Publication: Zambia Jobs in Value Chains: Opportunities in Agribusiness
Date
2017
ISSN
Published
2017
Author(s)
Krishnan, Sudha Bala
Peterburs, Teresa
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Krishnan, Sudha Bala; Peterburs, Teresa. 2017. Zambia Jobs in Value Chains; Zambia Jobs in Value Chains : Opportunities in Agribusiness. Jobs Series;No. 6. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/27007 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”