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Impact of Agricultural Market Reforms on Smallholder Farmers in Benin and Malawi
by Mylène Kherallah, Nicholas Minot, Richard Kachule, Bio Goura Soule, Philippe Berry, Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Marcel Fafchamps, and Zahia Kahn
February 2001

Report prepared for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
This is the final report for the project "Impact of Agricultural Market Reforms on Smallholder Farmers in Benin and Malawi." The project was funded by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaflitche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with several other research institutions, including the Laboratoire d'Analyse Régionale et d'Expertise Sociale (LARES) in Benin, the Agricultural Policy Research Unit (APRU) of the Bunda College of Agriculture in Malawi, the University of Hohenheim in Germany, and the Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) of Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The project activities started in June 1998 and ended in February 2001. The final workshop, to be held in both Benin and Malawi, is scheduled for April 2001.
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Volume 1 and 2 of the report are available for download in PDF format as entire documents or by chapter.

Volume 1
(PDF 898K)
  • Table of Contents, Tables, and Figures
    (PDF 192K)

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    (PDF 36K)

  • Chapter 2: Policy Background For Benin
    (PDF 75K)

  • Chapter 3: Background And History Of Economic Policy Reforms In Malawi
    (PDF 55K)

  • Chapter 4: Results Of The Bénin Small Farmer, Community, And Groupement Villageois Surveys
    (PDF 259K)

  • Chapter 4 Tables
    (PDF 266K)

  • Chapter 5: Results From The Malawi Smallholder Farmer And Community Surveys
    (PDF 131K)

  • Chapter 5 Tables
    (PDF 179K)

  • Chapter 6: Summary, Conclusions And Policy Implications
    (PDF 92K)

  • References
    (PDF 39K)

Volume 2
(PDF 520K)
  • Table of Contents, Tables, and Figures
    (PDF 35K)

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    (PDF 33K)

  • Chapter 2: Situation and Structure of Agricultural Markets in Benin and Malawi
    (PDF 100K)

  • Chapter 3: The Operation and Performance of Traders in Benin and Malawi
    (PDF 199K)

  • Chapter 4: Spatial Flows for Major Agricultural Outputs in Benin and Malawi
    (PDF 246K)

  • Chapter 5: Summary and Emerging Policy Issues
    (PDF 36K)

  • References
    (PDF 33K)
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