What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume II Main Report
José Jaime Jeje,
Clementina Machungo,
Julie Howard,
Paul Strasberg,
David Tschirley (),
Eric Winthrop Crawford () and
Michael T. Weber ()
Additional contact information David Tschirley: Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
Abstract:
This report summarizes an appraisal of input utilization and marketing in Mozambique, focusing on these research questions: (1) what are current smallholder yields for major commodities, and what is the potential for increasing yields through the use of improved technologies? (2) to what extent are improved technologies already being used by smallholders, and is the use of improved technologies profitable? (3) how are improved seeds, fertilizer and pesticides currently produced and distributed? and (4) what are the key constraints and opportunities for increasing the use of improved technologies by smallholders?