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This working paper is based on an analysis of data gathered and interviews conducted in 1986. The study examines the involvement of women in food production in Zambia, the constraints they face in increasing their productivity, and the measures which need to be taken in order to increase women's food production capacity. It shows the many difficulties female farmers have to face raising their agricultural output, so as lack of access to good quality land, extension services and credit. The paper points out that in order to increase employment and output in the agricultural sector, it is of utmost importance that women are included in agricultural programmes and provided with the necessary means to enhance their agricultural production

This working paper on the recent trends in labour migration was commissioned by SATEP for presentation at the Sixth Meeting of the Southern Labour Commission (SALC VI) in Maputo, October 15-19, 1984. It provides useful insights into the flow of migratory labour and their earnings in recent years and underscores the declining rates of migration implying the need to generate more employment in the home countries of migrant labour