Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness
This study analyzes from a jobs perspective two high potential value chains (VCs) in Zambia’s agribusiness sector poultry and aquaculture. With more than 50 percent of workers and over 80 percent of poor Zambians recording themselves in agriculture...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994421496902578364/Jobs-in-value-chains-Zambia-opportunities-in-agribusiness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27007 |
| Summary: | This study analyzes from a jobs
perspective two high potential value chains (VCs) in
Zambia’s agribusiness sector poultry and aquaculture. With
more than 50 percent of workers and over 80 percent of poor
Zambians recording themselves in agriculture in the 2010
population census, raising agricultural productivity is a
determinant to reduce poverty. Yet small-scale farmers
(SSFs) and modern commercial operations in large farms exist
in parallel, as SSFs typically use backward production
systems with scant capitalization. Zambia’s challenge is to
overcome the persistent disconnect between low productivity
smallholder agriculture and high productivity modern
agribusiness firms. Developing market linkages will enable
the agribusiness sector to meet the growing urban demand for
food products, while connecting more people to jobs. |
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