Working Document Series Open Access 2010 RUF-34894

Analysing legume market chains to enhance livelihoods and environmental systems within maize-based farming systems in Malawi

V. KabambeA. KabuliP. Mapfumo

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Abstract

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This paper analyzes the marketing of legumes in Malawi with special focus on the seed supply chain, the actors, activities, and the business environment that the commodity goes through as it moves from producers to buyers and consumers. The study found that vendors/private traders usually came from major cities to buy produce in small lots from farmers and mainly used hanging scales. Prices were found to be variable within season and between buyers. Analysis of the seed supply systems indicated that there was mostly informal seed system where farmers either used own-saved seed or seed exchanges.

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