@article{Nyambose:160528,
      recid = {160528},
      author = {Nyambose, Wanangwa and Jumbe, Charles B. L.},
      title = {Does Conservation Agriculture Enhance Household Food  Security? Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Nkhotakota  in Malawi},
      address = {2013},
      number = {309-2016-5147},
      pages = {20},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {The study identified factors that influence the adoption  and contribution of conservation agriculture (CA) on  household food security among smallholder farmers. To  determine factors that affect the adoption of CA among  smallholder farmers, a probit regression model was used.  Then, the study compared estimated production function  between adopters and non- adopters of CA. From the  descriptive statistics, there are significant difference in  the number of years of schooling, household land size,  income levels and potential labour availability. From the  probit regression results, age, education level of the  household head, increase in the number of extension visits  and land holding size are important in influencing the  adoption of CA in the study area. Further results indicate  that adoption of CA technology increases household maize  production. Cobb-Douglas production estimates showed that  CA adopters had more than 50% higher maize production than  that of non-adopters. In addition, there are greater than  proportionate unit increase in maize production with unit  increase in all input factors of production among CA  adopters. The paper recommends that there should be  improvement in the delivery of extension services in the  promotion and dissemination of agricultural technology to  improve adoption rates and improve food security status in  the study areas. This can be achieved by increasing number  of extension workers operating in the areas and increase  number of demonstrations when introducing CA technology to  farmers. Again, access to formal education should be  improved to enhance knowledge acquisition and understanding  of CA technology components.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/160528},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.160528},
}