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Zambia Food Security Research Project (FSRP)

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Project Overview

• Project Brochure: Summarizes project approach and selected outputs (to be posted)
• Project Annual Narrative Report: 2008/2009, 2007/2008, 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05
• Cumulative Project Output Reports: 2007/08, 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05
• Contact Information: in-country personnel, U.S. based backstop and collaborative institutions.
• Prior Project Fact Sheet: summarizes project approach and output, August 1999-September 2003.

Recommended Zambian Website Links       See Complete List of Links

Research and Outreach Top

Policy Syntheses       See Complete List of Policy Syntheses

• Impact Of Natural Resource Conservation Policies On Household Consumption Around Zambian National Parks. Gelson Tembo, Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay and Jean-Michel Pavy. Number 35, October 2009.
• Access To Land And Poverty Reduction In Rural Zambia: Connecting The Policy Issues. T. S. Jayne, Ballard Zulu, Gear Kajoba and M. T. Weber. Number 34, Sept 2009.
• The Impacts of Wildlife Conservation Policies on Rural Household Welfare in Zambia. Ana Fernandez, Robert B. Richardson, David Tschirley, and Gelson Tembo. Number 33, September 2009.

Research Reports        See Complete List of Research Reports

• Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare. Ana Fernandez, Robert B. Richardson, David Tschirley, and Gelson Tembo. Working Paper No. 41. September 2009.
• Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, L. Kirimi, and S. Kadiyala. International Development Working Paper #99. Michigan State University. September 2009.
• Fostering Agricultural Market Development in Zambia. Gelson Tembo, Antony Chapoto, Thomas Jayne, and Michael Weber. Working Paper No. 40. July 2009

Policy Presentations       See Complete List of Policy Presentations

• Food Security Research Project. Briefing on FSRP Regional Trade Activities. Jan Nijhoff. USAID Mission. Lusaka. Monday, November 9th, 2009
• Integrating the Goals of Productive Land Use and Broad-Based Agricultural Development. FSRP. Presentation at USAID/Zambia. November 9, 2009.
• Measuring the Effects of Natural Resource Conservation Policies on Household Welfare. Robert B. Richardson and David Tschirley. Brown Bag Seminar Series Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics. November 10, 2009.

Notes on Current Topics and Events     See Complete List of Current Topics

• Food Commodity Trade. The Need for a Regional Approach to Stimulate Agricultural Growth and Enhance Food Security - November 2009
• Questions and Answers on Fertiliser Reform in Zambia - September 2009
• The Need to Reform the Fertilizer Support Programme (FSP)- August 2009
• The Challenges of FRA Maize Pricing - July 2009

Professional Publications        See Complete List of Professional Publications

• Dorosh, P., Dradri, S., Steven Haggblade. 2009. "Regional trade, government policy and food security: Recent evidence from Zambia". Food Policy 34 (2009) 350–366.
  
• Xu, Z., Guan, Z., Jayne, T.S. and Black , R. 2009. "Factors influencing the profitability of fertilizer use on maize in Zambia". Agricultural Economics Volume 40 (2009): 437 - 446.
• Xu, Z., Burke, W. J., Jayne, T.S., and J. Govereh. 2009. "Do Input Subsidy Programs 'Crowd in' or 'Crowd out' Commercial Market Development? Modeling Fertilizer Demand in a Two-Channel Marketing System." Agricultural Economics 40 (2009): 79-94.  

Theses Reprints by MSU graduate students supported by the project Top

• Chapoto, Antony. The Impact of Aids-Related Prime-Age Mortality on Rural Farm Households: Panel Survey Evidence From Zambia. 2006
• Chomba, Geoffrey Ndawa. Factors Affecting Smallholder Farmers' Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Zambia. 2004.
• Knepper, Eric Teague. Factors Affecting the Use of Fertilizer by Small- and Medium-sized Farming Households in Zambia, 1997-2000. 2002.

Topic Directories Top

Zambia Specific Work and Background Resources Directories

• FSP Reform Study Tour
• Study of Benefits of Improved Cassava and Sweet Potato Varieties in Zambia
• Natural Resource Management, Pro-Poor Tourism, Food Security and Rural Development
• Livestock Value Chain 
• Horticulture Value Chain
• Cassava Value Chain Development in Southern Africa
• Cotton Sector Development and Reform  in Africa
• Emergency Response and Development 
• Input Use, Input Market Development and Natural Resource Management
• Market Information System Development
• Output Market Development and Reform
• Prime-Age Adult Mortality: Effects on Rural Households in Africa
• Rural Household Income Analysis and Policy 

Other Cross-Country Research and Outreach Topic Directories

• High Prices and the Impending Food Crisis—Short- and Long-Run Responses
• Information Portal for Africa (FSIP for Africa)
• Learning Resources for Applied Researchers, Policy Analysts, and Decision Makers

Zambia Agricultural Market Information Documents and Directory Top

• Zambia Agricultural Market Information Centre (AMIC)

GART & ZARI Economic Training Documents and Directory Top

• GART (Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust) Web Site
• ZARI (Zambia Agricultural Research Institute)  Web Site 
• Economic Assessment Training Materials
• Background Training Materials for GART & ZARI
• Links to Other Economic Analysis Training Items and Websites

Central Statistical Office Surveys Top

• Post Harvest Surveys for Small and Medium-Sized Households (Synthetic Questionnaires)
• Living Conditions Monitoring Surveys (LCMS)
• Crop Forecast Surveys for Small and Medium-Sized Households (Synthetic Questionnaires)
• Documents

FSRP Surveys Top

• Survey Instruments
• Documents

Administrative Reports Top

• For MSU and USAID Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter
• For MSU and SIDA Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter
• For MSU and ACF Management Purposes -Requires ID to enter

Links to Related Sites Top

• Quick Links - Zambia on the Food Security and Food Policy Information Portal for Africa-FSIP
• Quick Links - Building Professional Skills-FSIP