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Agricultural Development under the New Economic Environment: A Case of Zambia

Author(s) -

B. M. Desai,

N. V. Namboodiri

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

vikalpa the journal for decision makers

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 2395-3799

pISSN - 0256-0909

DOI - 10.1177/0256090919980408

Subject(s) - agriculture , poverty , context (archaeology) , developing country , economic growth , work (physics) , business , agricultural development , agricultural economics , economics , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology

The case featured in this issue discusses Zambia's agricultural development particularly in the context of the new economic environment. Zambia is unique compared to most developing countries in that its share of agriculture in national income is less than 20 per cent while its share of work-force is over 80 per cent. Even the percentage of people living in absolute poverty is high. Also⁄ labour in general is underutilized and 75 per cent of agricultural labour compose of women. Thus⁄ according to Bhupat Desai and Namboodiri⁄ there is a compelling case for developing agriculture. Readers are invited to send their responses on the case to Vikalpa office.

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