Zambia
The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911. It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964. The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river (Zambezi may mean "River of God").
- The capital and main city is Lusaka
- The official language is English
- Area: 290,587 sq mi (approx. three times the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 16.5 millions in 2016
- Climate: The country is classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small stretches of semi-arid steppe climate in the south-west and along the Zambezi valley.
Fun Fact: "Victoria Falls," one of the 7 Wonders of the World, are at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Publications and Presentations
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Patterns, Drivers and Impacts of Rural-Rural Migration in Zambia
Published on December 1, 2017
Jordan Chamberlin, Nicholas J. Sitko, T.S. Jayne, Rome, Italy, December 1, 2017 -
Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa: Causes and Consequences of Changing Farm Size Distributions
Published on November 16, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Kwame Yeboah, Jordan Chamberlin, Ayala Wineman, Ward Anseeuw, Antony Chapoto, and Nicholas Sitko, Washington, D.C., November 16, 2017 -
Land Policies and Land Distribution Affect Smallholder Livelihoods and Agricultural Transformation
Published on October 10, 2017
Thomas Jayne, Seattle, WA, October 10, 2017 -
Are African Farmers Experiencing Improved Incentives to Use Fertilizer?
Published on October 9, 2017
Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Thomas Jayne, Milu Muyanga, and Awa Sanou, 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 78. -
Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa: Causes and Consequences of Changing Farm Size Distributions
Published on October 9, 2017
Milu Muyanga, T.S. Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Jordan Chamberlin, Ayala Wineman, Ward Anseeuw, Antony Chapoto, Nicholas Sitko, Rome, Italy, October 9, 2017
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-432-4446
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134