Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi
Smallholder agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy. Its importance for livelihoods cannot be overstated. 94 percent of rural residents and 38 percent of urban residents engage in agriculture to some extent (Jones, Shrinivas, and Bezner-Kerr 2014), the vast majority as smallholder farmers wi...
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| author | Aberman, Noora-Lisa Meerman, Janice Benson, Todd |
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| description | Smallholder agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy. Its importance for livelihoods cannot be overstated. 94 percent of rural residents and 38 percent of urban residents engage in agriculture to some extent (Jones, Shrinivas, and Bezner-Kerr 2014), the vast majority as smallholder farmers with landholdings of less than one hectare. Smallholder crops are primarily maize—which accounted for nearly 80 percent of smallholder-cultivated land in 2011 —followed by cassava and other food crops (FAO 2008; IFAD 2011). These foods are grown for household consumption and for sale at local and regional markets. As such, the Malawian food supply, especially in rural areas where markets are thin with few buying or selling options, is shaped largely by trends in smallholder food-crop production |
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| spelling | CGSpace1498122025-11-06T06:48:25Z Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi Aberman, Noora-Lisa Meerman, Janice Benson, Todd nutrition security agriculture smallholders nutrition food security poverty Smallholder agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy. Its importance for livelihoods cannot be overstated. 94 percent of rural residents and 38 percent of urban residents engage in agriculture to some extent (Jones, Shrinivas, and Bezner-Kerr 2014), the vast majority as smallholder farmers with landholdings of less than one hectare. Smallholder crops are primarily maize—which accounted for nearly 80 percent of smallholder-cultivated land in 2011 —followed by cassava and other food crops (FAO 2008; IFAD 2011). These foods are grown for household consumption and for sale at local and regional markets. As such, the Malawian food supply, especially in rural areas where markets are thin with few buying or selling options, is shaped largely by trends in smallholder food-crop production 2015-12-16 2024-08-01T02:50:00Z 2024-08-01T02:50:00Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149812 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Meerman, Janice; and Benson, Todd, eds. 2015. Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi. Lilongwe, Malawi; and Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149812 |
| spellingShingle | nutrition security agriculture smallholders nutrition food security poverty Aberman, Noora-Lisa Meerman, Janice Benson, Todd Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title_full | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title_short | Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi |
| title_sort | mapping the linkages between agriculture food security and nutrition in malawi |
| topic | nutrition security agriculture smallholders nutrition food security poverty |
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