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The impact of a farmer business school program on incomes of smallholder farmers: Insights from central Malawi

massp working paper

2018

| by Joanna Chilemba and Catherine Ragasa

Various models and approaches are being implemented to provide technical assistance and support to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and welfare in Malawi.

working paper

Market participation of smallholder common bean producers in Malawi

massp working paper

2017

| by Yanjanani Lifeyo

This study has analyzed the factors affecting common bean production and marketing decisions by agricultural households in Malawi.

working paper

Tobacco contractual arrangements in Malawi and their impact on smallholder farmers: Evidence from Burley Tobacco Contracts

massp working paper

2017

| by Abel Kondwani Shaba, Abdi Khalil Edriss, J.H. Mangisoni and M.A.R. Phiri

Contract farming is emerging as an important governance structure in certain agricultural value chains.

project paper

Household resilience to drought: The case of Salima District in Malawi

massp working paper

2016

| by Taonga F. Banda, M.A.R. Phiri, L.D. Mapemba and B.B. Maonga

This study identifies factors that affect resilience to drought among smallholder farmers in Salima, one of the districts frequently affected by drought in Malawi.

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Strengthening storage, credit, and food security linkages: The role and potential impact of warehouse receipt systems in Malawi

massp working paper

2015

| by Brent Edelman, Hak Lim Lee, Athur Mabiso and Karl Pauw

This study considers the extent to which smallholder farmers, including those who do not necessarily produce a surplus for the market, might benefit from participating in warehouse receipt systems (WRS) in terms of improved income and food security.

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Maize yield response to nitrogen in Malawi’s smallholder production systems

massp working paper

2014

| by Sieg Snapp, Thomas S. Jayne, Wezi Mhango, Todd Benson and Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

This paper has two objectives. Our first objective is to review the research evidence on the factors known to be affecting the efficiency with which Malawian farmers use nitrogen fertilizer on maize.

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Modeling potential impacts of future climate change in Mzimba District Malawi, 2040-2070

massp working paper

2014

| by Arthur Chibwana Gama, Lawrence D. Mapemba, Patricia Masikat, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Olivier Crespo and Elizabeth Bandason

This study investigates possible climate change patterns over the period 2040 to 2070 in order to assess the potential economic impacts for crop-livestock integrating and non-integrating farmers in Mzimba district in northern Malawi.

project paper

Spatial price integration among selected bean markets in Malawi: A threshold autoregressive model approach

massp working paper

2014

| by Wezzie S. Mtumbuka, Lawrence Mapemba, Beston Maonga and Mannex Mwabumba

This research examines the extent of market integration among different bean markets across Malawi. Market integration is an indicator that efficiency exists within the flow of information between markets.

project paper

Changes in food and nutrition security in Malawi: Analysis of recent survey evidence

massp working paper

2014

| by Íñigo Verduzco-Gallo, Olivier Ecker and Karl Pauw

A large proportion of Malawian households are caught in a trap where poverty and food insecurity reinforce one another and where periods of food deficits and severe food crises are frequent occurrences.

working paper

The determinants and extent of crop diversification among smallholder farmers: A case study of Southern Province, Zambia

massp working paper

2014

| by Kiru Sichoongwe, Lawrence Mapemba, Davies Ng'ong'ola and Gelson Tembo

This study analyzed the determinants of crop diversification as well as the factors influencing the extent of crop diversification by smallholder farmers in Southern province.

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The impact of a farmer business school program on incomes of smallholder farmers: Insights from central Malawi

Market participation of smallholder common bean producers in Malawi

Tobacco contractual arrangements in Malawi and their impact on smallholder farmers: Evidence from Burley Tobacco Contracts

Household resilience to drought: The case of Salima District in Malawi

Strengthening storage, credit, and food security linkages: The role and potential impact of warehouse receipt systems in Malawi

Maize yield response to nitrogen in Malawi’s smallholder production systems

Modeling potential impacts of future climate change in Mzimba District Malawi, 2040-2070

Spatial price integration among selected bean markets in Malawi: A threshold autoregressive model approach

Changes in food and nutrition security in Malawi: Analysis of recent survey evidence

The determinants and extent of crop diversification among smallholder farmers: A case study of Southern Province, Zambia