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Assessing the Competitiveness of Groundnut Production in Malawi: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach

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Title Assessing the Competitiveness of Groundnut Production in Malawi: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach
 
Creator Longwe-Ngwira, A
Simtowe, F
Siambi, M
 
Subject Groundnut
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Groundnut is an important component of the national food supply. It does not only have nutritional and dietary value, groundnut also provides cash to farmers; enrich the soil with nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation; and its haulms can be used as fodder and fuel.
Groundnut production has not kept up with the demands both local and export markets especially in terms of volumes over time. This has been in part due to low average yields resulting from continuous use of unimproved seed. In turn Malawi’s groundnut exports have also generally dwindled over time.
The analysis of Malawian groundnut production using the Policy Analysis Matrix methodology shows that both traditional and improved technology groundnut production are both privately and socially profitable. This leads to the conclusion that protectionist policies that would raise domestic groundnut prices above the import parity prices determined in world markets are unnecessary.
 
Date 2012
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6023/1/IAAE_Brazil_18-24%2CAUG-2012_Gnut_Competitiveness_Malawi.pdf
Longwe-Ngwira, A and Simtowe, F and Siambi, M (2012) Assessing the Competitiveness of Groundnut Production in Malawi: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach. In: International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) Triennial Conference, 18-24 August, 2012, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.