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    Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia
    (Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute ( IAPRI), 2012-04) Sitko, Nicholas J.; Bwalya, Richard; Kamwanga, Jolly
    A number of problems plague the current Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), including: late delivery of inputs; distribution of standardized inputs that may not be appropriate for all agro-ecological zones or soil types; crowding out of private sector; poor targeting, and; high cost to the government treasury. The Government of Zambia has yet to pilot an e-voucher system for FISP due to concerns that the private sector in rural Zambia lacks the capacity to effectively provide farmers with inputs and that a failure of FISP would have negative consequences for national food security. Analysis of existing e-voucher systems in Zambia suggests that e-vouchers can be used to distribute FISP inputs to farmers, particularly in high potential agricultural regions. Moreover, the use of e-vouchers for FISP can effectively address many of the problems that plague the current distribution system.
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    Development Strategies and Rehabilitation Programs for the Peoples Affected by the Construction of the Kariba Dam
    (1997-12) Kamwanga, Jolly; Chosani, Njobvu, A.
    This report represents the findings of the study on the development strategies and rehabilitation programmes for the peoples affected by the construction of the Kariba Dam in Siavonga, Gwembe, Sinazongwe and Kalomo districts of Zambia covering six chiefdoms.
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    The Impact of China-Africa Investment Relations: The Case of Zambia
    (N/A, 2018) Kamwanga, Jolly; Koyi, Grayson; Funjika, Patricia; Bwalya, Richard
    The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of Chinese Investment on the Zambian economy, focusing on the opportunities and the likely challenges associated with it.
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    Understanding the Labour Market of Human Resources for Health in Zambia
    (World Health Organisation, 2013-11) Kamwanga, Jolly; Koyi, Grayson; Mwila, Jere; Musonda, Mutinta; Bwalya, Richard
    Universal health coverage depends on having the necessary human resources to deliver health care services. Zambia is among the African countries currently experiencing a crisis in the area of human resources for health (HRH). The major causes of the crisis include inadequate and inequitable distribution of health workers; high vacancy rates; insufficient education capacity to supply the desired levels of health workers needed by the market, inadequate wages and working conditions to attract and retain people into health work, particularly in rural underserved areas. This shortage affects most of the available health worker categories. The shortage and misdistribution of health workers stems from various labour market and governance factors, including an exodus of trained professionals to other countries in Africa and elsewhere. This document provides an overview of the HRH labour market in Zambia, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive approach to understanding the driving forces that affect the supply and demand for health workers, in order to provide a basis for developing effective HRH polices that can contribute to progress towards universal health coverage.