Ademola Braimoh, Alex Mwanakasale, Antony Chapoto, Rhoda Rubaiza, Brian Chisanga, Ngao Mubanga, Paul Samboko, Asa Giertz, and Grace Obuya
Executive Summary
The objective of this report is to analyze the principal risks the agricultural sector faces in the Republic of Zambia and to identify pathways for how these risks are to be managed. Risk refers to the possibility that an adverse development will occur that negatively affects the performance of farms or the larger agricultural supply chain. A risk event refers to such a development when it actually occurs. Risk events were a major factor contributing to the decline in agriculture’s share of Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP), which fell from 8.2 percent during the period between 2011 and 2015, to 5.3 percent in 2015…
