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Potential for Intra-Regional Maize Trade in Southern Africa: an Analysis for Zambia at the Sub-National Level

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Steven Haggblade
T.S. Jayne
David L. Tschirley
Steven Longabaugh

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This working paper explores the prospects for regional maize trade in helping to stabilize food availability and prices in Zambia. It reviews these general prospects within the maize economy of southern Africa. Given the important regional differences in Zambia’s food economy, it explores spatial differences in national food production, consumption and marketed surpluses. It also evaluates the impact of regional maize trade on price stability and food security in different parts of Zambia. The empirical evidence from Zambia, summarized in this paper, suggests that both consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the reduced price volatility that results from opening borders to regional trade in food staples.

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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-35.

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Keywords: food security; policy; Zambia; Africa; maize; trade;

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Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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  1. T. S. Jayne & Mulinge Mukumbu & Munhamo Chisvo & David Tschirley & Michael T. Weber & Ballard Zulu & Robert Johansson & Paula Santos & David Soroko, 1999. "Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe," International Development Working Papers 72, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Klaus Abbink & T.S. Jayne & Lars C. Moller, 2007. "The Benefits Of A Rules-Based Maize Marketing Policy: Results Of An Experimental Study Of Zambia," International Development Collaborative Policy Briefs ZM-FSRP-PB-29, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Jayne, T. S. & Jones, Stephen, 1997. "Food marketing and pricing policy in Eastern and Southern Africa: A survey," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 25(9), pages 1505-1527, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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