Input Subsidies to Improve Smallholder Maize Productivity in Malawi: Toward an African Green Revolution

Recent hikes in food prices have created economic and social turmoil in many African countries. But in Malawi, fertilizer and seed subsidies have enabled small-scale farmers to improve maize productivity and achieve food security

National Maize Production and Maize Food Requirement over 25 Years

<p>Compiled from [<a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000023#pbio-1000023-b009" target="_blank">9</a>,<a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000023#pbio-1000023-b049" target="_blank">49</a>]. Unusual dips and spikes in maize requirement are a reflection of inconsistency in methods of national population determination.</p