Weather insurance for smallholder tobacco farmers in Malawi
Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi's economy: it accounts for about 34 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), over 90 percent of export earnings, and employment of 85 percent of the population through farming, processing, transportation, and marketing. Given this, and that most farming in Malaw...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2011
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152634 |
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