Abstract:
Malawi has faced consistent incidences of hunger, malnutrition
and poverty. These have been attributed in part to frequent
droughts. In addition, privatization policies forced the country
to put the burden of keeping food reserves and providing
agricultural inputs on few unprepared and ill-equipped private
traders. In order to deal with these problems, an Input Subsidy
Program (ISP) was set up and resulted in the highest maize
production on record in 2007. In this discussion we suggest
that access to improved agricultural inputs is a critical factor in
technology adoption and attainment of food security in poor
countries.
Le Malawi a fait face à l’incidence constante de la faim, la
malnutrition et la pauvreté. Celles-ci ont été attribuées en partie
à des sécheresses fréquentes. En outre, les politiques de
privatisation ont forcé le pays à mettre à la charge de maintien
de réserves alimentaires et la fourniture d’intrants agricoles
sur quelques négociants privés impréparés et mal équipés. Afin
de faire face à ces problèmes, un programme de subvention
d’intrants (ISP) a été créé et a abouti à la production la plus
élevée du maïs enregistrée en 2007. Dans cette discussion,
nous suggérons que l’accès aux intrants agricoles améliorés
est un facteur déterminant dans l’adoption de technologies et
la réalisation de la sécurité alimentaire dans les pays pauvres.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
Southern Africa
University/affiliation:
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Agris Subject Categories:
Agrovoc terms:
Additional keywords:
Licence conditions:
Open Access
Access restriction:
Form:
Printed resource
Publisher:
ISSN:
E_ISSN:
Edition:
Extent:
1537-1541
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme socio-economics".
