Farm survey data, and the results from a linear programming farm-household model, provide evidence for a positive relationship between farm size and productivity in both labour-scarce and land-scarce smallholder farming in Malawi during the 1980's. The absence of an inverse relationship is ...
When it comes to national and household food security, agriculture is the go to sector. So, frankly, it made a lot of sense to me that President Lazarus Chakwera decided to grace the 2022 Malawi Agricultural Productivity and Commercialisation Conference. There is no doubt that Malawi needs to ...
termmaizeproductivityintargetcommunitiesofthe southernandcentralregionsofMalawi.ThisstudyanalysedtheeffectsofCAonsoilparametersand maizeyieldovereightcroppingseasons.Thebiophysicalvariabilityofthecommunitieswasexplored throughprincipalcomponentanalysis.ResultsshowedthatmaizeyieldsinCAsystemswerestrongly affectedbyrainfallinfilt...
A key finding is that higher transport costs drive up the size of the agricultural workforce and the fraction in subsistence. In a calibrated version of our model we show that the effect of transport productivity is quantitatively important in terms of both allocations and welfare....
stating, "This partnership with CAT will not only help revive the struggling banana industry but will also reduce our reliance on imports, which puts pressure on our economy." The initiative focuses on empowering local banana farmers with new technologies and varieties to boost their...
Initially developed in the Americas, CA is based on three principles: (1) minimum tillage, (2) maintaining ground cover and (3) crop rotation/intercropping (FAO, 2020). It has been promoted globally by numerous organizations to combat land degradation and to raise productivity (Giller et al....
Agricultural Productivity and Economic Growth In most poor countries, large majorities of the population live in rural areas and earn their livelihoods primarily from agriculture. Many rural people in ... D Gollin - Elsevier 被引量: 126发表: 2010年 Challenges and Prospects of Sustainable Groundwate...
70.Drivers of Labour Productivity in Flower Farms in Naivasha, Kenya 机译:肯尼亚奈瓦沙花卉农场劳动生产率的驱动因素 作者:Jared Mose 期刊名称:《Sustainable Agriculture Research》|2017年第4期 71.Screening Cover Crops for Soil Macrofauna Abundance and Diversity in Conservation Agriculture ...
Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi: Toward an African green revolution. PLoS Biology, 7(1): 2-10. Article Google Scholar Deressa, T.T. and Hassan, R.H. (2010). Economic Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cross-Section ...
For example, one measure related to animal production practices focuses on improving livestock breeding systems for increased productivity and reduced GHG emissions. The approach was used in Malawi and Uganda for a community-based goat-breeding program with 269 farmers. In the program, g...