Political Decisions (parallel session)
<p><strong>Political Decisions Affecting the Relationship between Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction</strong></p><p>Parallel session, Monday, 4-6pm</p>
<p>Chair: <strong>Hon. Chance Kabaghe</strong>, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute</p>
Latest articles
Fertilizer subsidies & voting behavior: Political economy dimensions of input subsidy programs
April 19, 2013 / Political Decisions (parallel session) by N. Mason (MSU), T.S. Jayne (MSU), & N. van de Walle (Cornell) Presentation slides
Who Gained and Who Lost from Zambia’s 2010 Maize Marketing Policies?
March 10, 2013 / Political Decisions (parallel session) Chewe Nkonde, Nicole M. Mason, Nicholas J. Sitko, and T. S. Jayne Zambia?s record-breaking maize harvest of nearly 2.8 million metric tons (MT) in 2010 is a major achievement and a testimony to what input subsidies, output price incentives, and
The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries, and Implications
March 10, 2013 / Political Decisions (parallel session) Full title: The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries, and Implications for Agricultural and Poverty Reduction Policies Nicole M. Mason, William J. Burke, Arthur Shipekesa, and T. S. Jayne In 2011, Zambia recorded its second consecutive
The Rising Class of Emergent Farmers
March 10, 2013 / Political Decisions (parallel session) Full title: The Rising Class of Emergent Farmers: An Effective Model for Achieving Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa? Nicholas J. Sitko and T.S. Jayne Seemingly contrary to the expectations of those who see little future in smallholder agriculture,
The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: The Case of Zambia
March 10, 2013 / Political Decisions (parallel session) by Antony Chapoto The global food price crisis of 2007/08 raised fears about the impacts of higher and more volatile food prices for the poor in Zambia. Like in the past, the implementation of the strategies to deal with the