Zambia Competitiveness Report
COMPETITIVE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA (CCAA)
ZAMBIA COMPETITIVENESS REPORT
Prepared by
John C. Keyser
Consultant
With inputs from
R.V. van Gent
Agridev Consult Ltd. for The World Bank
Environmental, Rural & Social Development Unit
Africa Region
Washington DC
June 2007
COMPETITIVE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA (CCAA)
Zambia Competitiveness Report i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
1. This paper presents the Country Competitiveness Analysis for Zambia undertaken as part of the Competitive Commercial Agriculture in Africa (CCAA) study. The primary objective of the
CCAA study is to explore the feasibility of restoring competitiveness and growth in selected African countries by identifying key commodities, production systems, and marketing arrangements that are capable of underpinning rapid development of commercial agriculture. The analysis in all CCAA countries covers seven important commodities and three farm sectors ranging from individual family farms to large-scale commercial enterprises; the commodities are cassava, cattle, cotton, maize, rice, soybeans, and sugar.
2. In Africa, the CCAA competitiveness analysis is being undertaken in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia. In these countries, as elsewhere, the restoration of agricultural competitiveness depends on a number of factors, including the technical performance of agricultural commodity chains (comprising production, assembly, processing, and exchange activities); supply and demand conditions in domestic, regional, and global markets; and the appropriateness of the institutional and policy environment. By identifying commodity chains and production systems that have potential to compete effectively in an increasingly globalized world economy, the
CCAA study is intended to inform the design of integrated programs of policy reforms, institutional changes, and supporting investments needed to promote the emergence of successful commercial agriculture in the three
ZAMBIA COMPETITIVENESS REPORT
Prepared by
John C. Keyser
Consultant
With inputs from
R.V. van Gent
Agridev Consult Ltd. for The World Bank
Environmental, Rural & Social Development Unit
Africa Region
Washington DC
June 2007
COMPETITIVE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA (CCAA)
Zambia Competitiveness Report i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
1. This paper presents the Country Competitiveness Analysis for Zambia undertaken as part of the Competitive Commercial Agriculture in Africa (CCAA) study. The primary objective of the
CCAA study is to explore the feasibility of restoring competitiveness and growth in selected African countries by identifying key commodities, production systems, and marketing arrangements that are capable of underpinning rapid development of commercial agriculture. The analysis in all CCAA countries covers seven important commodities and three farm sectors ranging from individual family farms to large-scale commercial enterprises; the commodities are cassava, cattle, cotton, maize, rice, soybeans, and sugar.
2. In Africa, the CCAA competitiveness analysis is being undertaken in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia. In these countries, as elsewhere, the restoration of agricultural competitiveness depends on a number of factors, including the technical performance of agricultural commodity chains (comprising production, assembly, processing, and exchange activities); supply and demand conditions in domestic, regional, and global markets; and the appropriateness of the institutional and policy environment. By identifying commodity chains and production systems that have potential to compete effectively in an increasingly globalized world economy, the
CCAA study is intended to inform the design of integrated programs of policy reforms, institutional changes, and supporting investments needed to promote the emergence of successful commercial agriculture in the three