Zambia - Commercial Value Chains in Zambian Agriculture : Do Smallholders Benefit?

World Bank

World Bank

关键词: ACCESS TO CREDIT;    ACCESS TO MARKET;    ACCESS TO MARKETS;    AGRIBUSINESS;    AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES;   

RP-ID  :  48774

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Agriculture and agroprocessing areimportant in Zambia's economy, representing more than40 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and contributingabout 12 percent of national export earnings. Agricultureemploys some 67 percent of the labor force and supplies rawmaterials to agricultural industries, which account for some84 percent of manufacturing value-added in the country.Smallholder agriculture dominates the rural economy. Itprovides livelihoods for the overwhelming majority of ruralhouseholds. The commercialization of smallholder agricultureis an important element of Zambia's strategy toincrease economic growth in an equitable manner anddiversify smallholder agriculture. This study thereforeasks: 'do Zambian smallholders benefit from greaterparticipation in value chains?' It provides anevidence-based analysis of the benefits and constraintsassociated with smallholders' integration into specificcommercial value chains. The study also investigates whetherthe benefits of participating in these value chains can beincreased for smallholders and provides corresponding policyand investment recommendations.