World Bank2017-03-072017-03-072012-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26224Agriculture and agribusiness play an important role in the Zambian economy, contributing around 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years and about 12 percent of national export earnings. Agriculture employs nearly 70 percent of the labor force and remains the main source of income and employment for most of the people living in rural areas. The objective of the Zambia agribusiness indicators (ABI) country report is to examine factors that have affected agricultural productivity, market access, and the policy environment for agriculture in Zambia. This report presents findings of a data collection exercise carried out to compile a set of pilot ABI for Zambia. The pilot indicators presented are based on a review of the literature, government statistical bulletins, and primary interviews in the seed, fertilizer, mechanization, agricultural finance, and transport subsectors. The resulting indicators are presented in matrix form, together with notes indicating the specific data source (or sources) used for each indicator. A set of questionnaires was developed for this part of the exercise based on guidelines. Perception indicators on the quality of road infrastructure and other transport sector issues were added to supplement the checklist guidelines. The anticipated impact of the presentation of country performances will be to raise the competitiveness of African agriculture by bringing into sharper focus measures of how individual countries are transitioning towards a more commercial agriculture. This report consists of following seven chapters: chapter one gives introduction; chapter two presents access to and use of improved seed; chapter three focuses on fertilizer access and availability; chapter four focuses on access to farm machinery and tractor hire services; chapter five presents access to agricultural and agri-enterprise finance; chapter six gives cost and efficiency of transport in Zambia; and chapter seven presents policy and enabling environment for agribusiness development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO MARKETSACCREDITATIONAGRIBUSINESSAGRIBUSINESS FIRMSAGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRYAGRICULTURAL CREDITAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL FINANCEAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL LENDINGAGRICULTURAL MACHINERYAGRICULTURAL MARKETAGRICULTURAL MARKETINGAGRICULTURAL MARKETING POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTOR PERFORMANCEAGRICULTURAL TRACTORSAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE MARKETAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAGRICULTURE POLICYAGRICULTURE SECTORARABLE LANDAVERAGE YIELDSBACKED LOANSBANK BRANCHESBANK CREDITBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBANK OFFICEBANKERBARLEYBARRIERS TO ENTRYBEANSBORROWERSBORROWINGBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESCASH CROPSCASSAVACLIMATECOLLATERALCOLLATERALSCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMERCOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMERCIAL FARMSCOMMERCIAL FERTILIZERCOMMERCIAL SEEDCOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITIESCONSERVATION FARMINGCOOPERATIONCOOPERATIVESCORPORATE FARMSCOTTONCOWPEASCREDIT HISTORIESCREDIT SCHEMECROPCROP AREACROP YIELDSCROPSCROWDING OUTCULTIVATED LANDDAIRYDEGREE OF MECHANIZATIONDEPOSITSDOMESTIC MARKETDONOR FUNDSDOWN PAYMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REFORMSENTERPRISEENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTALEQUITYEQUITY FINANCEEXPENDITUREEXPORTEXPORT EARNINGSEXPORTSFAOFARMFARM ACTIVITIESFARM MACHINERYFARM SECTORFARMERFARMER MARKETFARMERSFARMSFEEFERTILIZERFERTILIZER APPLICATIONFERTILIZER EFFICIENCYFERTILIZER INDUSTRYFERTILIZER SUBSIDYFERTILIZER TYPEFERTILIZER USEFERTILIZERSFIELD WORKFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SERVICEFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCINGFOOD CROPSFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN MARKETSFOUNDATION SEEDGATESGERMPLASMGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSGOVERNMENT POLICYGRAINGRAIN MAIZEGREATER ACCESSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROUNDNUTSHIGH INTEREST RATESHOESHOUSEHOLDHOUSEHOLDSHYBRID SEEDIMPORT DUTYIMPORT VALUEIMPORTSINCENTIVE FOR FARMERSINDICATORSINFORMAL FINANCINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINTERESTINTERESTSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENTINVESTMENTSLABOR FORCELENDERSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLOANLOAN FUNDSLOAN SIZELOANSMAIZEMAIZE CROPMAIZE PRODUCTIONMARKET ACCESSMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PRICESMARKET SURVEILLANCEMFIMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMILLETNOMINAL INTEREST RATEOPEN MARKETSOUTSTANDING LOANPARITY PRICEPAYMENTSPEOPLEPLANSPLANT BREEDERSPLANT NUTRITIONPLANT VARIETYPLANT VARIETY PROTECTIONPLANTINGPLANTSPLOWINGPOINT OF SALEPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLLINATIONPRICEPRICESPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SEED COMPANIESPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCEPRODUCER GROUPSPRODUCTION COSTSPROFITABILITYPURCHASE PRICERECYCLINGREPAYMENTREPORTSRESOURCESRETAINED EARNINGSREVENUEREVOLVING FUNDRICERISK MANAGEMENTRURAL ACCESSRURAL AREASSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSEEDSEED CERTIFICATIONSEED COMPANIESSEED EXPORTERSEED LAWSSEED MULTIPLICATIONSEED PRODUCTIONSEED SECTORSEED TECHNOLOGYSEED TESTINGSEEDSSILAGESMALL FARMERSSMALL-SCALE FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSSOIL TYPESSOILSSORGHUMSOURCE OF INCOMESOYBEANSOYBEANSSPACINGSPRAYERSSUBSIDIESSUGARSUNFLOWERTARIFFTARIFFSTAXESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETILLAGETOBACCOTRACTORSTRADETRAINING CENTERSUNIONURBAN AREASVALUESVARIETY RELEASEVILLAGEVILLAGESVOLUMEVOUCHERWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSE RECEIPTWAREHOUSE RECEIPT SYSTEMWAREHOUSE RECEIPTSWAREHOUSESWHEATReportWorld Bank10.1596/26224