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Rural Life and Agriculture Tour

The purpose of this trip is to take you to a number of different farms in Zambia to see the economic problems of people whose livelihood is based on agriculture and to consider the contribution that this sector makes to the economy of Zambia. The easiest way to travel around the tour is to use the side navigation bar on the left to work through each destination on the tour. There are also some worksheets you may want to try.

The route on this tour takes you around:

• Small scale communal agriculture: Monze Village, South Zambia
• Small scale farm: Kasame
• Large scale commercial farm : Terranova Estate, Mazabuka Upper Kaleya Valley
• Non traditional commercial farm: Floriculture in Lusaka

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As with many Less Developed Countries a substantial proportion of the population lives and works in rural areas. On this field trip you will visit several farms in a variety of rural settings so you can build up a picture of the lifestyles of the people and the economic problems that many rural Zambians face.

Related to this field trip are the following pages that you may like to look at before starting the tour:

• Introduction
• Introduction to agricultural issues
• Tour Itinerary
• Theory
• Resources

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As you follow the trip through you will find out about the issues faced by each type of farm. To jump to different points on the tour you can use the navigation bar on the left. There are also links to the economic theory related to each issue.