@article{Place:16070,
      recid = {16070},
      author = {Place, Frank and Otsuka, Keijiro},
      title = {POPULATION, LAND TENURE, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:  THE CASE OF CUSTOMARY LAND AREA IN MALAWI},
      address = {1997},
      number = {581-2016-39476},
      series = {EPTD Discussion Paper 27},
      pages = {47},
      year = {1997},
      abstract = {This paper uses cross section-time series data on 57  communities in Malawi to determine statistically the  factors determining changes in land use, tree cover, and  crop yield. The econometric model is developed from a  theoretical model which also endogenizes population growth  and prevailing land tenure institutions within the  customary sector of Malawi. The analysis reflects changes  between 1971 and 1995, utilizing aerial photos taken at  these dates and complementing these with field surveys. The  data show a deterioration of Malawi's natural resource  base: declining yields, loss of tree cover, and near  exhaustion of land for agricultural expansion. Key findings  are that population pressure induces land conversion but  not yield or tree cover change; the matrilocal system of  household residence is negatively associated with tree  cover but induces agricultural conversion; and there is  some improvement in management of resources as their  scarcity increases. Policy recommendations include greater  focus on agroforestry to increase tree cover as woodland  areas are poorly managed, and increased effort to improve  market integration since this benefits crop yields without  adverse effects on tree cover.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/16070},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.16070},
}