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Improving Smallholder and Agri-business Opportunities in Zambia's Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options

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T.S. Jayne () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)

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The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken in the short- and medium-term. The final section also considers strategies to improve the industry’s viability over a longer-run time frame.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Collaborative Working Papers with number ZM-FSRP-WP-01.

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Keywords: food security; food policy; Zambia; cotton;

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Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

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  1. Smale, Melinda & Jayne, T.S., 2003. "Maize in Eastern and Southern Africa: 'seeds' of success in retrospect," EPTD discussion papers 97, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
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  1. David Tschirley & Ballard Zulu, 2003. "Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges," International Development Collaborative Policy Briefs ZM-FSRP-PB-07, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  2. David Tschirley & Ballard Zulu & James Shaffer, 2004. "Cotton in Zambia: An Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future," International Development Collaborative Working Papers ZM-FSRP-WP-10, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Duncan Boughton & David Tschirley & Higino de Marrule & Afonso Osório & Ballard Zulu, 2002. "Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia," International Development Collaborative Policy Briefs MZ-MINAG-FL-34E, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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  4. David Tschirley & Stephen Kabwe, 2007. "Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future," International Development Collaborative Working Papers ZM-FSRP-WP-26, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  5. David Tschirley & Colin Poulton & Duncan Boughton, 2006. "Reprint: The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience," International Development Collaborative Working Papers ZM-FSRP-WP-18, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  6. C. Donovan & M. Damaseke & J. Govereh & D. Simumba, 2002. "Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia," International Development Collaborative Working Papers ZM-FSRP-WP-05, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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