Introduction to conceptual issues related to agriculture, food security, and nutrition

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Malawi Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeLilongwe, Malawien
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Jodyen
dc.contributor.authorMeerman, Janiceen
dc.contributor.authorAberman, Noora-Lisaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T02:49:43Zen
dc.date.available2024-08-01T02:49:43Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149665
dc.titleIntroduction to conceptual issues related to agriculture, food security, and nutritionen
dcterms.abstractSmallholder agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy. Its importance for livelihoods cannot be overstated. 94 percent of rural residents and 38 percent of urban residents engage in agriculture to some extent (Jones, Shrinivas, and Bezner-Kerr 2014), the vast majority as smallholder farmers with landholdings of less than one hectare. Smallholder crops are primarily maize—which accounted for nearly 80 percent of smallholder-cultivated land in 2011 —followed by cassava and other food crops (FAO 2008; IFAD 2011). These foods are grown for household consumption and for sale at local and regional markets. As such, the Malawian food supply, especially in rural areas where markets are thin with few buying or selling options, is shaped largely by trends in smallholder food-crop productionen
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHarris, Jody; Meerman, Janice; and Aberman, Noora-Lisa. 2015. Introduction to conceptual issues related to agriculture, food security, and nutrition. In Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi. Chapter 1. Pp. 1-7. Lilongwe, Malawi; and Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149665en
dcterms.extent7 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfMapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawien
dcterms.issued2015-12-16
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149812en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/129898en
dcterms.subjectnutrition securityen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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