Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi

Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi
Author: Samuel Benin, James Thurlow, Xinshen Diao, Christen McCool, and Franklin Simtowe
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2009
Genre: Social Science
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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?