flaxseed oil production line in in malawi

   
flaxseed oil production line in  in malawi
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • flaxseed oil production line in  in malawi
  • Can small farmers produce oilseeds in Malawi?
  • This analysis suggests that efforts to increase small farmers¡¯ production of oilseeds in Malawi should focus on farmers with larger landholdings in the Mid-altitude plateau zone. Land availability appears to be an important consideration in both farmers¡¯ decisions to produce oilseeds and how much of this to sell.
  • How many households participate in crop agriculture in Malawi?
  • Source: Benson, Mabiso, and Nankhuni (2016). Source: Author¡¯s weighted analysis of 2016-17 Malawi Integrated Household Survey. Note: Observations (IHS4 survey sample households that engage in crop agriculture): 9,293.
  • Why are agro-ecological constraints affecting smallholder farmers in Malawi?
  • Given the general agro-ecological suitability of much of the land in Malawi for production of these crops, the principal spatial constraints to smallholder farmers engaging in their commercial produc-tion are more likely to be linked to market access and the costs producers would face in order to profitably sell their oilseed.
  • Do commercially oriented households produce oilseed crops?
  • Although not presented in Table 3, commercially oriented households are between 50 percent (groundnut and soyabean) and 100 percent (sun-flower) more likely to produce oilseed crops than are households in the other categories.