working Paper No. 48. September 2010.
• Productivity Impact of Conservation Farming on Smallholder Cotton Farmers in Zambia. Steven Haggblade, Steven Kabwe, and Christina Plerhoples. Working Paper No. 47. March 2011.
• The Structure and Behavior of Vegetable Markets Serving Lusaka: Main Report. David Tschirley and Munguzwe Hichaambwa. Working Paper No. 46. June 2010.
• Patterns and Trends in Food Staples Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa: Toward the Identification of Priority Investments and Strategies for Developing Markets and Promoting Smallholder Productivity Growth. T.S. Jayne, Nicole Mason, Robert Myers, Jake Ferris, David Mather, Nicholas Sitko, Margaret Beaver, Natalie Lenski, Antony Chapoto, and Duncan Boughton. International Development Working Paper #104. April 2010.
  
• A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Working Paper No. 45. April 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. Working Paper No. 44. February 2010.
• 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.
• Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare. Ana Fernandez, Robert B. Richardson, David Tschirley, and Gelson Tembo. Working Paper No. 41. September 2009.
• Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, L. Kirimi, and S. Kadiyala. International Development Working Paper #99. Michigan State University. September 2009.
• Fostering Agricultural Market Development in Zambia. Gelson Tembo, Antony Chapoto, Thomas Jayne, and Michael Weber. Working Paper No. 40. July 2009.
• Factors Influencing the Profitability of Fertilizer Use on Maize in Zambia. Zhiying Xu, Zhengfei Guan, T.S. Jayne, and Roy Black. Working Paper No. 39. Lusaka, Zambia. June 2009.
• Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive for Urban Consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.  Nicole Mason, T.S. Jayne, Cynthia Donovan, and Antony Chapoto. IDWP 98. June 2009.
• Effects of Maize Marketing and Trade Policy on Price Unpredictability in Zambia. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. Working Paper No. 38. June 2009.
• Methodology for Two Weighting Applications for the 2008 Zambia Supplemental Survey. David J. Megill. Working Paper No. 37. April 2009.
• Trends and Spatial Distribution of Public Agricultural Spending in Zambia: Implication for Agricultural Productivity Growth. Jones Govereh, Emma Malawo, Tadeyo Lungu, Thom Jayne, Kasweka Chinyama and Pius Chilonda. Working Paper No. 36. February 2009.
• The 2008/09 Food Price and Food Security Situation in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for Immediate and Longer Run Responses. T.S. Jayne, Antony Chapoto, Isaac Minde, and Cynthia Donovan. International Development Working Paper #97. Michigan State University. 2008.
• Potential for Intra-Regional Maize Trade in Southern Africa: an Analysis for Zambia at the Sub-National Level.  Steven Haggblade, Thomas Jayne, David Tschirley and Steven Longabaugh. Working Paper No. 35. November 2008.
• Access to Land, and Poverty Reduction in Rural Zambia: Connecting the Policy Issues. T.S. Jayne, Ballard Zulu, Gear Kajoba, and M.T. Weber. Working Paper No. 34. October 2008. .
• Assessment of Alternative Maize Trade and Market Policy Interventions in Zambia. Jones Govereh, T.S. Jayne and A. Chapoto. Working Paper No. 33. October, 2008.
• Commercial Dynamics in Zambia’s Cassava Value Chain. Steven Haggblade and Misheck Nyembe. Working Paper No. 32. August 2008.
• Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty? Arne Bigsten and Sven Tengstam. Working Paper No 31.  July 2008. .
• HIV/AIDS and Agrarian Livelihoods in Zambia: a Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis. Nicole M. Mason, Antony Chapoto, T.S. Jayne, and Robert J. Myers. Working Paper No. 30. November 2007.
• Alternative Instruments for Ensuring Food Security and Price Stability in Zambia. Paul A. Dorosh, Simon Dradri, and Steven Haggblade. Working Paper No. 29. November 2007.
• Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement in Zambia. Steven Haggblade and David Tschirley. Working Paper No. 28. (A Study for USAID's Office of Food for Peace). November 2007.
• Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement:  an Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice. David Tschirley and Anne Marie del Castillo.  Working Paper No. 27. (Reprint of MSU International Development Working Paper Number 91). October 2007.
• Comparative Analysis of Organization and Performance of African Cotton Sectors: Learning From Experience of Cotton Sector Reform in Africa. Draft Final Report. David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Nicolas Gergely, Patrick Labaste, John Baffes, Duncan Boughton, and Gérald Estur. September 6, 2007. (This paper was commissioned by the World Bank. This draft version appears here by the permission of the World Bank; the final version will be published as an official World Bank publication)
• Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Working Paper No. 26. (This paper will also be published as a World Bank Discussion Paper). September 2007.
• Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence From Zambia (Revised Version). Antony Chapoto, T.S. Jayne, N. Mason. Working Paper No. 25. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. September 2007.
• Trends in Agricultural and Rural Development Indicators in Zambia. T.S. Jayne, J. Govereh, P. Chilonda, N. Mason, A. Chapoto and H. Haantuba. Working Paper No. 24. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. June 2007.
• Assessment of the Farm Level Financial Profitability of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces. Stephen Kabwe, Cynthia Donovan, and David Samazaka. Working Paper No. 23. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. May 2007.
• Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia and Its Implications for Policy.  Ballard Zulu, T.S. Jayne and Margaret Beaver.  Working Paper No. 22. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. April 2007.
• A Value Chain Task Force Approach for Managing Private-Public Partnerships:  Zamiba’s Task Force on Acceleration of Cassava Utilization. Maureen Chitundu, Klaus Droppelmann and Steven Haggblade. Working Paper No. 21. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. December 2006.
• Raising the Productivity of Public Investments in Zambia’s Agricultural Sector. J. Govereh, J.J. Shawa, E. Malawo, and T.S. Jayne. Working Paper No. 20. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. December 2006.
• Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDSids: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, N. Mason. Working Paper No. 19. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. November 2006.
• Reprint: The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience. David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Duncan Boughton. Working Paper No. 18. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. June 2006.
• Zambia Horticultural Rapid Appraisal: Understanding the Domestic Value Chains of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Munguzwe Hichaambwa and David Tschirley. Working Paper No. 17. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. September 2006.
• Potential Impact of the Kwacha Appreciation and Proposed Tax Provisions of the 2006 Budget Act on Zambian Agriculture. John Fynn, Steven Haggblade. Working Paper No. 16. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. July 2006.
• Smallholder Farming Under Increasingly Difficult Circumstances: Policy and Public Investment Priorities for Africa by T.S. Jayne, D. Mather, and E. Mghenyi. 2006. IDWP 86.
• Impact Of HIV/AIDS-Related Deaths On Rural Farm Households’ Welfare In Zambia: Implications For Poverty Reduction Strategies. Antony Chapoto And T.S. Jayne. Working Paper 15. Dec 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 Study. November 2005.
• Characteristics of Individuals Afflicted by AIDS-related Mortality in Zambia. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. Working Paper 14. August 2005.
• Recommendations for Adjusting Weights for Zambia Post Harvest Survey Data Series and Improving Estimation Methodology for Future Surveys. David J. Megill. Working Paper 13. March 2005.
• Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment. Billy Mwiinga, Julius Shawa, T.S. Jayne, and James Shaffer. Working Paper 12. April 2005.
• Recommendations on Sample Design for Post-Harvest Surveys in Zambia Based on the 2000 Census. David J. Megill. Working Paper 11. February 2004.
• Cotton in Zambia: an Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future. David Tschirley, Ballard Zulu, and James Shaffer. Working Paper 10. February 2004.
• Household Level Financial Incentives to Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Technologies in Africa. Steven Haggblade, Gelson Tembo, and Cynthia Donovan. Working Paper 9. February 2004.
• Development, Diffusion and Impact of Conservation Farming in Zambia. Steven Haggblade and Gelson Tembo.Working Paper 8. June 2003.
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• How Will The Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance In Zambia: An Ex Ante Assessment To Guide Government Deliberation. J. J. Nijhoff, Gelson Tembo, Jim Shaffer, T. S. Jayne, and Julius Shawa.Working Paper 7. June 2003.
• Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Market Information in Zambia: A User Needs Assessment. Geoffrey Chomba, Green Mbozi, David Mundia, Mike Simpamba, Billy Mwiinga, Cynthia Donovan, and Stanely Mushingwani. Working Paper 6. November 2002.
• Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia. C. Donovan, M. Damaseke, J. Govereh, and D. Simumba. Working Paper 5. April 2002.
• Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs, And the Smallholder Farmer. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Agricultural Consultative Forum, and Food Security Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia. Working Paper 4. May 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. Working Paper 3. October 2000.
• Review of Sample Design for Zambia Post-harvest Survey (1997/98) and Recommendations for Improving the Sampling Strategy and Estimation Procedures. Food Security Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia. Working Paper 2. July 2000.
• Improving Smallholder and Agri-business Opportunities in Zambia's Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options. Food Security Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia. Working Paper 1. March 2000.
• Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe T.S. Jayne, Mulinge Mukumbu, Munhamo Chisvo, David Tschirley, Michael T. Weber, Ballard Zulu, Robert Johansson, Paula Santos, and David Soroko. MSU IDWP 72. 1999. 45 pp.