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This article uses nationally representative household-level panel data from Malawi to estimate how rural population …
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This is a draft paper, submitted in advance of presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.
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Malawi is located in the eastern part of southern Africa between latitude 9°22′ and 17°7′ South and between …, while 24,208 square kilometers is water. Malawi is a landlocked country bordering Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia and does … from north to south through the country, containing Lake Malawi, and the landscape around the valley consists of large …
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partial equilibrium agriculture model that emphasizes policy simulations; a hydrology model incorporated into IMPACT; and the …
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Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing … eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate …
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understand potential effects of a recent promotion of related technologies in Africa. Using a case study of Malawi, the … implications of promoting high-input, intensive agriculture on food security, social relations and nutrition are considered. I …
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Our study provides a nationally representative analysis of the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Malawi. We …
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Low adoption of productive agricultural technologies is a puzzle. Agricultural extension services rely on external agents to communicate with farmers, although social networks are known to be the most credible source of information about new technologies. We conduct a large-scale field...
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agriculture in Malawi and Zambia are summarized. Implications for policy and research are drawn. A case for increased public … spending on agriculture is presented first, followed by a region-wide perspective and a focus on Malawi and Zambia. … know what public spending on agriculture sector will have the largest impact on the poor and how the resources should be …
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This paper shows the implications of credit and labor market imperfections on gender differences in agricultural labor productivity, especially highlighting how both imperfections negatively affect female productivity by discouraging off-farm income generating activities and restricting access...
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