The political economy of maize production and poverty reduction in Zambia: Analysis of the last 50 years

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 546-566

  Hanjra, Munir A ^a   Culas, Richard J ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

economic reforms; fertilizers; food security; public private investments; smallholders; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC REFORM; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUNGER; INVESTMENT; MAIZE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SMALLHOLDER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; VILLAGE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LEGAL ASPECT; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STARVATION; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HUNGER; POPULATION GROUPS; POVERTY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STARVATION; ZAMBIA; ZEA MAYS;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 82155191373     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909611402161     Document Type: Article

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