Labour availability and smallholder agricultural development: the case of lilongwe land development programme (lldp) (Malawi)

Chipande Ghr.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper suggesting labour shortage among peasant farmers as a factor explaining rural area poverty and low productivity in Malawi - based on a sample survey in the Lilongwe land development programme, examines land utilization, agricultural credit, agricultural production, farming systems, household characteristics, etc. Diagram and tables.

Keywords: labour shortage; peasant farmer; rural area; poverty; productivity.; sample; survey.; land utilization.; agricultural credit; agricultural production; farming system.; household.; pénurie de main-d'oeuvre; paysan; zone rurale; pauvreté; productivité; échantillon; enquête; utilisation des terres; crédit agricole; production agricole; système d'exploitation agricole; ménage; escasez de mano de obra; campesino; zona rural; pobreza; productividad; muestra; encuesta; utilización de la tierra; crédito agrícola; producción agrícola; sistema agrícola; hogar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 85 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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