World Bank2014-06-172014-06-172013-09-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18697In September 2013, the World Bank launched the second Zambia economic brief, entitled Zambia's jobs challenge: realities on the ground. This report presents response of the youth to the facts and figures shared in the Zambia economic brief. It gives a broad range of discussion, often provocative, as to how Zambia's employment challenges can be tackled. It discusses the issues as diverse as cultural mind-set, absence of entrepreneurial training, weaknesses in labor laws, and low investments in agriculture research and development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO RESOURCESAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVESAGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LABOURAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL R&DAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAQUACULTUREARABLE LANDBANKSBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETSBIOTECHNOLOGYBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS INCUBATORSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL INVESTMENTCASH CROPSCASUAL WORKERSCOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL FARMINGCOTTON PRODUCTIONCROP DIVERSIFICATIONCROP FAILURECROP PRODUCTIONCROP ROTATIONDEVELOPMENT BANKDIETDISEASESDROUGHTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSELEMENTARY SCHOOLEMPLOYEREMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESSENTREPRENEURIAL TRAININGENTREPRENEURSEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUIPMENTEXPENDITUREEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSIONEXTENSION SERVICESFAMILIESFAMILY BUSINESSFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFARM INCOMESFARM PRODUCTIVITYFARMERFARMERSFARMING COMMUNITIESFARMING TECHNOLOGIESFARMSFEEDFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISHFISHERIESFOOD CROPFOOD CROPSFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREE ACCESSGENDERGENDER GAPGOVERNMENT POLICIESGREATER ACCESSHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOME ECONOMICSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDIMPACT ON POVERTYINCOMEINCOME FLUCTUATIONSINCOME SHOCKSINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESIRRIGATIONJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR MARKETLABOUR FORCELABOUR FORCE SURVEYLABOUR LAWLABOUR LAWSLABOUR MARKETLACK OF FINANCESLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAND RIGHTSLAND TENURELIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL FARMERSLOW INTEREST RATEMARKET INFORMATIONMARKETINGMEATMICRO- LENDINGMILKMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESNEW BUSINESSESNEW TECHNOLOGIESNGOSNUTRITIONOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPERMANENT RESIDENCEPOORPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPROFITABLE BUSINESSPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC INVESTMENTQUALITY OF LIFERE-INVESTMENTREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATESREDUCTION OF INCOMEREGULATORY POLICYREMOTE AREASRURALRURAL AREARURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL COMMUNITYRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DWELLERSRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL FARMERSRURAL GROWTHRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL PEOPLERURAL POORRURAL POVERTYRURAL RESIDENTSSCIENTISTSSELF-EMPLOYMENTSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL SCALE FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURESMALLHOLDER FARMERSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDER INCOMESSMALLHOLDER SECTORSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SECURITYSOIL FERTILITYSOURCE OF INCOMESOURCES OF INCOMESTART-UPSSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE FARMERSTAX INCENTIVESTEXTILESTRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGYUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSITIESURBAN AREASVEGETABLESVILLAGESWAGE EMPLOYMENTWATER RESOURCESWEALTH CREATIONWOMANWOOD10.1596/18697