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A natural birthright by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Dan Chirwa explaining to Patrick Mphaka how the water of Lake Malawi is a natural birthright for all Malawians.…”
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Strategic Options for Agriculture and Development in Malawi by Dorward, Andrew R., Chirwa, Ephraim

“…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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Survey of cassava virus diseases in Tanzania by Legg, James P., Raya, M.

“…Cassava plantings along the southern border with Mozambique link the highest incidence area on the south-east coast near Mtwara, with the other important area ofCBSD incidence along the shore ofLake Malawi. The effects of climatic parameters on ACMD and CBSD incidence are discussed. …”
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Leveraging urbanization for inclusive development in Malawi: Anchoring the secondary city development of Salima and Chipoka in a modernizing fruit value chain by De Weerdt, Joachim, Pienaar, Louw, Hami, Emmanuel, Durand, Wiltrud

“…Salima and Chipoka form an urban cluster about 100 km from the capital Lilongwe, located on the lakeshore of Lake Malawi. The Malawi Secondary Cities Plan has identified this cluster as one of eight that are to form an interconnected network of secondary cities, geographically spread across the country, with productive activities in each anchored in the economy of their rural hinterlands…”
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Biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom., Pseudococcidae), by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae) in Malawi by Neuenschwander, Peter, Borowka, R., Phiri, G., Hammans, H., Nyirenda, S., Kapeya, E.H., Gadabu, A.

“…In parallel, damage on cassava tips stabilized at a low level. Similarly, along Lake Malawi, 84.9% of all tips had more than 10 CM in 1986; this value stabilized at 3.3%‐4.0% in 1988–1989. …”
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Consumer choices and demand for tilapia in urban Malawi: What are the complementarities and trade-offs? by Chikowi, Christopher T. M., Ochieng, Dennis O., Jumbe, Charles B. L.

“…This paper analyzes consumer choices and demand for two species of tilapia, Lake Malawi Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) spp. (Ny) and Oreochromis shiranus (Os), in unprocessed and processed form, in urban Malawi. …”
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Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease by Gondwe, F.M.T., Mahungu, N.M., Hillocks, R.J., Raya, M.D., Moyo, C.C., Soko, M.M., Chipungu, Felistus P., Benesi, I.R.M.

“…It is grown throughout the country as a food security crop, sack/cash crop, and as a staple food crop along the Lake Malawi. Is is a staple for over 39 % of the country’s population. …”
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First Report of Rice yellow mottle virus on Rice in Burundi by Ndikumana, I., Pinel Galzi, A., Negussie, Z., Msolla, S.N., Njau, P., Singh, R.K., Choi, I.R., Bigirimana, J., Fargette, D., Hébrard, E.

“…HE654712 to HE654716 and HE654718), and the isolate Rw208 (HE654720) from southwestern Rwanda, belonged to strain S4-lm previously reported near Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. They fell within the group gathering isolates from the western Bugarama plain of Rwanda (3). …”
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