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In an effort to improve rural farmer’s livelihood, many initiatives have been initiated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to link cassava farmers to markets. Several models have been used including use of leading entrepreneurs, targeting farmers’ associations/groups, conducting industrial tests to sens...


Mahungu, N.M.Jumbo, S.Sandifolo, V.Howard, D.Mhone, A.Nthonyiwa, A.Rusike, J.[Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi]Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi

Ex ante evaluation of agricultural research for development projects has become important in recent years for priority setting, ex post impact assessment and learning about generalizability to other populations and contexts. We apply farm household and random utility modeling to baseline survey ...


Rusike, J.Jumbo, S.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasKawonga, J.M.James, B.Okechukwu, R.U.Manyong, Victor M.[Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach]Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach

Most development researchers and practitioners agree that the sharp rise in international prices for agricultural commodities that emerged in 2003 and peaked in 2008 resulted in a global food crisis. To combat the crisis, IITA and national partners in seven African countries are evaluating the ef...


Rusike, J.Lukombo, S.S.Msemo, J.Osei-Sarfoh, A.Fannah, S.Okechukwu, R.U.Jumbo, S.Chibeba, A.M.[Evaluating the effects of UPoCA prior to implementation: taking stock of where we were]Evaluating the effects of UPoCA prior to implementation: taking stock of where we were

Cassava in Malawi is the second most important staple food crop after maize. This paper assesses the impact of agricultural research for development approach in Malawi on cassava yields, per capita area planted to cassava and household calorie intake from cassava and maize. Given the growing inte...


Rusike, J.Mahungu, N.M.Jumbo, S.Sandifolo, V.S.Malindi, G.[Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi]Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi

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