Listening to farmers : participatory assessment of policy reform in Zambia's agriculture sector

This study examines the impact on farmers of the radical changes in agricultural policy which have taken place in Zambia during the 1990s. Drawing on the findings of a number of participatory surveys and beneficiary assessments, and on quantitative survey data where available, the paper highlights f...

• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Francis, Paul A, Milino, John T, Njobvu, Chosani A, Tembo, Stephen P M
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1997
• Series: World Bank technical paper. Africa region series no. 375
• Subjects: SISTEMAS AGRICOLAS; AGRICULTORES; REFORMA POLITICA; SECTOR AGROPECUARIO; ZAMBIA; SECTOR AGRICOLA; SECTOR PECUARIO

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abstract
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Farming systems
• Farmers' access to resources
• 4. Farmers' perceptions of agricultural services
• 5. Coping strategies
• 6. Conclusions and implications
• References
• List of tables
• List of boxes
• List of figures