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The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialistion in Malawi || APRA Brief 13

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posted on 2024-09-05, 21:08 authored by Blessings Chinsinga
Malawi is a predominantly agrarian economy. With around 85 percent of the country’s population relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, it is estimated that the sector makes up as much as 35 percent of GDP, 80 percent of export earnings, and 70 percent of total rural income. Underpinning both Malawi’s industrial and manufacturing sectors, agriculture is integral to any concerted effort aimed at achieving inclusive growth, and therefore lies at the heart of Malawi’s political economy. This brief, which is based on a longer paper1, examines the evolution and political economy of agricultural commercialisation in Malawi since the 1960s, from both a historical and a contemporary perspective.

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Department for International Development, UK Government

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Publisher

APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium

Citation

Chinsinga, B. (2019) The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Malawi, APRA Brief 13, Future Agricultures Consortium

Series

APRA Brief 13

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

IDS Item Types

Series paper (non-IDS)

Copyright holder

APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium

Country

Malawi

Language

en

IDS team

Rural Futures

Project identifier

APRA::e1f6d3be-457a-4f13-8b1f-6748d1402d83::600

Identifier ISBN

78-1-78118-503-2

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