Uptake and resistance: The rural poor and user-pays agricultural extension in Malawi

Spencer, Rochelle; Mthinda, Catherine; Masangano, Charles; Boyd, D. A.; Davis, John K.

doi:10.1016/j.wdp.2018.04.005

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“…This was recorded in Nakuru county in Kenya. Finally, there is also emerging evidence showing lack of or low willingness-to-pay by farmers for only agricultural advisory information (Mwaura et al 2010;Ulimwengu and Sanyal 2011;Spencer et al 2018;Hidrobo et al 2022). This is not only prevalent amongst African farmers but has also been found to be the case globally (Charatsari et al 2011;Chivers and Collins 2022).…”

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African women and young people as agriculture service providers—business models, benefits, gaps and opportunities

Kadzamira,

Chege,

Suntharalingam

et al. 2024

CABI Agric Biosci

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We use a combination of a global desk review of the literature with information from an on-going action research in Kenya to provide insights into the main characteristics, benefits and shortfalls of business models for engaging women and young people in agricultural service provision in Africa. The findings demonstrate that the engagement of African women and young people in agricultural service provision is not a panacea to the challenges they face. However various business models have been successful in contributing to economic empowerment, to increasing entrepreneurial activities and to upskilling of women and young people engaged as service providers. Business models that are successful are place-based and people-focused, market-driven and focused on value chains. Challenges however abound due to various factors, hence for sustainability there is need for multi-sectoral inter-institutional collaboration that pulls in funding and which makes a case for private sector buy-in. Future research should focus on increasing the evidence base to understand if successes with inclusion of women and young people in agricultural service provision has an influence on emerging agricultural policy. Research should also rigorously assess the extent to which successful agricultural service provision business models are engendered, provide sufficient levels of renumeration and the extent to which they impact farmer outcomes.

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African women and young people as agriculture service providers—business models, benefits, gaps and opportunities

Kadzamira,

Chege,

Suntharalingam

et al. 2024

CABI Agric Biosci

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“…In this respect, this paper disagrees with studies on the sugarcane industry in Kenya that suggest that farmers can improve their economic and social situations mainly through the empathy of the sugarcane processing firms; that to change the situation of farmers, solutions should be firm-centred (Olanipekun et al, 2019;Owino et al, 2018;Waswa et al, 2012). A Malawi case study (Spencer et al, 2018) shows that farmers can resist illegitimate approaches to agricultural development that do not lead to their wellbeing. The meaning of agricultural intensification as application of inorganic fertiliser for increased land productivity (Holden, 2018;Jaynea et al, 2019;Reardon et al, 1999) is at variance with farmers' experiences with fertiliser inputs in Mumias.…”

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Contestations and Resistance in the Sugarcane Economy in Mumias, Kenya

Narh¹

2021

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Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania

Mwantimwa

2020

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Uptake and resistance: The rural poor and user-pays agricultural extension in Malawi

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

African women and young people as agriculture service providers—business models, benefits, gaps and opportunities

African women and young people as agriculture service providers—business models, benefits, gaps and opportunities

Contestations and Resistance in the Sugarcane Economy in Mumias, Kenya

Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania

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