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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