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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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Main Authors: Nowak, Andreea C., Steward, Peter R., Namoi, Nictor, Kamau, Hannah N., Lamanna, Christine, Rosenstock, Todd S.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2020
Subjects:
resilience
agriculture
economic analysis
enterprises
maize
food security
climate change
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109030
Summary: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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