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Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment

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  • Mwiinga, Billy
  • Shawa, Julius J.
  • Jayne, Thomas S.
  • Shaffer, James D.

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This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better understanding of the effects of the grain levy on the national policy objectives of promoting food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth in Zambia.

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  • Mwiinga, Billy & Shawa, Julius J. & Jayne, Thomas S. & Shaffer, James D., 2005. "Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 54469, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midcwp:54469
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54469
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    1. Tschirley, David L. & Zulu, Ballard & Shaffer, James D., 2004. "Cotton in Zambia: An Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 54467, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
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