Agrifood Sector Studies Zambia: Restructuring food markets in Zambia - Dynamics in the beef and chicken

by M. Ndiyoi, C. Mudenda , A. Louw, D. Chikazunga C. Hankuku, L. Ndanga

The report presents the results of a study of the restructuring that took place in the beef and chicken subsectors. The areas of focus of the study were the Western and Southern provinces for beef and Lusaka province for chickens. The aim of the study was to answer two main questions:

(1) Why and how are food industry sectors restructuring? (policy and non-policy reasons), with: (a) a focus on the study product, but adding the general context of food sector restructuring; and (b) the national-meso (sectoral) and local-meso (study zone) context.

(2) How is the interface between the actors in the food industry, and the farmers, restructuring: that is, how is the procurement system of the buyers (the segments of the food industry) transforming? And why? (policy and nonpolicyreasons).

The questions were addressed through interviews and review of reports at a national level and interviews with companies and other principal stakeholders involved in the sector, including the department of veterinary services, district farmer organizations, abattoir operators,