Understanding the farmer's agricultural environment in Malawi

dc.creatorKamanga, B.C.G.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:10:24Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:10:24Z
dc.date2002
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:36Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:36Z
dc.identifier1665-045X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/1042
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508369
dc.descriptionThe AusAID/ACIAR/CIMMYT Risk Management Project develops resource-conserving farming methods in collaboration with smallholder farmers, combining use of crop simulation modeling and farmer participatory research (FPR). In 1999 research was undertaken in Chisepo and Songani, Malawi, to describe and understand the farmer’s environments through farmer stratification, soil classification, and diagnosis of cropping systems. Results revealed that institutional linkages play vital roles in farmers’ daily lives. Four classes of farmers (the richest, rich, poor, and the very poor) were identified based on wealth. Wealth was defined as having enough land, good housing, oxcarts, and some livestock. The most common soils in Chisepo are sandy soils, while sandy loam soils are most common in Songani. Agricultural crops grown on these soils in Songani include maize (the staple food), groundnuts, pigeon peas, cassava, sorghum, beans, and pumpkins, while tobacco and sweet potatoes are additional crops in Chisepo.
dc.description24 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
dc.relationRisk Management Working Paper Series
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSIMULATION MODELS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectPIGEON PEAS
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectPUMPKINS
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSIMULATION MODELS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectPIGEON PEAS
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectPUMPKINS
dc.titleUnderstanding the farmer's agricultural environment in Malawi
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageMalawi
dc.coverageMalawi
dc.coverageMexico


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