Working Document Series Open Access 2012 RUF-32706

An Assessment of the Processes and Pathways to Achieve Innovation in Conservation Agriculture in Malawi: A Case of Machinga Agricultural Development Division

D. KambewaJ. KamotoC. Mloza-BandaH.R. Mloza-BandaM.M.G. Sikwese

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A study was carried out in Machinga Agricultural Development Division, located in the Southern Region of Malawi to assess the institutional arrangements for implementation of conservation agriculture (CA). Social network analysis was used to characterise actors implementing CA, their goal orientation, and interactions between them. The preliminary findings reveal a breakdown in the institutional framework for CA as evidenced by variations among actors in their definition and practices of CA and the lack of coordination that exists at local level.

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