World Bank2012-06-142012-06-142007-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8039This report focuses on the potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization in Zambia. The paper discusses the framework for Zambia's smallholder commercialization strategy, the current state of smallholder agriculture in Zambia, key issues, support from agribusiness to smallholders, and development of potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization. The paper concludes with three strategy areas: how to strengthen existing market mechanisms, reform of sectoral policies, and investments in public infrastructure.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL POTENTIALAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORARABLE LANDASSET HOLDINGSBEANSCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH CROPSCASSAVACHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCOFFEECOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURECOMMERCIAL FARMINGCOMMERCIAL FARMSCOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMODITYCONTRACT FARMINGCOTTONCOTTON PRODUCTIONCOWPEASCROPCROP DEVELOPMENTCROP PRODUCTIONCULTIVATIONCULTIVATION PRACTICECULTIVATION PRACTICESDAIRY PRODUCTIONDAIRY SECTORDIVERSIFICATIONDROUGHTECOLOGICAL ZONEECOLOGICAL ZONESECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC GROWTHEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSIONEXTENSION SERVICESFARMFARM INCOMESFARM MANAGEMENTFARM PRODUCTIVITYFARMERFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMERSFARMING COMMUNITYFARMING SYSTEMSFARMING TECHNOLOGIESFARMSFEEDFERTILIZERFERTILIZER SUBSIDIESFIELD WORKFISHINGFOOD ITEMSFOOD RELIEFFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAPLESFRUITSGROUNDNUTSHARVESTINGHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTSHORTICULTUREHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHUMAN CAPITALHYBRID SEEDINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINTEGRATIONIRRIGATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETSLAND RESOURCESLEATHERLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIESLIVESTOCKMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMAIZEMARKETINGMILLETMULTIPLE CROPPINGNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTOUTGROWER SCHEMESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOOR SMALLHOLDERSPOOREST HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCINGPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCEPRODUCER GROUPSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION INCENTIVESPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC SERVICESREMOTE AREASRICERISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL ENTERPRISESRURAL GROWTHRURAL LABORRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL SECTORSAFETY NETSAVINGSSMALL SCALE FARMERSSMALL-SCALE FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURESMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDER FARMINGSMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDSSMALLHOLDER PRODUCERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOILSSORGHUMSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURESUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUGARSUNFLOWERSUNFLOWERSSUSTAINABLE FARMINGSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSSWEET POTATOTEATECHNICAL ASSISTANCETEXTILESTOBACCOTUBERSULTRA POORVEGETABLESVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWATER RESOURCESYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/8039