ZAMBIA: TORS, METHODS AND DATA LINKAGES BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND TRADE IN AGRICULTURE AND TRADE FACILITATION 1 FEATS Project

Outline Introduction Objectives of the study Methods Data Collection Conclusions 2

Introduction Second largest contributor to GDP – 19.8 % (2008) Formal sector employment – 16% (2005) Informal sector - 73 % (2005) Key linkage to industry especially processed food and textiles Source of foreign exchange e.g., cotton, sugar, tobacco etc 3

Overall Objectives Provide information and analyze recent trends in agricultural productivity, agricultural trade, livelihoods; Identify the role of and constraints faced by small scale farmers: rural livelihoods, productivity; Identify constraints to trade/trade facilitation within the context of a landlocked country; Identify and highlight role of main donors; To contribute to the finding of solutions through a coherent policy framework that will assist Zambia in meeting the objectives of Vision

Methods and Data Employ both primary and secondary data sources Productivity, exports and employment and agriculture output indicators generation will Review of secondary data sources – constraints, etc. Interviews with key stake holders – such as export promotion agency – ZDA, Trade facilitating agencies e.g., ZRA, Mt makulu, small scale farmers union etc 5

Cont’d Case study of selected product – primary data collection - sample of one district Some crops under out grower schemes Triangulate various data sources e.g., post harvest report, Trade data, ( take into account value addition) export commodity Vs. area and poverty levels as reported by CSO 6

Conclusion Will combine several data sources Case study – inform the secondary sources Structured instrument –on farmers - Research assistants Semi-structured on other stakeholders - by researchers Recommendations  Government  Private sector  NGOS ETC 7