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Assessing the post-harvest constraints in smallholders’ groundnut production: A Survey in central Malawi

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Title Assessing the post-harvest constraints in smallholders’ groundnut production: A Survey in central Malawi
 
Creator Tsusaka, T W
Msere, H W
Gondwe, L
Madzonga, O
Clarke, S
Siambi, M
Okori, P
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description An in-depth scoping survey was conducted on 248 smallholder farmers producing groundnut in Malawi to
delineate the constraints in production, especially on-farm post-harvest operations, while revealing various
aspects in the status of production and consumption practices. The insightful outcomes included the
farmers’ perception of the post-harvest operations as highly labor demanding, being the major obstacle to
production expansion for the lucrative and nutritious crop. In particular, shelling, lifting, and stripping were
the top three processes of remarkable labor intensity. The respondents expressed the intention for scale-up
as long as the labor constraints were mitigated, with expected welfare gain through increased income,
improved nutrition, and reduced aflatoxin contamination, as well as mitigated drudgery for women.
 
Publisher International Research Journals
 
Date 2016-09
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9679/1/Taku%20et%20al.pdf
Tsusaka, T W and Msere, H W and Gondwe, L and Madzonga, O and Clarke, S and Siambi, M and Okori, P (2016) Assessing the post-harvest constraints in smallholders’ groundnut production: A Survey in central Malawi. Agricultural Science Research Journal, 06 (09). pp. 213-226. ISSN 2026 –6073