Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Zambia"
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Evidence from three models of land and agricultural commercialisation: Impacts on local livelihoods in Zambia
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)Zambia needs to undergo structural transformation triggered by increased agricultural and rural labour productivity if it is to achieve improved growth and broad-based poverty reduction. The current experience, however, ... -
Evidence from three models of land and agricultural commercialization: Impacts on local livelihoods in Zambia
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)The approach favoured by most donors is to stimulate growth in smallholder agriculture by a variety of interventions ranging from production technology to market development. Some, however, contend that agricultural ... -
Land grabbing from within: Learning from grazing disputes in Western Kavango, Namibia.
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)In recent years Namibia has received a number of proposals from multinational agricultural corporations to develop large-scale irrigation projects, mainly in the country’s water-rich, north-eastern regions (Odendaal 2011). ... -
Large-scale land acquisitions, displacement and resettlement in Zambia
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)The increase in demand for land can be attributed in part to rising incomes among middle-class Zambians, but also to the Zambian government’s drive to boost economic growth and reduce poverty by attracting foreign ... -
The rise of Soya in Zambia and the integration of smallholder farmers
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)After six decades of policy experimentation, and efforts to promote economic diversification and reduce the country’s over-reliance on copper mining, Zambia has failed to fully capitalise on the country’s agricultural ... -
Zambia’s Customary Landholding Certificate and Tenure Options for Women
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2023-02)