Characterization of maize production in southern africa: synthesis of CIMMYT/DTMA household level farming system surveys in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe

This report presents the synthesis of household level surveys in five intervention countries (Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project designed and implemented by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and national research and extension institutions in 13 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In each of the study countries, two districts were randomly selected provided that the districts fall in predetermined categories (20-40%) of probability of failed season (PFS). A total sample of 1108 households was randomly drawn with sample sizes varying country to country. The report has different sections that focus, in order, on description of the sample households, extent and determinants of poverty and inequality among the sample population, characteristics of maize production, perception and management of drought risk, and determinants of likelihood and intensity of adoption of improved maize varieties.

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Main Authors: Kassie, Girma T., Erenstein, Olaf, Mwangi, Wilfred, La Rovere, Roberto, Setimela, Peter, Langyintuo, Augustine
Format: Survey data biblioteca
Language:English
Published: CIMMYT Research Data & Software Repository Network 2012
Subjects:Agricultural Sciences, Maize, Production, Farming systems, Surveys, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11529/10134
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