Tag: Malawi
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Ratooning and perennial staple crops in Malawi
Here we review ratooning, as well as the historic role of perennial staple crops in Malawi. Ratooning is a method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the ratoon or the stubble crop. This review is completed with interviews with Malawian farmers.
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Integrating Diverse Grain Legumes for Increased Land Productivity
In two central districts of Malawi, access to land drives the intensity of nutrient use among farms of different resource endowment and production orientation, leading to large variation in soil fertility status and crop productivity. Therefore, technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of smallholder agricultural systems must be designed to target socially…
