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  1. Library Resource
    Improved agric

    Are Women Farmers Being Left Behind?

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    April, 2016
    Zambia

    The use of modern seed varieties and other improved technologies is essential for farmers to significantly increase their crop harvest and improve their livelihoods. All over Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture productivity growth has remained very low over many decades irrespective of gender of the farmer. However, studies have shown that women farmers fare worse than the male counterparts in terms of adoption of improved technology and productivity.

  2. Library Resource
    Customary land and forestry management

    A Focus on Wood Fuel

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2015
    Zambia

    Zambia is one of the most forested countries in Africa, with about 50 million out of the 75 million hectares total land area under some form of forest cover. However, the country also has one of the highest rates of deforestation and degradation in the world, estimated at 250,000-300,000 hectares of forest loss per annum. Reversing/slowing this high deforestation and degradation trend will require the country to design and implement programs and strategies that will effectively deal with both the proximate and underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation.

  3. Library Resource
    Geog of customary land

    Is Development Strategy Engaging with the Facts?

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2015
    Zambia

    Customary land is the foundation of smallholder agriculture in Zambia. In recent decades much of this land has under gone significant change as the result of population pressures, land alienation, infrastructure investments, and climate change. Despite these changes, knowledge about both the quantity of customary land and the quality of this land for agricultural commercialization purposes is scant.

  4. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2015
    Zambia

    In this study, it has been used a mixed methods approach---quantitative and qualitative methods---to address the overarching question whether the customary land tenure system encourages or discourages local forestry management in Zambia. The data are drawn from nationally representative household survey data, and information from focus group discussions and key informant interviews.

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