Month: June 2020

Malawi, Resilience

Analysis of gaps between policy-makers and community stakeholders in building climate change resilience in dry lands of Malawi: why do interventions fail?

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Considering the demand for research information to guide climate change resilience policies, BRECCIA researchers are investigating gaps that exist between policy-makers and community stakeholders on building climate change resilience in Malawi. This research aims to identify the gaps in implementation of resilience interventions that undermine their effectiveness and sustainability. In …

Crop yield, Malawi, Zimbabwe

Understanding magnitude and variability of yield gaps in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa

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Driven by the need to improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), BRECcIA researchers are undertaking research to model crop yield and yield gap of maize in SSA and to further understand drivers of productivity gap under different socio-economic and biophysical environment contexts. Understanding the drivers of poor productivity will …