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World BankKeywords
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONWAGE EMPLOYMENT
ECONOMIC POLICY
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
LIVESTOCK
DROUGHT
FARM PRODUCTIVITY
LAND TENURE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
SOURCES OF INCOME
MARKET INFORMATION
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
FISHERIES
MILK
RE-INVESTMENT
RURAL GROWTH
BUSINESS INCUBATORS
TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
CASUAL WORKERS
RURAL COMMUNITY
ENTREPRENEURS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FARM EMPLOYMENT
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
DIET
DISEASES
BIOTECHNOLOGY
LABOUR MARKET
START-UPS
LIVING STANDARDS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
FERTILIZERS
REDUCTION OF INCOME
CAPACITY BUILDING
FARMING COMMUNITIES
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
COMMERCIAL FARMING
SMALL BUSINESSES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
POVERTY REDUCTION
LOW INTEREST RATE
BANKS
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY
PRIVATE SECTOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
EMPLOYERS
INCOME SHOCKS
FARMS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOOD CROPS
FOOD SECURITY
AGRICULTURAL LABOUR
NUTRITION
FARMING TECHNOLOGIES
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
EMPOWERMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
RURAL RESIDENTS
RURAL EMPLOYMENT
WOMAN
CROP FAILURE
HUMAN CAPITAL
BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
CROP ROTATION
LIVELIHOODS
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
REGULATORY POLICY
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ARABLE LAND
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
LACK OF FINANCES
MICRO- LENDING
LABOUR FORCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
VEGETABLES
SMALLHOLDER INCOMES
ENTREPRENEUR
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
SCIENTISTS
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
POOR
RURAL POVERTY
COLLATERAL
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
ACCESS TO CREDIT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
FOOD PRODUCTION
URBAN AREAS
SMALL SCALE FARMERS
RURAL
SMALLHOLDER
GREATER ACCESS
LAND RIGHTS
RURAL FARMERS
ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING
RURAL DWELLERS
REMOTE AREAS
PROFITABLE BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESSES
SUBSISTENCE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
SOCIAL SECURITY
POVERTY LEVEL
LABOUR LAWS
FOOD PROCESSING
FAMILIES
JOB CREATION
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
INCOME FLUCTUATIONS
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
SOIL FERTILITY
AGRICULTURAL R&D
WEALTH CREATION
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
LABOR MARKET
GENDER
IRRIGATION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
HUSBAND
CASH CROPS
GENDER GAP
MINIMUM WAGES
WOOD
LOCAL FARMERS
MINIMUM WAGE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOURCE OF INCOME
FREE ACCESS
EARNINGS
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
EXPENDITURE
ECONOMICS
PUBLIC FUNDS
NGOS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
AQUACULTURE
EXTENSION SERVICES
TEXTILES
FARM INCOMES
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
INCOME
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT MARKETS
HOME ECONOMICS
EXTENSION
RURAL POOR
EQUAL ACCESS
VILLAGES
RURAL PEOPLE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
MEAT
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
SMALLHOLDER FARMER
FARMERS
CROP PRODUCTION
FEED
FISH
COTTON PRODUCTION
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
FOOD CROP
EQUIPMENT
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
WATER RESOURCES
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
TAX INCENTIVES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
QUALITY OF LIFE
SMALLHOLDERS
FAMILY BUSINESS
FARMER
RURAL AREAS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
POVERTY LEVELS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
UNIVERSITIES
EMPLOYER
RURAL COMMUNITIES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
RURAL AREA
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
MARKETING
REAL ESTATES
ACCESS TO MARKETS
LABOUR LAW
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
REAL ESTATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18697Abstract
In September 2013, the World Bank
 launched the second Zambia economic brief, entitled
 Zambia's jobs challenge: realities on the ground. This
 report presents response of the youth to the facts and
 figures shared in the Zambia economic brief. It gives a
 broad range of discussion, often provocative, as to how
 Zambia's employment challenges can be tackled. It
 discusses the issues as diverse as cultural mind-set,
 absence of entrepreneurial training, weaknesses in labor
 laws, and low investments in agriculture research and development.Date
2014-06-17Type
Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and ModelingIdentifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/18697http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18697
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