Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment
With more than three-quarters of its workforce employed in agriculture, Malawi is highly vulnerable to any adverse events affecting the agriculture sector, and agricultural risks are ever present in the country. Agricultural risks can obstruct deve...
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TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES POULTRY PESTICIDE RESIDUE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL GROWTH FISH REFINING COMMODITY TRADE SORGHUM HAZARDS COTTON PRODUCTION NEMATODES PROTEIN MILK BEANS FOOD CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BAKING UNITED NATIONS GRAIN RESERVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PESTICIDE ANIMALS CASSAVA GREEN MITE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME CASSAVA ROOTS COWPEAS ANTHRACNOSE TOBACCO COMPANY COVER CROPS RICE CROP PIGEON PEAS IITA PLANNING TREES TEA PRICES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT PESTICIDES AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LANDS PLANS FERTILIZERS PIGEONPEAS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES MAIZE CROP INSURANCE CROP PRODUCTION DISEASES CASH CROPS AGRICULTURAL EXPORT COTTON PRICES POPULATION GROWTH AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS GROUNDNUT SEEDS LOGISTICS HYBRID MAIZE ANGULAR LEAF SPOT SOYBEANS CONTAINERS BEAN MARKETS CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS PADDY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CROP SCIENCE VEGETABLES HAZARD NUTS CROP PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY FORESTRY SUGAR CANE INDICATORS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY RESEARCH FARMING LIVESTOCK FARMERS FAMINE RURAL ROADS NATURAL RESOURCES BACTERIA FOOD AID CROPS SOYBEAN GREENHOUSE GASES FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE BLACK SIGATOKA BRAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY DISEASE OUTBREAKS USAID TECHNOLOGY UNDP FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS NEWCASTLE DISEASE FARMLAND CEREAL PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY TEA CLIMATE CHANGE CROP SOYBEAN RUST SEEDLINGS SCIENCE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURAL CROPS PESTS BASIC NEEDS SUGAR PRICES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CREDIT MAIZE YIELDS APHIDS MILLET FORESTS REPORTS ORANGE CROPPING LIVESTOCK PRODUCT WILD FOODS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRICULTURE RESISTANT CROPS SOIL MOISTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND FAO CATTLE MALNUTRITION WFP HYBRIDS CROP LOSSES FOOD YIELD LOSSES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS COTTON GROUNDNUTS FOOD INSECURITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WOMEN FARMERS SOUTH AFRICA POTATOES GRAIN STORAGE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUGARCANE CROP SEASON INVESTMENT IRRIGATION FOOD CROPS PLANT PESTS FUNGI BREEDING WILD ANIMALS BANANAS SWITZERLAND FEED SWEET POTATOES STRIGA AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION POPULATION WHEAT SUGAR PRODUCTION SOILS RICE AFDB COTTON PRODUCERS PASTURES COMMODITIES CROP DATA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE SUCROSE FOOD PRICES GOATS WILD FOOD FOODS PULSES SEASONS SEED COTTON GRAIN POTATO CATTLE DISEASES HARVEST POTATO VIRUSES AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACTUAL YIELDS SUGAR BEET SUGAR |
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TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES POULTRY PESTICIDE RESIDUE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL GROWTH FISH REFINING COMMODITY TRADE SORGHUM HAZARDS COTTON PRODUCTION NEMATODES PROTEIN MILK BEANS FOOD CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BAKING UNITED NATIONS GRAIN RESERVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PESTICIDE ANIMALS CASSAVA GREEN MITE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME CASSAVA ROOTS COWPEAS ANTHRACNOSE TOBACCO COMPANY COVER CROPS RICE CROP PIGEON PEAS IITA PLANNING TREES TEA PRICES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT PESTICIDES AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LANDS PLANS FERTILIZERS PIGEONPEAS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES MAIZE CROP INSURANCE CROP PRODUCTION DISEASES CASH CROPS AGRICULTURAL EXPORT COTTON PRICES POPULATION GROWTH AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS GROUNDNUT SEEDS LOGISTICS HYBRID MAIZE ANGULAR LEAF SPOT SOYBEANS CONTAINERS BEAN MARKETS CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS PADDY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CROP SCIENCE VEGETABLES HAZARD NUTS CROP PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY FORESTRY SUGAR CANE INDICATORS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY RESEARCH FARMING LIVESTOCK FARMERS FAMINE RURAL ROADS NATURAL RESOURCES BACTERIA FOOD AID CROPS SOYBEAN GREENHOUSE GASES FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE BLACK SIGATOKA BRAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY DISEASE OUTBREAKS USAID TECHNOLOGY UNDP FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS NEWCASTLE DISEASE FARMLAND CEREAL PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY TEA CLIMATE CHANGE CROP SOYBEAN RUST SEEDLINGS SCIENCE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURAL CROPS PESTS BASIC NEEDS SUGAR PRICES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CREDIT MAIZE YIELDS APHIDS MILLET FORESTS REPORTS ORANGE CROPPING LIVESTOCK PRODUCT WILD FOODS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRICULTURE RESISTANT CROPS SOIL MOISTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND FAO CATTLE MALNUTRITION WFP HYBRIDS CROP LOSSES FOOD YIELD LOSSES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS COTTON GROUNDNUTS FOOD INSECURITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WOMEN FARMERS SOUTH AFRICA POTATOES GRAIN STORAGE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUGARCANE CROP SEASON INVESTMENT IRRIGATION FOOD CROPS PLANT PESTS FUNGI BREEDING WILD ANIMALS BANANAS SWITZERLAND FEED SWEET POTATOES STRIGA AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION POPULATION WHEAT SUGAR PRODUCTION SOILS RICE AFDB COTTON PRODUCERS PASTURES COMMODITIES CROP DATA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE SUCROSE FOOD PRICES GOATS WILD FOOD FOODS PULSES SEASONS SEED COTTON GRAIN POTATO CATTLE DISEASES HARVEST POTATO VIRUSES AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACTUAL YIELDS SUGAR BEET SUGAR Giertz, Asa Caballero, Jorge Galperin, Diana Makoka, Donald Olson, Jonathan German, George Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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With more than three-quarters of its
workforce employed in agriculture, Malawi is highly
vulnerable to any adverse events affecting the agriculture
sector, and agricultural risks are ever present in the
country. Agricultural risks can obstruct development and
enforce poverty traps, particularly for a country as reliant
on agriculture as Malawi. Because of the size of the sector
in the economy and the importance of agricultural products
for export, agricultural growth correlates closely with
gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Malawi’s effort to
manage risks and to provide relief in response to adverse
events diverts significant resources from longer-term
development investments. To better understand the dynamics
of agricultural risks and identify appropriate responses,
incorporate an agricultural risk perspective into decision
making, and build the capacity of local stakeholders in risk
assessment and management, the agricultural risk management
team (ARMT) of the agriculture and environment services
department of the World Bank conducted an agriculture sector
risk assessment. The purpose of this report is to assess
existing agricultural risks, prioritize them according to
their frequency and impacts on the sector, and identify
areas of risk-management solutions that need deeper
specialized attention. Three levels of risks were assessed:
production risks, market risks, and enabling environment
risks to selected supply chains. The report takes a
quantitative and qualitative approach to assessing risk.
This report is structured as follows: chapter one gives
introduction and context. Chapter two provides an overview
of the agriculture sector and the selected crops. Chapter
three maps the production, market, and enabling environment
risks to food crops and export crops. Chapter four looks at
the adverse impacts of agricultural risks in terms of
losses, both at the national level and for different
regions. Chapter five prioritizes the risks in terms of
their frequency and the severity of their impacts, and
discusses solutions based on this prioritization, ongoing
risk-management activities, and the feedback from the
consultative workshop. |
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Giertz, Asa Caballero, Jorge Galperin, Diana Makoka, Donald Olson, Jonathan German, George |
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Giertz, Asa Caballero, Jorge Galperin, Diana Makoka, Donald Olson, Jonathan German, George |
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Giertz, Asa |
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Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment |
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malawi agricultural sector risk assessment |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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okr-10986-236782021-04-23T14:04:16Z Malawi Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment Giertz, Asa Caballero, Jorge Galperin, Diana Makoka, Donald Olson, Jonathan German, George TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES POULTRY PESTICIDE RESIDUE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL GROWTH FISH REFINING COMMODITY TRADE SORGHUM HAZARDS COTTON PRODUCTION NEMATODES PROTEIN MILK BEANS FOOD CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BAKING UNITED NATIONS GRAIN RESERVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PESTICIDE ANIMALS CASSAVA GREEN MITE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME