Malawi

Sepo Hachigonta, John D.K. Saka, Pickford Sibale, Lindiwe M. Sibanda and Timothy Thomas

Chapter 5 in Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis, 2013, pp 111-146 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Malawi is located in the eastern part of southern Africa between latitude 9°22′ and 17°7′ South and between longitude 32°40′ and 35°55′ East. Its total area is 118,483 square kilometers, of which 94,275 square kilometers is land, while 24,208 square kilometers is water. Malawi is a landlocked country bordering Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia and does not have direct access to the Indian Ocean.; The topography of the country is highly varied; the Great Rift Valley runs from north to south through the country, containing Lake Malawi, and the landscape around the valley consists of large plateaus at an elevation of around 800–1,200 meters but with peaks as high as 3,000 meters. The climate of the country is tropical, but its high elevation means that the temperatures are relatively cool.

Keywords: Malawi; Southern Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; Climate change; Rainfall; Droughts; Irrigation; Water management; Adaptation; Agriculture; Poverty; Gender; Women; Agricultural development; Agricultural policies; economic development; Smallhoders; maize; rice; Wheat; sorghum; millet; Cassava; Sweet potato; soybean; Potatoes; Tobacco; Groundnuts; Pigeon peas; Chickpeas; Cowpeas; Platains; Sugarcane; oil seeds; Livestock; Agricultural productivity; crop yield; General Circulation Models (GCM); Commodities; food prices; Education; income; Nutrition; malnutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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