Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi
This paper considers potential strategic options for agriculture and development in Malawi in the context of the country’s current situation and the prospects the country faces. After briefly reviewing current national and sectoral policy and potential roles of smallholder agriculture in economic gr...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2015
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| author | Dorward, Andrew R. Chirwa, Ephraim |
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| description | This paper considers potential strategic options for agriculture and development in Malawi in the context of the country’s current situation and the prospects the country faces. After briefly reviewing current national and sectoral policy and potential roles of smallholder agriculture in economic growth, we set out the current situation in order to consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We conclude that a major emphasis is needed on supporting changes that reduce the rate of population growth and promote capacity for adaptation and resilience to climate change. Rapid increases in the productivity of agricultural land and labor and in rural incomes will be critical to this, alongside increased education and empowerment of girls and women. There are, however, difficult potential trade-offs to negotiate (for example, between increased irrigation and reduced inflows into Lake Malawi) and these need further consideration. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1502082025-11-06T06:31:41Z Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi Dorward, Andrew R. Chirwa, Ephraim caadp agricultural sector sustainable development goals economic development poverty alleviation agricultural research agricultural policies productivity agricultural development food security poverty This paper considers potential strategic options for agriculture and development in Malawi in the context of the country’s current situation and the prospects the country faces. After briefly reviewing current national and sectoral policy and potential roles of smallholder agriculture in economic growth, we set out the current situation in order to consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We conclude that a major emphasis is needed on supporting changes that reduce the rate of population growth and promote capacity for adaptation and resilience to climate change. Rapid increases in the productivity of agricultural land and labor and in rural incomes will be critical to this, alongside increased education and empowerment of girls and women. There are, however, difficult potential trade-offs to negotiate (for example, between increased irrigation and reduced inflows into Lake Malawi) and these need further consideration. 2015-03-25 2024-08-01T02:51:00Z 2024-08-01T02:51:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150208 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dorward, Andrew R. and Chirwa, Ephraim. 2015. Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi. MaSSP Working Paper 13. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150208 |
| spellingShingle | caadp agricultural sector sustainable development goals economic development poverty alleviation agricultural research agricultural policies productivity agricultural development food security poverty Dorward, Andrew R. Chirwa, Ephraim Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title | Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title_full | Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title_short | Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi |
| title_sort | strategic options for agriculture and development in malawi |
| topic | caadp agricultural sector sustainable development goals economic development poverty alleviation agricultural research agricultural policies productivity agricultural development food security poverty |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150208 |
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