Zambia National Agricultural Policy 2012-2030. Country/Territory Zambia Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Capacity building Sustainable development Poverty Agricultural commodities Policy/planning Processing/handling Fiscal and market measures Crops/grasses Irrigation Smallholders/peasants Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes 2012-2030 Abstract The Zambia National Agricultural Policy 2012-2030 is a cross cutting policy whose vision is to develop a competitive and diversified agricultural sector driven by equitable and sustainable agricultural development through: (i) Promoting sustainable increase in agricultural productivity of major crops with comparative advantage; (ii) Continuously improving agricultural input and product markets so as to reduce marketing costs and increase profitability and competitiveness of agribusiness; (iii) Increasing agricultural exports as a way of fully utilizing the preferential markets (regional and international) and increase contribution to foreign exchange earnings; (iv) Improving access to productive resources and services for small scale farmers, especially women and young farmers; (v) Continuously strengthening public and private sector institutional capabilities to improve agricultural policy implementation, resource mobilization, agriculture research, technology dissemination, and implementation of regulatory services. Full text English Website www.lse.ac.uk