Research Brief

Regional integration in Africa has potential for increasing regional trade and contribute towards industrialization and economic development...

Working Paper

Some entry barriers in agricultural and agro-processing value chains, particularly for smallholder farmers and small/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption...

Working Paper

Regional integration in Africa is underway but ongoing progress requires that the gains are widely spread...

Working Paper

Zimbabwe’s persistent economic challenges since the early 1990s have been largely attributed to unpopular political decisions at the expense of building productive capacity in different sectors of the economy...

Research Brief

Regional integration is making steady progress in Southern Africa, leading to the development of regional value chains (RVCs) that could strengthen the competitiveness of the region...

Working Paper

Southern African countries—mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—account for around a seventh of global production of copper...

Working Paper

Regional integration is making steady progress in Africa and a key objective is to improve the prospects for industrialization by expanding the regional market...

Book Chapter

From the book: Industries without Smokestacks

Journal Article

Part of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities

Working Paper

The last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction...

Project

Theme: Transformation

This project focuses on three specific areas that impact the pace of structural transformation and job creation in five emerging African natural resources economies: Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Working Paper

The paper explores the potential of Ghana’s agro-processing industry in contributing to the development and structural transformation of the economy...

Working Paper

This paper considers findings of studies analysing the development of a regional animal feed to poultry value chain in southern Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)...

Research Brief

15-20% of local demand for poultry in South Africa is met by imports Evidence from Zambia suggests that capital investments in the value chain can increase local production Increased demand due to growing urban populations poses critical challenges f...