Gunther Fink

Content by Gunther Fink

• Project

  Relaxing seasonal constraints to improve labour productivity: Scaling-up with a private sector partner (country wide project)

  In Zambia, small-scale agriculture employs the vast majority of the rural population, despite low levels of productivity and farming income. Most small-scale farms run out of food and cash four to five months after the harvest. Consequently, farmers engage in costly strategies to finance consumption until the next harvest, most commonly selling family labour off-farm in the...

  9 Dec 2019 | Kelsey Jack, Gunther Fink, Felix Masiye

• Project

  Relaxing seasonal constraints to improve labour productivity: Scaling-up with a private sector partner

  In Zambia, small-scale agriculture employs the vast majority of the rural population, despite low levels of productivity and farming income. Recent studies have demonstrated that small scale farmers are most likely to deviate from their original production plan during the “hungry season” that precedes the harvest. Since harvest occurs once a year, most of these farmers...

  6 Dec 2019 | Kelsey Jack, Gunther Fink

• Project

  Food constraints, yield uncertainty and "Ganyu" labour: A pilot investigation

  Small-scale farming remains the most common livelihood strategy and primary source of income in rural Zambia. Limited access to credit and insurance mechanisms leave farmers vulnerable to varying weather and environmental conditions. These yield risks can severely limit farmer’s ability to purchase farming inputs for subsequent seasons and to cover basic food needs for...

  4 Sep 2014 | Kelsey Jack, Gunther Fink, Felix Masiye

• Publication - Policy Brief

  Food Constraints, Yield Uncertainty and “Ganyu” Labour: A Pilot Investigation (Policy Brief)

  1 Feb 2013 | Gunther Fink, Kelsey Jack, Felix Masiye

  
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