Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
During 2000–06, Malawi’s agricultural sector was one of the worst performing in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its gross domestic product (GDP) declining by an average 0.6 percent per year (World Bank 2010). Given that agriculture constituted more than one-third of Malawi’s economy, its stagnation slowed...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2012
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| author | Benin, Samuel Thurlow, James Diao, Xinshen McCool, Christen Simtowe, Franklin |
| author_browse | Benin, Samuel Diao, Xinshen McCool, Christen Simtowe, Franklin Thurlow, James |
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| description | During 2000–06, Malawi’s agricultural sector was one of the worst performing in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its gross domestic product (GDP) declining by an average 0.6 percent per year (World Bank 2010). Given that agriculture constituted more than one-third of Malawi’s economy, its stagnation slowed overall economic growth in the country, despite nonagriculture’s stronger performance. Population growth also outpaced economic growth, causing per capita incomes to fall. By 2006 Malawi and its agricultural sector were clearly in crisis. Poverty remained high and widespread, and malnutrition and food insecurity were worsening (Malawi, NSO 2005; Harrigan 2008). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1539652025-11-06T04:14:22Z Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] Benin, Samuel Thurlow, James Diao, Xinshen McCool, Christen Simtowe, Franklin economic growth agriculture agricultural sector farming poverty livestock rural development public investment agricultural growth public expenditure During 2000–06, Malawi’s agricultural sector was one of the worst performing in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its gross domestic product (GDP) declining by an average 0.6 percent per year (World Bank 2010). Given that agriculture constituted more than one-third of Malawi’s economy, its stagnation slowed overall economic growth in the country, despite nonagriculture’s stronger performance. Population growth also outpaced economic growth, causing per capita incomes to fall. By 2006 Malawi and its agricultural sector were clearly in crisis. Poverty remained high and widespread, and malnutrition and food insecurity were worsening (Malawi, NSO 2005; Harrigan 2008). 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:39Z 2024-10-01T13:58:39Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153965 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Benin, Samuel; Thurlow, James; Diao, Xinshen; McCool, Christen; Simtowe, Franklin 2012. Malawi. In Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies, ed. Xinshen Diao, James Thurlow, Samuel Benin, and Shenggen Fan. Chapter 9. Pg. 245-280. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153965 |
| spellingShingle | economic growth agriculture agricultural sector farming poverty livestock rural development public investment agricultural growth public expenditure Benin, Samuel Thurlow, James Diao, Xinshen McCool, Christen Simtowe, Franklin Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title | Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title_full | Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title_fullStr | Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title_short | Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] |
| title_sort | malawi in strategies and priorities for african agriculture |
| topic | economic growth agriculture agricultural sector farming poverty livestock rural development public investment agricultural growth public expenditure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153965 |
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