Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

David Tschirley (), Thomas S. Jayne (), Mulinge Mukumbu, Munhamo Chisvo, Michael T. Weber (), Ballard Zulu, Robert Johansson, Paula Santos and David Soroko
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David Tschirley: Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

No 39, International Development Policy Syntheses from Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Abstract: This paper describes the different courses of food policy reform pursued in recent years by four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, and documents their differential effects on farmer and consumer behavior. Results are based primarily on a survey and synthesis of recent analysis. The paper highlights lessons learned and thus provides insights into the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for promoting national food security and enhancing producer and consumer options.

Keywords: food security; food policy; food market reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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