Gender differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Malawi

AH Tufa, AD Alene, SM Cole, J Manda, S Feleke… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that female farmers have considerably less access to productive
assets and support services than male farmers. There is limited evidence of gender gaps in …

Yield components, reproductive allometry and the tradeoff between grain yield and yield stability in dryland spring wheat

YL Du, Y Xi, T Cui, NPR Anten, J Weiner, X Li… - Field Crops …, 2020 - Elsevier
Yield improvement for smallholder farmers in developing countries via crop breeding has
been slow, in part because breeders have focused primarily on higher yields rather than …

[PDF][PDF] Gender differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Malawi

A Hirpa Tufa, A Alene, SM Cole, J Manda… - World …, 2022 - cgspace.cgiar.org
It is widely recognized that female farmers have considerably less access to productive
assets and support services than male farmers. There is limited evidence of gender gaps in …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable intensification in Western Kenya: Who will benefit?

K Jindo, AGT Schut, JWA Langeveld - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable Intensification (SI) is essential for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to meet the food
demand of the growing population under conditions of increasing land scarcity. However …

Introducing labour productivity analysis in a co-innovation process to improve sustainability in mixed family farming

P Colnago, S Dogliotti - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Mixed family farms produce almost half of the world food. Increasing food supply in
developing countries requires increasing productivity of both land and farmers' labour as key …

[HTML][HTML] What future for banana-based farming systems in Uganda? A participatory scenario analysis

E Ronner, GJ van de Ven, K Nowakunda… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Population pressure, land scarcity and encroachment of nature reserves are
challenging sustainable intensification of agriculture in Uganda. One of the main staple …

Yield potential determines Australian wheat growers' capacity to close yield gaps while mitigating economic risk

M Monjardino, Z Hochman, H Horan - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2019 - Springer
Australia's farmers are among the most efficient in the world, despite a relatively large gap
between potential and achieved water-limited grain yield. With wheat yield gaps typically> …

Marginal more than mesic sites benefit from groundnut diversification of maize: Increased yield, protein, stability, and profits

I John, S Snapp, A Nord, V Chimonyo… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable Intensification (SI) interventions are urgently required, particularly those suited
to resource poor farms in Africa. Legume crops have been promoted as a key ingredient for …

Effect of changes in population density and crop productivity on farm households in Malawi

AM Komarek, S Msangi - Agricultural Economics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the ex‐ante farm‐household effects of changes in family size, yield
potential, and yield gaps using a farm‐household simulation model that reflects the …

Reap when you sow? The productivity impacts of early sowing in Malawi

ES Owusu, BE Bravo-Ureta - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT The timely sowing of groundnut is a crucial management practice for attaining
higher productivity in rainfed farming systems as is the case in Malawi. However, much of …