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Subsidies promote use of drought tolerant maize varieties despite variable yield performance under smallholder environments in Malawi

Creator:

Holden, Stein T. and Fisher, Monica

Abstract:

This study used a three-year panel dataset for 350 Malawian farm households to examine the potential for widespread adoption of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties, a technology that holds considerable promise for helping smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) adapt to drought risk. Regression results revealed that DT maize cultivation...

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Article