An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector

Ballard Zulu and David Tschirley ()

No 54612, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: This paper assesses three of these policy initiatives: input credit provision for smallholder producers of selected cash crops including cotton, the proposed creation of a Cotton Board, and the emergence in 2003 of District Council levies as a point of conflict between local governments and cotton companies. The purpose of the paper is to provide guidance to public and private decision makers regarding key modifications which may need to be made to these policies to ensure continued healthy development of the sector.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54612

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