CASSAVA ROOTS COWPEAS ANTHRACNOSE TOBACCO COMPANY COVER CROPS RICE CROP PIGEON PEAS IITA PLANNING TREES TEA PRICES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT PESTICIDES AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LANDS PLANS FERTILIZERS PIGEONPEAS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES MAIZE CROP INSURANCE CROP PRODUCTION DISEASES CASH CROPS AGRICULTURAL EXPORT COTTON PRICES POPULATION GROWTH AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS GROUNDNUT SEEDS LOGISTICS HYBRID MAIZE ANGULAR LEAF SPOT SOYBEANS CONTAINERS BEAN MARKETS CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS PADDY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CROP SCIENCE VEGETABLES HAZARD NUTS CROP PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY FORESTRY SUGAR CANE INDICATORS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY RESEARCH FARMING LIVESTOCK FARMERS FAMINE RURAL ROADS NATURAL RESOURCES BACTERIA FOOD AID CROPS SOYBEAN GREENHOUSE GASES FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE BLACK SIGATOKA BRAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY DISEASE OUTBREAKS USAID TECHNOLOGY UNDP FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS NEWCASTLE DISEASE FARMLAND CEREAL PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY TEA CLIMATE CHANGE CROP SOYBEAN RUST SEEDLINGS SCIENCE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURAL CROPS PESTS BASIC NEEDS SUGAR PRICES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CREDIT MAIZE YIELDS APHIDS MILLET FORESTS REPORTS ORANGE CROPPING LIVESTOCK PRODUCT WILD FOODS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRICULTURE RESISTANT CROPS SOIL MOISTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND FAO CATTLE MALNUTRITION WFP HYBRIDS CROP LOSSES FOOD YIELD LOSSES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS COTTON GROUNDNUTS FOOD INSECURITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WOMEN FARMERS SOUTH AFRICA POTATOES GRAIN STORAGE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUGARCANE CROP SEASON INVESTMENT IRRIGATION FOOD CROPS PLANT PESTS FUNGI BREEDING WILD ANIMALS BANANAS SWITZERLAND FEED SWEET POTATOES STRIGA AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION POPULATION WHEAT SUGAR PRODUCTION SOILS RICE AFDB COTTON PRODUCERS PASTURES COMMODITIES CROP DATA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE SUCROSE FOOD PRICES GOATS WILD FOOD FOODS PULSES SEASONS SEED COTTON GRAIN POTATO CATTLE DISEASES HARVEST POTATO VIRUSES AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACTUAL YIELDS SUGAR BEET SUGAR With more than three-quarters of its workforce employed in agriculture, Malawi is highly vulnerable to any adverse events affecting the agriculture sector, and agricultural risks are ever present in the country. Agricultural risks can obstruct development and enforce poverty traps, particularly for a country as reliant on agriculture as Malawi. Because of the size of the sector in the economy and the importance of agricultural products for export, agricultural growth correlates closely with gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Malawi’s effort to manage risks and to provide relief in response to adverse events diverts significant resources from longer-term development investments. To better understand the dynamics of agricultural risks and identify appropriate responses, incorporate an agricultural risk perspective into decision making, and build the capacity of local stakeholders in risk assessment and management, the agricultural risk management team (ARMT) of the agriculture and environment services department of the World Bank conducted an agriculture sector risk assessment. The purpose of this report is to assess existing agricultural risks, prioritize them according to their frequency and impacts on the sector, and identify areas of risk-management solutions that need deeper specialized attention. Three levels of risks were assessed: production risks, market risks, and enabling environment risks to selected supply chains. The report takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to assessing risk. This report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction and context. Chapter two provides an overview of the agriculture sector and the selected crops. Chapter three maps the production, market, and enabling environment risks to food crops and export crops. Chapter four looks at the adverse impacts of agricultural risks in terms of losses, both at the national level and for different regions. Chapter five prioritizes the risks in terms of their frequency and the severity of their impacts, and discusses solutions based on this prioritization, ongoing risk-management activities, and the feedback from the consultative workshop. 2016-01-19T23:08:26Z 2016-01-19T23:08:26Z 2015-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25799223/malawi-agricultural-sector-risk-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23678 English en_US Agriculture global practice technical assistance paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agriculture Study |