Southern Africa Pre-harvest Value Chain Analysis

Productivity and Profitability Growth in Peanut Production: A Farm Level Analysis in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

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Q&A with Dr. Boris Bravo-Ureta: Southern Africa Pre-harvest Value Chain Analysis

By collecting data about the economic impacts different production practices have on farmers in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, the project boosts productivity and increases food safety, food security, and farm income in the partner countries. The work is done in close collaboration with the Southern Africa Value Chain and Integrated Breeding Projects.

Peanut farms in Southern Africa don’t make much money, in part because of low yields. By analyzing the farm-level costs and benefits of different treatments designed to reduce aflatoxin, the project can increase peanut quality and prices received by farmers.

Researchers also are analyzing data from the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Studies-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) and variety data generated by the Integrated Breeding Project to evaluate how the farm benefits from improved seed varieties, particularly in Uganda and Malawi.