Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution

Recent hikes in food prices have created economic and social turmoil in many African countries. But in Malawi, fertilizer and seed subsidies have enabled small-scale farmers to improve maize productivity and achieve food security.

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Autores principales: Denning, G.L., Kabambe, P, Sánchez, P.A., Malik, A., Flor, Rafael, Harawa, R., Nkhoma, P, Zamba, C, Banda, C, Magombo, C, Keating, M, Wangila, J., Sachs, Jeffrey D.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43076
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author Denning, G.L.
Kabambe, P
Sánchez, P.A.
Malik, A.
Flor, Rafael
Harawa, R.
Nkhoma, P
Zamba, C
Banda, C
Magombo, C
Keating, M
Wangila, J.
Sachs, Jeffrey D.
author_browse Banda, C
Denning, G.L.
Flor, Rafael
Harawa, R.
Kabambe, P
Keating, M
Magombo, C
Malik, A.
Nkhoma, P
Sachs, Jeffrey D.
Sánchez, P.A.
Wangila, J.
Zamba, C
author_facet Denning, G.L.
Kabambe, P
Sánchez, P.A.
Malik, A.
Flor, Rafael
Harawa, R.
Nkhoma, P
Zamba, C
Banda, C
Magombo, C
Keating, M
Wangila, J.
Sachs, Jeffrey D.
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spelling CGSpace430762024-01-17T12:58:34Z Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution Denning, G.L. Kabambe, P Sánchez, P.A. Malik, A. Flor, Rafael Harawa, R. Nkhoma, P Zamba, C Banda, C Magombo, C Keating, M Wangila, J. Sachs, Jeffrey D. maize small farms agricultural development subsidies malawi maíz explotación en pequeña escala desarrollo agrícola subsidios Recent hikes in food prices have created economic and social turmoil in many African countries. But in Malawi, fertilizer and seed subsidies have enabled small-scale farmers to improve maize productivity and achieve food security. 2009 2014-09-24T08:41:35Z 2014-09-24T08:41:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43076 en Open Access Public Library of Science Denning G, Kabambe P, Sanchez P, Malik A, Flor R, et al. (2009) Input subsidies to improvesmallholder maize productivity in Malawi: Toward an African Green Revolution. PLoS Biol 7(1)
spellingShingle maize
small farms
agricultural development
subsidies
malawi
maíz
explotación en pequeña escala
desarrollo agrícola
subsidios
Denning, G.L.
Kabambe, P
Sánchez, P.A.
Malik, A.
Flor, Rafael
Harawa, R.
Nkhoma, P
Zamba, C
Banda, C
Magombo, C
Keating, M
Wangila, J.
Sachs, Jeffrey D.
Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title_full Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title_fullStr Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title_full_unstemmed Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title_short Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
title_sort input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in malawi toward an african green revolution
topic maize
small farms
agricultural development
subsidies
malawi
maíz
explotación en pequeña escala
desarrollo agrícola
subsidios
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43076
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