Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi

Cassava in Malawi is the second most important staple food crop after maize. This paper assesses the impact of agricultural research for development approach in Malawi on cassava yields, per capita area planted to cassava and household calorie intake from cassava and maize. Given the growing interes...

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Autores principales: Rusike, Joseph, Mahungu, N.M., Jumbo, S., Sandifolo, V.S., Malindi, G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89079
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author Rusike, Joseph
Mahungu, N.M.
Jumbo, S.
Sandifolo, V.S.
Malindi, G.
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Mahungu, N.M.
Malindi, G.
Rusike, Joseph
Sandifolo, V.S.
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Jumbo, S.
Sandifolo, V.S.
Malindi, G.
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description Cassava in Malawi is the second most important staple food crop after maize. This paper assesses the impact of agricultural research for development approach in Malawi on cassava yields, per capita area planted to cassava and household calorie intake from cassava and maize. Given the growing interest over the past decade in agricultural research for development as an innovation systems approach for improving the delivery of research-derived benefits to smallholder farmers and having impact in Africa, this paper provides empirical evidence as to the effects of this framework. The paper concludes that Malawi’s cassava research for development has contributed to measurable gains in area planted to cassava, cassava yields and household caloric intake.
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spelling CGSpace890792023-12-08T19:36:04Z Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi Rusike, Joseph Mahungu, N.M. Jumbo, S. Sandifolo, V.S. Malindi, G. cassava food crop production technology transfer malawi food security treatment effects impact pathway Cassava in Malawi is the second most important staple food crop after maize. This paper assesses the impact of agricultural research for development approach in Malawi on cassava yields, per capita area planted to cassava and household calorie intake from cassava and maize. Given the growing interest over the past decade in agricultural research for development as an innovation systems approach for improving the delivery of research-derived benefits to smallholder farmers and having impact in Africa, this paper provides empirical evidence as to the effects of this framework. The paper concludes that Malawi’s cassava research for development has contributed to measurable gains in area planted to cassava, cassava yields and household caloric intake. 2010-04 2017-10-20T14:55:44Z 2017-10-20T14:55:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89079 en Limited Access Elsevier Rusike, J., Mahungu, N.M., Jumbo, S., Sandifolo, V.S. & Malindi, G. (2010). Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi. Food Policy, 35(2), 98-111.
spellingShingle cassava
food crop
production
technology transfer
malawi
food security
treatment effects
impact pathway
Rusike, Joseph
Mahungu, N.M.
Jumbo, S.
Sandifolo, V.S.
Malindi, G.
Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title_full Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title_fullStr Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title_short Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi
title_sort estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity uptake and food security in malawi
topic cassava
food crop
production
technology transfer
malawi
food security
treatment effects
impact pathway
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89079
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