Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth

The Government of the Republic of Zambia aims to transform the economy to support economic growth and facilitate job creation. Central to the transformation agenda is a commitment to open trade regime for agricultural exports and imports. Zambia ha...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	FOOD INSECURITY EXPORT RESTRICTIONS MALNUTRITION AGRICULTURAL EXPORT TRADE AGRICULTURAL OPEN MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099845009122237020/P1770680cbdc81030a9e4092dc8bf6311f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38018

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spelling	okr-10986-380182022-09-16T05:10:36Z Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth World Bank FOOD INSECURITY EXPORT RESTRICTIONS MALNUTRITION AGRICULTURAL EXPORT TRADE AGRICULTURAL OPEN MARKET The Government of the Republic of Zambia aims to transform the economy to support economic growth and facilitate job creation. Central to the transformation agenda is a commitment to open trade regime for agricultural exports and imports. Zambia has a long history of import and export restrictions of agricultural commodities, maize in particular. This analytical work demonstrates that Zambia has lot to gain from committing to open agricultural trade. Partial equilibrium modelling estimates at US$97 million the annual gain of open borders for maize exports over the next decade, compared to a scenario of continued trade restrictions. Producer losses from maize trade restrictions between 2023 and 2030 are projected to amount to about US$1.42 billion. Such losses would cancel out the massive aid provided by the Government through the Farmer Input Support Program. While precise point estimates need to be interpreted with caution given the ongoing turmoil in global food markets, the direction and magnitude of these results cumulatively point to significant losses resulting from trade restrictions. The report details options for a comprehensive reform package to enable trade openness to effectively translate into additional income for farmers, traders, processors, and traders who participate in the sector. 2022-09-14T21:51:46Z 2022-09-14T21:51:46Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099845009122237020/P1770680cbdc81030a9e4092dc8bf6311f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38018 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Working Papers :: Other papers Zambia
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description	The Government of the Republic of Zambia aims to transform the economy to support economic growth and facilitate job creation. Central to the transformation agenda is a commitment to open trade regime for agricultural exports and imports. Zambia has a long history of import and export restrictions of agricultural commodities, maize in particular. This analytical work demonstrates that Zambia has lot to gain from committing to open agricultural trade. Partial equilibrium modelling estimates at US$97 million the annual gain of open borders for maize exports over the next decade, compared to a scenario of continued trade restrictions. Producer losses from maize trade restrictions between 2023 and 2030 are projected to amount to about US$1.42 billion. Such losses would cancel out the massive aid provided by the Government through the Farmer Input Support Program. While precise point estimates need to be interpreted with caution given the ongoing turmoil in global food markets, the direction and magnitude of these results cumulatively point to significant losses resulting from trade restrictions. The report details options for a comprehensive reform package to enable trade openness to effectively translate into additional income for farmers, traders, processors, and traders who participate in the sector.
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank
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title	Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth
title_short	Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth
title_full	Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth
title_fullStr	Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth
title_full_unstemmed	Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth
title_sort	maize trade policies in zambia : options for growth
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099845009122237020/P1770680cbdc81030a9e4092dc8bf6311f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38018
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Maize Trade Policies in Zambia : Options for Growth

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