Tobacco, transformation and development dilemmas from Central Africa. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Prowse, Paul Grassin.
• Other Names: Prowse, Martin, 1975-; Grassin, Paul
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Smallholder Burley Reform Process and Maize Production in Malawi 1990-2005 -- USAID's Agricultural Sector Assistance Program (ASAP) -- Early Evaluations of Smallholder Burley Production -- Increased Uptake of Hybrid Maize -- Increased Application of Fertiliser to Maize -- Research Methods -- Integrated Household Survey 1997/1998 -- Targeted Input Programme 2001/2002 -- Integrated Household Survey 2004/2005 -- Results -- Hybrid Maize -- Local and Other Maize Fertiliser Application to Maize -- Maize for Subsistence, Maize Purchases, Coping Strategies and Nutritional Indicators -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: A Comparative Value Chain Analysis of Smallholder Production: 2003/2004 and 2009/2010 -- Overview of Global Tobacco Market -- Burley Tobacco Value Chain Segment in 2003/2004 -- Institutional Framework -- Smallholder Profits in 2003/2004 -- Marketing Channels -- Levies Accrued by Tobacco-Related Institutions -- Processing and Export of Tobacco in 2003/2004 -- Governance in 2003/2004 -- Systemic Efficiency in 2003/2004 Burley Tobacco Segment in 2009/2010 -- Institutional Framework -- Smallholder Profits in 2009/2010 -- Marketing Channels -- Levies for Tobacco-Related Institutions in 2009/2010 -- Governance in 2009/2010 -- Systemic Efficiency in 2009/2010 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Traceability and the Global Tobacco Value Chain -- Pricing and Inventories -- Upgrading -- Compliance and Traceability -- Smallholder Process and Product Upgrading -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Brokers and Bondage at the Coalface of Contract Farming -- From Good Cultivators to Lead Farmers External Resources -- Decisions and Differentiation in the Rural Economy -- Legitimation of a Local Elite -- Brokering the Conflict Between Farmers and the Industry -- Tobacco Brokers: A Very Selective and Limited Representation of the Peasantry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Competition and the Institutional Architecture for Contract Farming -- Contract Farming in Practice -- Assessment of Contract Farming Strategy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: A Very Short Political Economy of Malawi -- Phase I: MCP and Rapid Growth in GDP per Capita from 1964 to 1978 Phase II: MCP and Steady Contraction in GDP per Capita from 1979 to 1994 -- Phase III: Steady Contraction in GDP per Capita from 1994 to 2003 -- Phase IV: Bingu Wa Mutharika and Rapid Growth in GDP per Capita from 2004 to 2010 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- References -- Index
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (141 pages)
• Subjects: 338.96897; Economic development -- Malawi; Economic development; Economic policy; Malawi -- Economic policy; Malawi; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030339852; 3030339858
• Related ISBNs: 9783030339845
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