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1 Chilonda, Pius; Matchaya, Greenwell; Chiwaula, L.; Kambewa, P.; Musaba, Emmanuel; Manyamba, C. 2013. Agricultural growth trends and outlook for southern Africa: enhancing regional food security through increased agricultural productivity. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 72p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2011)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural production ; Cereals ; Fertilizer application ; Productivity ; Food security ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Indicators ; Labour productivity ; Land productivity ; Livestock production ; Investment ; Income ; Economic aspects / Southern Africa / SADC countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046770)
http://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/ReSAKSS_SA_ATOR_2011.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046770.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046770.pdf
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2 Maganga, A. M.; Chiwaula, L.; Kambewa, P.. 2021. Climate induced vulnerability to poverty among smallholder farmers: evidence from Malawi. World Development Perspectives, 21:100273. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100273]
Climate change ; Vulnerability ; Poverty ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Household consumption ; Living Standards ; Livestock ; Nonfarm income ; Flooding ; Drought ; Policies ; Models / Malawi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050301)
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Assessment of farmers’ climate change induced vulnerability is an important step for enhancing the understanding and decision-making to reduce such vulnerability. Using panel version of Malawi Living Standards Measurement Survey data of 2010, 2013 and 2016, this paper examines the magnitude of climate induced vulnerability to expected poverty among farming households and how climate change relates to ex-post poverty and poverty transition. We find that vulnerability is strongly associated with short-run climate stresses and less so with the long-run climate related shocks. The effects of vulnerability on actual poverty lessen with time in the long run. Similarly, climate related stresses worsen the welfare of farming households. Droughts, floods and irregular rainfall exacerbates poverty with droughts showing the greatest impact on farmers welfare loss, followed by floods. The study underscores the importance of livestock, in buffering against poverty through serving a safety net, and off-farm income-generating activities. This suggests that the inclusion of livestock in shaping of climate management policies for farmers is crucial.
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