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").

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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.

Main Research Themes

Publications and Presentations

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
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
Capacity Development to Support Africa’s Agri-Food Systems Transformation

Published on September 5, 2017
T.S. Jayne and Milu Muyanga, Opening Presentation at African Green Revolution Forum Session on “Capacity Development to Promote African Agricultural Development, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 5, 2017
Impact Evaluation: Introduction & Methods Overview

Published on July 13, 2017
Nicole M. Mason & Hambulo Ngoma, Lusaka, Zambia, July 13, 2017