Peanuts grow well in southern Mali and adjacent regions of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal; peanuts are similar in both agricultural and culinary qualities to the Bambara groundnut native to the region, and West Africans have adopted the crop as a staple.
Can groundnut contribute to Malawi’s Agricultural diversification agenda?
dwe, and Joseph GoebKey MessagesBased on production and export data, groundnut has the potential to contribute to Malawi¡¯s agricultural diversification agenda,
How has the groundnut value chain changed in Malawi?
production, exports, and prices Overall, Malawi’s groundnut value chain has sh wn strong growth in recent years. Groundnut production and areas planted have steadily increased over the past 16 seasons, and the 2021/22 growing season has the highest estimated production and a
Which crop is considered I portant for Malawian agriculture?
for other crops.Introduction Groundnut is one of the crops considered i portant for Malawian agriculture. Its production promotes crop diversification beyond maize as the main food crop and tobacco as the main commercial crop to reduce exposure to external shocks