World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3075Agriculture and agroprocessing are important in Zambia's economy, representing more than 40 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and contributing about 12 percent of national export earnings. Agriculture employs some 67 percent of the labor force and supplies raw materials to agricultural industries, which account for some 84 percent of manufacturing value-added in the country. Smallholder agriculture dominates the rural economy. It provides livelihoods for the overwhelming majority of rural households. The commercialization of smallholder agriculture is an important element of Zambia's strategy to increase economic growth in an equitable manner and diversify smallholder agriculture. This study therefore asks: 'do Zambian smallholders benefit from greater participation in value chains?' It provides an evidence-based analysis of the benefits and constraints associated with smallholders' integration into specific commercial value chains. The study also investigates whether the benefits of participating in these value chains can be increased for smallholders and provides corresponding policy and investment recommendations.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO MARKETACCESS TO MARKETSAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL CREDITAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL MARKETINGAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTUREAUCTIONAVERAGE COSTSAVERAGE YIELDSBASE YEARBENCHMARKCABBAGESCARROTSCASH CROPSCASH FLOWCASH FLOW ANALYSISCASSAVACOLLUSIONCOMMERCIAL CROPSCOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMERCIAL VALUECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITYCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICECONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONTRACT FARMINGCOOPERATIVESCOTTONCOTTON BOLLSCOTTON PRODUCTIONCOTTON YIELDSCREDIT PROVISIONCREDITSCROPCROP INSURANCECROP MANAGEMENTCROP PRODUCTIONCROPPINGCULTIVATIONDEBTDEFAULTERSDIVERSIFICATIONDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC MARKETSDONOR AGENCIESEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC REFORMSEGGPLANTEMPLOYMENTEMPOWERMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPLOITATIONEXPORT CROPSEXPORT EARNINGSEXPORT HORTICULTUREEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSFAIRFAMILY LABORFARMFARM INCOMEFARM INCOMESFARM MANAGEMENTFARM PRODUCTIVITYFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFARMING SYSTEMSFARMSFERTILIZERFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL VIABILITYFINANCING COSTSFIRST COMPANYFOOD CROPSFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SECURITYFRESH FRUITFRUITSGARLICGDPGINNERIESGREEN BEANSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS VALUEHARVESTINGHORTICULTURAL CROPSHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTSHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE SECTORHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINFORMATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSLABOR FORCELABORERSLAND MANAGEMENTLAND MARKETLOANLOAN RECOVERYMAIZEMAIZE PRODUCTIONMARKET EQUILIBRIUMMARKET MANAGEMENTMARKET PRICEMARKET PRICESMARKET TRANSPARENCYMERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE EXPORTSMIDDLEMENNATURAL RESOURCESNOMINAL INCOMEOKRAONIONSOPPORTUNITY COSTOUTGROWER SCHEMESOVERHEAD COSTSPER CAPITA INCOMEPEST MANAGEMENTPHYSICAL CAPITALPLANTINGPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOOR ACCESSPOOR CREDITPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOTATOESPOTENTIAL YIELDSPRICE COMPETITIONPRICE DISCOVERYPRICE PROTECTIONPRICE TAKERSPRICE VARIATIONSPRICING MECHANISMSPRODUCEPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION SYSTEMPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPRODUCTIVITY INCREASESPROFIT MARGINPROFIT MARGINSPROFIT MAXIMIZATIONPROFITABILITYPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPURCHASINGQUALITATIVE VALUERAPERETAILRETAIL PRICESALESALESSEEDSEED COTTONSEEDSSMALL-SCALE FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURESMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDER INCOMESSMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATIONSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL SECURITYSPOT MARKETSTORAGE CAPACITYSUBSTITUTESUGARSUGARCANESUPPLY CHAINSURPLUSSURPLUSESSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOBACCOTOMATOESTRADE POLICYTRANSACTION COSTSTURNOVERUNIONUNSKILLED LABORURBAN AREASVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESVILLAGEVILLAGESVOLATILITYVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWAGESWHOLESALERWHOLESALERSWORLD MARKETYIELD INCREASEYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/3075