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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

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +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

The role of crop diversification in improving household food security in central Malawi

, 2018
BackgroundThis paper concerns the role of crop diversification in improving household food security in central Malawi. In this country, the agricultural sector is dominated by smallholder farming and rain-fed food production systems that are facing ...
N. Mango, Clifton Makate, Lawrence Mapemba, Mathinda Sopo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Dislocation and continuity: Marking the 30th anniversary of the Catholic Bishops’ pastoral letter Living Our Faith

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
One of the reasons that prompted Malawi’s Catholic bishops to write a pastoral letter in 1992 that triggered the movement towards democracy was the big gap between the rich and the poor.
Buhle Mpofu, Mark Mapaketi
doaj   +1 more source

AIDS and food insecurity: ‘New variant famine’ in Malawi?

, 2007
In the midst of the 2002/3 food crisis in Southern Africa social scientists De Waal and Whiteside (well known for their respective work on the social construction of famines and the socio-economic impacts of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa), hypothesised in ...
N Ansell, Chipeta, L., van Blerk, L.; id_orcid, van Blerk, L, Ansell, N., Ansell, N, Chipeta, L, Robson, E., Hadju, F., Robson, E, E Robson, Hajdu, F, F Hajdu, L Van Blerk, L Chipeta   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Low back pain during pregnancy: Prevalence, risk factors and association with daily activities among pregnant women in urban Blantyre, Malawi

Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi, 2019
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a significant musculoskeletal problem during pregnancy with potential to negatively affect the woman's quality of life. Data on LBP among pregnant women in Malawi is almost non-existent.
S. Manyozo, Tarimo Nesto, P. Bonongwe, A. Muula   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source