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Droughts and Floods in Malawi: Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Talip
dc.contributor.authorBrubaker, Josh
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorde la Fuente, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-03T21:17:56Z
dc.date.available2021-02-03T21:17:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-25
dc.description.abstractClimate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land management (SLM) practices help shield crop production losses from extreme events. We use a three period panel dataset where widespread floods and droughts occurred in separate periods, offering a unique opportunity to evaluate impacts using data collected immediately following these events. Results show that crop production outcomes were severely hit by both floods and droughts, with average losses ranging between 32–48 per cent. Legume intercropping provided protection against both floods and droughts, while green belts provided protection against floods. However, we find limited evidence that SLM adoption decisions are driven by exposure to weather shocks; rather, farmers with more productive assets are more likely to adopt.en
dc.identifier.citationEnvironment and Development Economics
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35100
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35100
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
dc.subjectRAIN-FED AGRICULTURE
dc.titleDroughts and Floods in Malawien
dc.title.subtitleImpacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environment-and-development-economics/article/abs/droughts-and-floods-in-malawi-impacts-on-crop-production-and-the-performance-of-sustainable-land-management-practices-under-weather-extremes/DE76D14538AF7858860809CC2A752522 Journal website (version of record)en
okr.date.disclosure2022-01-25
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-06T11:32:05.485035Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.doi10.1017/S1355770X20000455
okr.identifier.report157812
okr.journal.nbpages1-18
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicAgriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Sustainable Land Management
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Climate and Meteorology
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group, Development Economics
okr.volume2021
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