Impact of treadle pump irrigation technology on smallholder poverty and food security in Malawi: A case study of Blantyre and Mchinji districts

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-266

  Mangisoni, Julius H ^a  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Food security; Malawi; Poverty; Smallholder farmers; Treadle pump irrigation technology; Wellbeing analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749103842     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2008.0306     Document Type: Article

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