African Crop Science Journal, 1997, Vol. 5. No.1, pp. 93-98. FORUM A green revolution frustrated: lessons from the Malawi experience Code Number: CS97012 Sizes of Files: Text: 23.9K Graphics: Tables (gif) - 11.8K ABSTRACT High population density, small farm size and a monomodal rainfall pattern are the main determinants of smallholder farming patterns in Malawi. With over 70% of farmers having total land holdings of less than 1 ha, the farming system is dominated by continuous cropping with maize without fallow and very little rotation. Consequently the nutrient capital of the soil is being depleted and yields are declining. For many years, the government's response to this situation has been to intensify technology based on the use of hybr...
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African Crop Science Journal, 1997, Vol. 5. No.1, pp. 93-98. FORUM A green revolution frustrated: le...
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This data study contains data on the intensification of production of soyabean, groundnut, cowpea an...
Summary The article considers the social and economic consequences of Malawi's export crop boom in...
Malawi is characterised in food security discourse as a paradigmatic case of incipient malthusian cr...
African Crop Science Journal, 1997, Vol. 5. No.1, pp. 93-98. FORUM A green revolution frustrated: le...
The paper uses three years of household farm plot panel data (2006-2009), covering six districts in ...
Pendant les dernières dix années, les secteurs agricoles des pays Africains ont connu un nombre impo...
In Malawi, recent success with input subsidies highlights how pro-poor public investments in maize p...
This paper presents an historical overview of plant breeding research, variety release and seed supp...
This article explores the extent to which efforts to improve productivity of smallholder agriculture...
The South African Government has for the past two decades spent significant resources on introducing...
Abstract. - Why did Tropical Africa reject the "Green Revolution" initiated at the end of the sixtie...
Maize is the major food crop in eastern and southern Africa, including Kenya. Maize-based farming sy...
Abstract: Recent efforts for an ‘Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ’ (AGRA) promote fertiliz...
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have reduced or eliminated fertilizer subsidies and liberalized...
Recent efforts for an ‘Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’ (AGRA) promote fertilizer, hybrid...
This data study contains data on the intensification of production of soyabean, groundnut, cowpea an...
Summary The article considers the social and economic consequences of Malawi's export crop boom in...
Malawi is characterised in food security discourse as a paradigmatic case of incipient malthusian cr...