Uncovering the potential of resource-poor farmers through increased access to improved agricultural technologies: The Malawi model
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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.
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