Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Malawi

Jeffrey J. Reimer and Monica Fisher

No 1, MaSSP policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Agriculture employs three-quarters of the population of Malawi. It makes up more than forty percent of the economy and sixty percent of all exports. Yet productivity in agriculture—measured as the amount of output for a given amount of inputs—is considerably lower than it could be, given Malawi’s agricultural resources. Efforts to expand the economy and reduce poverty must involve agriculture. Where should the Government of Malawi invest?

Keywords: agriculture; government; Malawi; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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