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Determinants of household participation in natural forest regeneration: Evidence from a model forest in Dedza, Central Malawi

Trees, Forests and People
Deforestation remains a prominent issue in Malawi's forest reserves and village forest areas. The Kapirimutu village forest has exhibited a significant increase in forest cover over the previous decade due to community involvement in natural forest ...
Jabulani Nyengere, Precious Masuku, Weston Mwase, Msaiwale Kathewera, Allena Laura Njala, Wilson Tchongwe, Richard Lizwe Steven Mvula, Isaac Tchuwa, Billy Kachingwe, Ellasy Chimimba, Macdolad Mtonda, Steven Gonde, Dickson Mbeya, Chikondi Chisenga, Emmanuel Chinkaka, Harineck Mayamiko Tholo   +15 more
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Integrating family planning services into HIV care: use of a point-of-care electronic medical record system in Lilongwe, Malawi

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Integrating family planning (FP) services into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinical care helps improve access to contraceptives for women living with HIV.
Hannock Tweya, Caryl Feldacker, Lisa B. Haddad, Chimango Munthali, Mwatha Bwanali, Colin Speight, Layout G. Kachere, Petros Tembo, Sam Phiri   +8 more
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British Bryological Society expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi : 13., new and other unpublished records [PDF]

, 2001
Further results are provided of the 1991 British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mt., Malawi including 168 taxa of bryophyte, comprising 72 taxa of liverwort (38 new to Malawi) and 96 taxa of mosses (45 new to Malawi)
Bruggeman-Nannenga, Maria A., Hodgetts, Nick G., O’Shea, Brian J., Porley, Ron D., Wigginton, Martin J.   +4 more
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Comparing the Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave of Different Categories of Health Workers in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa. [PDF]

, 2013
Job satisfaction is an important determinant of health worker motivation, retention, and performance, all of which are critical to improving the functioning of health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Amoran OE, Aziza Mwisongo, Bennett S, Bester CL, Charles Normand, Chirwa ML, De Milt DG, Duane Blaauw, Fresier Maseko, Maureen Chirwa, Meeusen VC, Nullis-Kapp C, Posy Bidwell, Prudence Ditlopo, Romig B, Shrestha GK, Steve Thomas   +16 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment Initiation, Program Attrition and Patient Treatment Outcomes associated with Scale-up and Decentralization of HIV care in rural Malawi [PDF]

, 2012
To describe patient antiretroviral therapy (cART) outcomes associated with intensive decentralization of services in a rural HIV program in ...
Annette Heinzelmann, Elisabeth Szumilin, Landon Myer, Loretxu Pinoges, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, Martha Huckabee, Megan McGuire, Rupa Kanapathipillai, Simon Makombe, Tamika Munyenyembe   +9 more
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Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu, Amin Mugera, John Mburu, Rose Nyikal, Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

British Bryological Society expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi : 15., Lejeuneaceae, and the occurrence and frequency of foliicolous taxa [PDF]

, 2001
Details of habitat and location are given for 64 taxa of Lejeuneaceae collected during the BBS expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi in 1991, of which 47 are new to Malawi.
Wigginton, Martin J.
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source