Measures to Increase Food Production and Mitigating Against Increased Food Prices: The Malawi Case Study
The economy of Malawi is highly dependent on agricultural production, and development initiatives in the country have mostly relied on better agricultural production. The agricultural sector is largely comprised of smallholder farmers who produce primarily for own production and market only the surplus. As in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the productivity of the smallholder…
read more >>Contribution of Smallholder Production to Food Security: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Matshe explores the contribution of smallholder production to food security in sub-Saharan Africa and relates it to the South African case. Food insecurity is closely linked to the livelihood strategies of small-scale farming households. However, part of what drives food insecurity is poverty, and addressing smallholder food security should include innovations that mitigate internal constraints…
read more >>Strategies to Support South African Smallholders as a Contribution to Government’s Second Economy Strategy (2 Volumes)
This is Volume 2 of the study ‘Strategies to Support South African Smallholders as a Contribution to Government’s Second Economy Strategy’. It contains the accounts of the 16 case studies that comprised the main data for the analysis presented in Volume 1. These case studies are a rich repository of narratives depicting various types of…
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