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022			_a1747-762X (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1721237
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041			_aeng
100	1		_921538 _aLindsjö, K.
245	1	0	_aGenerational dynamics of agricultural intensification in Malawi : _bchallenges for the youth and elderly smallholder farmers
260			_aColchester (United Kingdom) : _bTaylor & Francis, _c2021.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aIn the next 24 years, the Malawian population is expected to double, a development that will inevitably affect access to land and land holding sizes. As access to land is already limited, securing food for the growing population will require policy shifts including the promotion of agricultural intensification. Malawi’s economy depends on the agricultural sector, and this paper addresses the generational perspective of agricultural intensification, with specific focus on youth and elderly in smallholder production systems. Despite wide recognition that an overwhelmingly large share of the Malawian population is young, our research finds that the younger generation have less access to land than the older generations. The elderly are limited in farming due to the physical labour required for agriculture, yet they withhold their pieces of land. Our research shows that maize yields have remained low between 2008 and 2017, and that the elderly have had the lowest yields. The potential for sustainable agricultural intensification therefore remains low until access to land and financial support for the youth receive special attention in all relevant circles including policy discourses. The paper situates the findings from this study within the broader scholarship on generational changes and perceptions in relation to access to resources for production.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91957 _aIntensification
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91763 _aSmallholders
650		7	_2AGROVOC _97433 _aLand access
650		7	_2AGROVOC _95515 _aYouth
650		7	_2AGROVOC _921539 _aElderly
651		7	_2AGROVOC _91319 _aMalawi
700	1		_921540 _aMulwafu, W.
700	1		_92493 _aAndersson Djurfeldt, A.
700	1		_921541 _aJoshua, M.K.
773	0		_dColchester (United Kingdom) : Taylor & Francis, 2021. _gIn press _tInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability _x1473-5903 _wu95894
856	4		_yClick here to access online _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1721237
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