Essays about: "malawi farmers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words malawi farmers.

  1. 1. Assessing water balance and yields in Malawian cropping systems : maize soybean and maize Gliricidia systems resilience against climate change

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Danila Valeriano; [2024]
    Keywords : crop modelling; APSIM; Malawi; maize; soybean; Gliricidia; agroforestry; legume intercropping; climate predictions; climate adaptation; SDSM;

    Abstract : In Malawi, maize monocultures are increasingly susceptible to extreme weather patterns, causing considerable yield reduction and heightened food insecurity for smallholder farmers dependent on rainfed subsistence agriculture. Diversifying cropping systems is crucial for ensuring yield resilience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Capturing the Perspectives of Women Farmers in Malawi: Understanding the Sources of Gender Disparities in Agricultural Labour

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Emily Gomersall; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

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  4. 3. Agricultural resilience building at the farm level in Malawi : the relevance of indigenous knowledge

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jana Schmidt; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; agriculture; indigenous knowledge; resilience building; Malawi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change poses new challenges to smallholder farmers in the Global South. At the farm level, science-based adaptation measures, as well as farmers’ autonomous responses based on indigenous knowledge, are simultaneously in use. READ MORE

  5. 4. Materialisation of emergent farmers in a Malawian context : a privileged class’ positioning in agricultural transformation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Gustav Broms; [2020]
    Keywords : capital accumulation; surplus value; food regime; patronage; differentiation; livelihood; diversification; food security;

    Abstract : Emergent farmers have rapidly increased in numbers on the sub-Saharan African continent during the last couple of decades. The main interest in this study lies in how emergent farmers have materialised as a class in a political economic context and historical process and what societal impact they have had. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mapping in agricultural development : introducing GIS at at smallholder farmers' cooperative in Malawi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Lantmäteri (CI)

    Author : Ellen Ulander Walleij; [2016]
    Keywords : jordbruksutveckling; geografiska informationssystem; cooperative; mapping; development; Malawi; agricultural development; Geographical information systems; GIS; utveckling; kartläggning; kooperativ; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Malawi is a country in southern Africa and considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world. The main part of the population lives in rural areas and is completely depending on farming for their livelihood. There are, however, no records of land registration or tenure for the smallholder farmer. READ MORE