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Smallholder agric-food systems gets boost

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2020
Malawi
sustainable development
food security
environment
farming systems
agriculture
land productivity
farmers
Smallholder farmers are an important piece in the country’s agriculture puzzle and attainment of food security.

With the globe facing looming food security issues, the smallholder farmers are and have always been stakeholders not be left behind.

Yes, we cannot talk food security without inputs from the small scale farmers. They need to be incorporated in every step, as the country takes baby steps initiatives towards being self sufficient.
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The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Malawi, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
climate change
food security
agriculture
farmers
Reliance on rainfall for agriculture and increased climate change and variability pose growing production risks in developing countries. Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by smallholder farmers who depend mainly on rain-fed agriculture, putting food security at both household and national levels at risk, especially in the event of drought. Investment in smallholder irrigation becomes a priority in developing countries if food security and national development goals are to be met, as their economies are agro-based.
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National Action Programme for Malawi for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

National Policies
January, 2005
Malawi
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
agricultural land management
farmers
farming systems
forestry
natural disasters
land management
agriculture
environment
The programmme is a result of issues and concerns expresses by Malawians on food security, water and sanitation renewable energy, forest product and services, environment and indigenous knowledge.
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Forestry Act (No. 4 of 1997).

Legislation
May, 1997
Malawi
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
environment
protected areas
customary law
land law
forestry
land management
deforestation
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
This Act provides for the management and conservation of forestry resources in Malawi.
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Malawi: Services and policies needed to support sustainable smallholder agriculture

January, 1997
Malawi, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land tenure
environment
poverty
agriculture
capacity development
Malawi’ s smallholder agriculture is facing a crisis, particularly in the more populated south. There is an insidious combination of land shortage, continuous cultivation of maize, declining soil fertility, low yields, deforestation, poverty and high population growth rate. Smallholder farmers are doing what they can to maintain household livelihoods under these difficult circumstances, however many of their actions, which are necessary for short term survival, such as the cultivation of hillsides, are not sustainable in the long term.
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Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi

January, 2014
Malawi
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmers
climate change
land use
land tenure
agriculture
Understanding factors affecting farmers’ adoption of improved technologies is critical to success of conservation agriculture (CA) program implementation. This study, which explored the factors that determine adoption and extent of farmers’ use of the three principles of CA (i.e., minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover with crop residues, and crop rotations), was conducted in 10 target communities in 8 extension planning areas in Malawi. The primary data was collected using structured questionnaires administered to individual households.
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - Malawi. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Malawi, Southern Africa
poverty
climate change
natural resources management
water management
farmers
agriculture
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?Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa

Reports & Research
July, 2015
Malawi, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
farmers
pastoralists
This report reflects the summary of baseline findings in Malawi, under the auspices of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. It identifies gaps in climate information access and use at the local level, types of climate services farmers and pastoralists need in Malawi, relevant channels to reach farmers with requested services, lead-time and gender-specific requirements for the design and delivery of climate services that matter to farmers.
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa

Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
October, 2012
Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Niger, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Africa, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
climate change
farmers
food security
rural areas
transaction costs
Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will double demands over the next 10 years. Two key issues must be addressed: (a) establishing a consistent and stable policy environment for regional trade in fertilizers; and (b) investing in institutions that reduce the transaction costs of coordination failures.
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Understanding compliance in programs promoting conservation agriculture: Modeling a case study in Malawi

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Malawi
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
sustainable land management
land degradation
farmers
land use
land management
Land degradation and soil erosion have emerged as serious challenges to smallholder farmers throughout southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture (CA) is widely promoted as a sustainable package of agricultural practices. Despite the many potential benefits of CA, however, adoption remains low. Yet relatively little is known about the decision-making process in choosing to adopt CA. This article attempts to fill this important knowledge gap by studying CA adoption in southern Malawi.