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View article: Integration of Grain Legumes and Mbeya Manure Improves Maize Productivity on Smallholder Farms in Central Malawi
Integration of Grain Legumes and Mbeya Manure Improves Maize Productivity on Smallholder Farms in Central Malawi Open
Legumes are integrated in maize-based systems to improve soil fertility and crop productivity. However, the ecosystem services from legumes vary. Crop rotation on-farm studies were conducted over two cropping seasons (2018/19 and 2019/20) …
View article: Village Fairness Norms and Land-Rental Markets
Village Fairness Norms and Land-Rental Markets Open
This paper documents the role of village fairness norms in land markets. A strong and robust relationship is established between experimentally elicited village-level fairness norms and land-rental rates across 250 Malawian villages. Stron…
View article: Replication data for: Paying for agricultural information in Malawi: The role of soil heterogeneity
Replication data for: Paying for agricultural information in Malawi: The role of soil heterogeneity Open
We examine the relationship between soil heterogeneity and investment in learning among farmers in Central Malawi using an experimental approach. Soil heterogeneity may both impede social learning and encourage experimentation. In our expe…
View article: Paying for agricultural information in Malawi: The role of soil heterogeneity
Paying for agricultural information in Malawi: The role of soil heterogeneity Open
We examine the relationship between soil heterogeneity and investment in learning among farmers in Central Malawi using an experimental approach. Soil heterogeneity may both impede social learning and encourage experimentation. In our expe…
View article: Participatory action research generates knowledge for Sustainable Development Goals
Participatory action research generates knowledge for Sustainable Development Goals Open
New approaches to generating knowledge are needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participatory action research (PAR) builds on and expands the scientific process through engagement of scientists (ecological, agricu…
View article: From Learning Plot to Main Field: Scaling-Out Soil Health Innovations in Malawi
From Learning Plot to Main Field: Scaling-Out Soil Health Innovations in Malawi Open
Farmer-centred approaches are applied to engage smallholder farmers in agricultural research and development with the purpose of identifying and scaling out context specific innovations. Understanding the underlying processes that influenc…
View article: Examples of Risk Tools for Pests in Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>) Developed for Five Countries Using Microsoft Excel
Examples of Risk Tools for Pests in Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>) Developed for Five Countries Using Microsoft Excel Open
Suppressing pest populations below economically-damaging levels is an important element of sustainable peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production. Peanut farmers and their advisors often approach pest management with similar goals regardless …
View article: Grounding a global tool—Principles and practice for agroecological assessments inspired by TAPE
Grounding a global tool—Principles and practice for agroecological assessments inspired by TAPE Open
In 2018, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) described agroecology in terms of 10 Elements. Using this framework, FAO then designed the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) for assessment of the agroeco…
View article: Management of soil fertility through application of fertilizers.
Management of soil fertility through application of fertilizers. Open
This chapter presents technologies for replacing the nutrients lost from cropped fields with external fertilizer sources in a manner that minimizes the consequences of too little or too much application. The technology of using industrial …
View article: The effect of demonstration plots and the warehouse receipt system on integrated soil fertility management adoption, yield and income of smallholder farmers: a study from Malawi's Anchor Farms
The effect of demonstration plots and the warehouse receipt system on integrated soil fertility management adoption, yield and income of smallholder farmers: a study from Malawi's Anchor Farms Open
Stata do files, study tools and ready-for-analysis data used in the analysis published in the Final Report to 3ie on the project, "The effect of demonstration plots and the warehouse receipt system on integrated soil fertility management a…
View article: Influence of Plant Population and Harvest Date on Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>) Yield and Aflatoxin Contamination
Influence of Plant Population and Harvest Date on Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>) Yield and Aflatoxin Contamination Open
Research was conducted in Malawi at Mpatsanjoka farm in Salima district during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 growing cycles to determine interactions of plant population and harvest date on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) yield and aflatoxin co…
View article: The effect of demonstration plots and the warehouse receipt system on integrated soil fertility management adoption, yield and income of smallholder farmers: a study from Malawi’s Anchor Farms
The effect of demonstration plots and the warehouse receipt system on integrated soil fertility management adoption, yield and income of smallholder farmers: a study from Malawi’s Anchor Farms Open
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View article: Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Pigeonpea and Groundnut: Quantifying Response Across 18 Farm Sites in Northern Malawi
Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Pigeonpea and Groundnut: Quantifying Response Across 18 Farm Sites in Northern Malawi Open
The globalGlobal nitrogen (N) cycle is markedly, and increasingly, influenced by anthropogenic inputs. A large unknown remains the quantity of biological N fixation (BNF)Biological nitrogen fixation inputs derived from agriculture. This le…
View article: Maize response to doubled-up legumes, compost manure and inorganic fertiliser on smallholder farms in Ntcheu district of Malawi
Maize response to doubled-up legumes, compost manure and inorganic fertiliser on smallholder farms in Ntcheu district of Malawi Open
A study was carried out in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 growing seasons in Kandeu and Manjawira Extension Planning Areas (EPAs) in Ntcheu district, Central Malawi, to determine maize response to crop residue incorporation from legume cropping s…
View article: Biological nitrogen fixation and yield of pigeonpea and groundnut: Quantifying response on smallholder farms in northern Malawi
Biological nitrogen fixation and yield of pigeonpea and groundnut: Quantifying response on smallholder farms in northern Malawi Open
The global nitrogen (N) cycle is markedly, and increasingly, influenced by anthropogenic inputs. A large unknown remains the quantity of biological N fixation (BNF) inputs derived from agriculture. This leads to major uncertainties in mode…