The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi

Maize-based farming systems are the most important food production system in East and Southern Africa, stretching over 19% of the cultivated area and engaging approximately 60 million people [1]. In Malawi, maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple crop. It represents roughly 48% of the population’s di...

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Autores principales: Nowak, Andreea C., Steward, Peter R., Namoi, Nictor, Kamau, Hannah N., Lamanna, Christine, Rosenstock, Todd S.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109030
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author Nowak, Andreea C.
Steward, Peter R.
Namoi, Nictor
Kamau, Hannah N.
Lamanna, Christine
Rosenstock, Todd S.
author_browse Kamau, Hannah N.
Lamanna, Christine
Namoi, Nictor
Nowak, Andreea C.
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Steward, Peter R.
author_facet Nowak, Andreea C.
Steward, Peter R.
Namoi, Nictor
Kamau, Hannah N.
Lamanna, Christine
Rosenstock, Todd S.
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description Maize-based farming systems are the most important food production system in East and Southern Africa, stretching over 19% of the cultivated area and engaging approximately 60 million people [1]. In Malawi, maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple crop. It represents roughly 48% of the population’s dietary energy consumption and occupies 80-85% of the total cultivated land [2]. Almost all farmers cultivate some maize. Maize areas cover all eight Agricultural Development Divisions (ADD), with Lilongwe and Kasungu containing nearly 50% of the country’s area planted to maize.
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spelling CGSpace1090302024-01-23T12:04:41Z The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi Nowak, Andreea C. Steward, Peter R. Namoi, Nictor Kamau, Hannah N. Lamanna, Christine Rosenstock, Todd S. resilience agriculture economic analysis enterprises maize food security climate change Maize-based farming systems are the most important food production system in East and Southern Africa, stretching over 19% of the cultivated area and engaging approximately 60 million people [1]. In Malawi, maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple crop. It represents roughly 48% of the population’s dietary energy consumption and occupies 80-85% of the total cultivated land [2]. Almost all farmers cultivate some maize. Maize areas cover all eight Agricultural Development Divisions (ADD), with Lilongwe and Kasungu containing nearly 50% of the country’s area planted to maize. 2020-08-18 2020-08-18T16:45:13Z 2020-08-18T16:45:13Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109030 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Nowak A, Steward P, Namoi N, Kamau H, Lamanna C, Rosenstock T. 2020. The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
spellingShingle resilience
agriculture
economic analysis
enterprises
maize
food security
climate change
Nowak, Andreea C.
Steward, Peter R.
Namoi, Nictor
Kamau, Hannah N.
Lamanna, Christine
Rosenstock, Todd S.
The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title_full The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title_fullStr The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title_short The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Malawi
title_sort business case for resilient agriculture a financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in malawi
topic resilience
agriculture
economic analysis
enterprises
maize
food security
climate change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109030
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