Abstract
This brief chapter attempts to show the devastating impact of the 1991/92 drought in Zambia, especially on maize production, and makes an assessment of the food security situation. There follows a summary of the various strategies which the Zambian Government, together with the International Community and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), adopted to deal with the crisis. Finally, the paper shows the link between global issues affecting food policies and environment, and comments on food policy issues as they affect the survival of the people of Zambia.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Bates, R. H. (1980) Pressure Groups, Public Policy, and Agricultural Development: A Study of Divergent Outcomes, in R. H. Bates and M. F. Lofchie (eds.), Agricultural Development in Africa: Issues of Public Policy, 170-217, New York: Praeger.
Chikulo, B. C. (1986) Availability and Access: Food Security in Zambia, McGill University, Center for Developing Area Studies, Discussion Paper Series, no. 34.
De Souza, A. R. and J. B Foust (1979) World Space Economy, Columbus, OH.: Bell and Howell.
UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) (1989) African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for Socio¬Economic Recovery and Transformation, Addis Ababa: UNECA.
Endely, J. B. (1991) Strategies and Programmes for Women in Africa's Agricultural Sector, in M. Suliman (ed.) Alternative Strategies for Africa: Environment and Women, Vol. 2, 132-139, London: Institute for African Alternatives.
Griffiths, I. L. and J. A. Binns (1988) Hunger, Help and Hypocrisy: Crisis and Response to Crisis in Africa, Geography 73(318 pt 1): 48-53.
GRZ (Government of the Republic of Zambia) see Zambia.
Kebede, G. and M. J. Jacob (1988) Drought, Famine and the Political Economy of Environmental Degradation in Ethiopia, Geography 73(318, pt.l):65-70.
Kiros, F. G. (1993) The Subsistence Crisis in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa* Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa.
Madeley, J. (1979) Maize Protection in Zambia, Food Policy 4(2): 136-138.
Wood, A. P. (1990) Agricultural Policy since Independence, in A. P. Wood et al., (eds.), The Dynamics of Agricultural Policy and Reform in Zambia, Ames, IA: Iowa State Univ. Press, pp. 21-58.
Zambia, Central Statistics Office (1984) Country Profde Zambia.
Zambia, Central Statistics Office (1992) Drought Impact Monitoring System in Zambia: Report of a Pilot Survey, Lusaka: Central Statistical Office and UNICEF.
Zambia, Central Statistics Office Meteorological Department (1992) Crop Weather Summary, 1991/92, Issue no. 16. Lusaka.
Zambia, Central Statistics Office Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Zambia Early Warning System (1992) Food Security Bulletin no. 3, July, Lusaka.
Zambia, Central Statistics Office Ministry of Health (1992) Programme to Prevent Malnutrition (PPM), July, Lusaka.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1998 OSSREA
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kajoba, G.M. (1998). The Impact of the 1991/92 Drought in Zambia. In: Ahmed, A.G.M., Mlay, W. (eds) Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26643-2_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26643-2_13
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-26645-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-26643-2
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance CollectionEconomics and Finance (R0)