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Maroc Maroc - AGRIFOCUSAFRICA.COM - A La Une - 03/Jul 14:47

World Bank agricultural reform programme facilitates exploitation of Zambian farmers

A woman harvesting rice, Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Photo: Georgina Smith SUMMARY A new Zambian law, supported by the World Bank, will infringe on the rights of smallholder farmers to share and reuse seeds Research indicates the Bank’s agricultural development programmes increase food insecurity, favouring agribusiness that prioritises profitable export markets Zambian civil society has voiced strong opposition to a new World Bank-backed seed law, which the government is determined to push through by the end of June. Groups argue the law benefits large profit-driven agribusinesses, while undermining food security by disadvantaging the smallholder farmers producing most of Zambia’s food. Parliamentary […]

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