Value Chain Analysis of the Groundnuts Sector in the Eastern Province of Zambia

Groundnuts play an integral role in the livelihoods of the majority of the Zambian population, particularly the rural households. The crop is produced by nearly half of the estimated 1.4 million rural smallholder households, making it the second largest, after maize, in terms of production volume and hectares cultivated. Approximately 8.8% of total land cultivated in Zambia is planted to groundnuts.

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Year of publication:	2013-09
Authors:	Mofya-Mukuka, Rhoda ; Shipekesa, Arthur M.
Institutions:	Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Subject:	Food Security and Poverty \| Productivity Analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Food Security Collaborative Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics>Food Security Collaborative Working Papers Number 171869
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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