The Challenges of Promoting Productive Jobs in Malawi
Author | : Michael Mwasikakata |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Labor market |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michael Mwasikakata |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Labor market |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Benson, Todd |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2023-03-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Malawi has suffered from weak economic growth since its independence in 1964. Over 50 percentof the population live below the poverty line, unable to produce enough or to otherwise obtain sufficient income to meet all of their basic needs. Poverty is concentrated in rural areas. Smallholder agriculture dominates employment in rural Malawi. However, with continuing population growth, the average landholding size for smallholder farming households is declining, resulting in many being unable to produce sufficient food to meet their own needs. To escape poverty, rural households increasingly must diversify their sources of income, but many lack the human and financial capital to do so. In this report, a detailed examination is provided of the agricultural production, non-farm employment patterns, and overall incomes obtained by farming households across Malawi using data from the fifth Malawi Integrated Household Survey (IHS5), conducted in 2019/20. The analysis demonstrates that most poor farming households will never be able to escape poverty through their farming alone, even with substantially higher crop productivity. Rainfed cropping remains the primary form of agricultural production for farming households in Malawi. While increasing numbers are engaging in irrigated farming during the dry season, the returns from such farming are inconsistent and low. More importantly, off-farm income sources, particularly temporary ganyu wage employment, are now critical to the livelihoods of most rural households, particularly those with small cropland holdings. The common assumption that agriculture is at the center of the livelihoods of rural households across Malawi no longer holds. Of equal importance is their ability to obtain sufficiently remunerative off-farm employment. In developing strategies for rural economic and human development in Malawi, accelerating agricultural production growth, particularly through increased productivity, and increasing the returns to farming are necessary, but incomplete solutions. Equal attention must now be paid to how workers in farming households can also qualify for and obtain good off-farm jobs. Without increases in such employment opportunities, the economies of most rural communities across Malawi are likely to stagnate and poverty will deepen among households living in them.
Author | : International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2012-08-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1475509073 |
The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS-II) is a poverty reduction strategy for the period 2006–11, which is aimed at fulfilling Malawi’s future developmental aspiration—Vision 2020. The strategy identifies broad thematic areas and key priority areas to bring about sustained economic growth. A striking feature of this strategy is that the various governmental organizations, private sector, and general public are equal stakeholders. However, successful implementation of MGDS-II will largely depend on sound macroeconomic management and a stable political environment.
Author | : P. Thandika Mkandawire |
Publisher | : International Labour Organisation |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hopestone Chavula |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 705 |
Release | : 2024-09-12 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198890184 |
The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy is an essential reference material with new research contributions and insights across the different areas of economic development to shape the country's future growth and development trajectory. The volume is the first publication that tries to assess the performance of the Malawi economy since independence, by examining how the underpinning political and economic history, and the associated policies and strategies have affected the country's long-term socio-economic development. It captures a broad range of opinions, approaches, and conclusions, which serve to underline both the complexity of the issues and challenges facing Malawi, and the immense difficulties in tackling them. Common themes emerge as many authors agree that the country needs to learn from its past experiences in terms of policy design and implementation, and the need to implement dynamic policies that could spur productive and sustained growth and development by tackling challenges associated with the continuously evolving global economic environment.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2018-12-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264308814 |
The labour markets of OECD and emerging economies are undergoing major transformations. The widespread slow-down in productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality in many countries are coupled with structural changes linked to the digital revolution, globalisation and ...
Author | : Valerie Mueller |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198848056 |
Many people believe that Africa will struggle to create jobs for its rapidly-growing population, and that rural youth will eventually migrate to cities or other countries. This book uses survey data to create a nuanced understanding of the constraints and opportunities facing rural youth in Africa.
Author | : Malawi. National Statistical Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business enterprises |
ISBN | : |