Relative roles and limits of extension approaches in promoting sustainable agricultural management practices: Analysis of nationally representative panel data from Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Commissionen
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Flandersen
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierCatherine Ragasa: 0000-0002-8033-0784
cg.creator.identifierCynthia Kazembe: 0000-0003-2514-8418
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134853en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Future
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number2068en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorRagasa, Catherineen
dc.contributor.authorMzungu, Distonen
dc.contributor.authorKalagho, Kenanen
dc.contributor.authorKazembe, Cynthiaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:13:52Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:13:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143402
dc.titleRelative roles and limits of extension approaches in promoting sustainable agricultural management practices: Analysis of nationally representative panel data from Malawien
dcterms.abstractLow-cost and sustainable agricultural management practices are being promoted in many countries but continue to face low adoption among farmers. We tracked the awareness and adoption among farmers of a number of practices―soil cover, minimum tillage, crop rotation, intercropping, crop diversification, crop residue incorporation, pit planting, water harvesting, and organic fertilizer―in two rounds of a nationally representative rural household survey in Malawi. Survey data and focus group discussions are used to understand the factors explaining the variations in farmers’ awareness and adoption of these practices. Results show a strong positive effect of extension services receipt on farmers’ awareness of these practices but no effect on farmers’ adoption of most of the practices being promoted, except for crop residue incorporation and organic fertilizer use. Receipt of input subsidy does not influence the adoption of these practices. Both survey data and focus group discussions highlight the need for intensive and iterative engagement between service providers and farmers to fully communicate, learn, and adapt to these management practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRagasa, Catherine; Mzungu, Diston; Kalagho, Kenan; and Kazembe, Cynthia. 2021. Relative roles and limits of extension approaches in promoting sustainable agricultural management practices: Analysis of nationally representative panel data from Malawi. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2068. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134853.en
dcterms.extent64 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2021-12-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.004en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.12.007en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2018.06.003en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148499en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146426en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134853en
dcterms.subjectmodelsen
dcterms.subjectwater harvestingen
dcterms.subjecttechnology adoptionen
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjectsustainable land managementen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectagricultural management practicesen
dcterms.subjectextension systemsen
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectminimum tillageen
dcterms.subjectintercroppingen
dcterms.subjectorganic fertilizersen
dcterms.subjectcrop rotationen
dcterms.subjectcrop residue managementen
dcterms.subjectdiversificationen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectplanting methodsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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