Planning for Drought in Mozambique: Balancing the Roles of Food Aid and Food Markets

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambiquefood security, food policy, Mozambique, food aid, Food Security and Poverty, Q18,

Regional Trade and the Economic Development of Northern Mozambique

Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economíafood security, food policy, Mozambique, economic development, International Relations/Trade, Q18,

Why are Fresh Produce Prices So Unstable in Lusaka? Insights for Policy and Investment Priorities.

Daily quantities of tomato, rape and onion entering Soweto market in Lusaka fluctuate dramatically. The market does a remarkable job of moderating the impact on prices of these unstable quantities, through stabilizing mechanisms such as short-term storage of tomato and rape by traders and consumers, longer-term storage of onion by traders, direct sourcing of rape from farm areas by retail traders, and exportation of tomato and onion outside Lusaka. Yet even with these stabilizing mechanisms, wholesale prices are highly variable, with negative effects on farmers and consumers. Reducing variability requires investments in four areas: (a) improved control of production environments by farmers through irrigation, better access to inputs and greater agronomic knowledge, (b) improved vertical flow of information from farmers to traders to brokers to retailers, (c) a regulatory framework for broker activity to improve trust and information flow between brokers and sellers, and (d) improved market infrastructure.Produce, Zambia, Africa, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty, Marketing,

Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges

This paper is directed toward policy makers and private stakeholders in Zambia’s cotton sector. Its purpose is: 1) to assess key elements of the performance of Zambia’s cotton sector relative to other selected African countries; 2) to develop preliminary insights into the driving forces behind Zambia’s performance and also the threats to improved future performance; and 3) to identify key issues within the sector that merit continued applied research and dialogue with stakeholders.food security, food policy, Zambia, cotton, Crop Production/Industries, Q18,

On the Role of Government in Food Staples Markets: Perspectives from Recent Research and Implications for Mozambique

This brief reviews results of applied research regarding the role of government in staple food markets in East and Southern Africa. The purpose of the brief is to draw lessons for Mozambique as it decides how to use the grain storage silos it has been building since 2009. The authors suggest that: Mozambique is in an unusually strong position to take advantage of private sector activity to stabilize prices over time and space; Additional investment in road and rail infrastructure, incentives, and institutions, would help bring down transaction costs and allow private action to further stabilize prices; Additional stabilization, for those times when Mozambique has to rely on imports from the world market beyond what they normally make, could be obtained in a cost efficient manner using a financial reserve; and If the government chooses also to maintain a public physical reserve, then several conditions (listed in the brief) are necessary for operating this in a manner that improves market performance.Africa, Mozambique, food security, Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Agricultural Finance, Community/Rural/Urban Development, International Development, Marketing, q18, q13, q12,

Smallholder Agriculture, Wage Labour, and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambiquefood security, food policy, Mozambique, smallholder agriculture, commercial agriculture, Food Security and Poverty, Q18,

Income Growth and Mobility of Rural Households in Kenya: Role of Education and Historical Patterns in Poverty Reduction

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/26/07.Income growth, income persistence, convergence, education, Kenya, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Labor and Human Capital,

Cotton in West and Central Africa: Adapting a Successful Model to New Realities

Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development under the WACIP project funded by USAID (Programme de Renforcement du Secteur Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centrecotton, Africa, Crop Production/Industries, Q13,

The Effects of Maize Trade with Malawi on Price Levels in Mozambique: Implications for Trade and Development Policy

Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economíafood security, food policy, Mozambique, maize trade, International Relations/Trade, Q18,

Some Characteristics of Pro-poor Growth, and Policy Implications for Mozambique

Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economíafood security, food policy, Mozambique, pro-poor growth, poverty reduction, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty, Q18,