Impact of Zambia's Economic Policy Reform Program in the Agricultural Sector

摘要

Between 1982 and 1987, the Government of Zambia (GRZ) conducted an economic liberalization program which was widely acclaimed as a model for other African countries. On May 1, 1987, the GRZ withdrew from the program and reversed a number of the reforms then underway. The paper addresses the question of whether the reform program was achieving its purpose in the agricultural sector. An initial section examines the impacts that the program was having, just prior to its termination, on Zambian maize production. Subsequent sections deal with the impacts of the reform on maize consumption, marketing, transport, and processing; the production of other crops; and input usage, import substitution, and export promotion in the agricultural sector. The final section evaluates the pros and cons of the reform.