Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land...

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Main Authors:	McCarthy, Nancy, Kilic, Talip, Brubaker, Josh, Murray, Siobhan, de la Fuente, Alejandro
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2021
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE CROP PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS RAIN-FED AGRICULTURE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35100

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spelling	okr-10986-351002021-04-23T14:02:16Z Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip Brubaker, Josh Murray, Siobhan de la Fuente, Alejandro CLIMATE CHANGE CROP PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS RAIN-FED AGRICULTURE Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land management (SLM) practices help shield crop production losses from extreme events. We use a three period panel dataset where widespread floods and droughts occurred in separate periods, offering a unique opportunity to evaluate impacts using data collected immediately following these events. Results show that crop production outcomes were severely hit by both floods and droughts, with average losses ranging between 32–48 per cent. Legume intercropping provided protection against both floods and droughts, while green belts provided protection against floods. However, we find limited evidence that SLM adoption decisions are driven by exposure to weather shocks; rather, farmers with more productive assets are more likely to adopt. 2021-02-03T21:17:56Z 2021-02-03T21:17:56Z 2021-01-25 Journal Article Environment and Development Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35100 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Cambridge University Press Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Malawi
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topic	CLIMATE CHANGE CROP PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS RAIN-FED AGRICULTURE
spellingShingle	CLIMATE CHANGE CROP PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS RAIN-FED AGRICULTURE McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip Brubaker, Josh Murray, Siobhan de la Fuente, Alejandro Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
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description	Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land management (SLM) practices help shield crop production losses from extreme events. We use a three period panel dataset where widespread floods and droughts occurred in separate periods, offering a unique opportunity to evaluate impacts using data collected immediately following these events. Results show that crop production outcomes were severely hit by both floods and droughts, with average losses ranging between 32–48 per cent. Legume intercropping provided protection against both floods and droughts, while green belts provided protection against floods. However, we find limited evidence that SLM adoption decisions are driven by exposure to weather shocks; rather, farmers with more productive assets are more likely to adopt.
format	Journal Article
author	McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip Brubaker, Josh Murray, Siobhan de la Fuente, Alejandro
author_facet	McCarthy, Nancy Kilic, Talip Brubaker, Josh Murray, Siobhan de la Fuente, Alejandro
author_sort	McCarthy, Nancy
title	Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
title_short	Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
title_full	Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
title_fullStr	Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
title_full_unstemmed	Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes
title_sort	droughts and floods in malawi : impacts on crop production and the performance of sustainable land management practices under weather extremes
publisher	Cambridge University Press
publishDate	2021
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35100
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Droughts and Floods in Malawi : Impacts on Crop Production and the Performance of Sustainable Land Management Practices under Weather Extremes

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