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Database research record2022·Zambia (Chongwe, Lusaka)

Inside Zambia's 'new normal:' COVID-19 policy responses and implications for peri-urban food security and livelihoods

Manda S.

Journal of International Development

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This study examines how Zambia's COVID-19 'new normal' policies disrupted peri-urban food production and market access near Lusaka, finding that ~53% of small-scale farmers reported zero agricultural income and that policy responses lacked systematic agricultural support.