A Bayesian analysis of longitudinal farm surveys in Central Malawi reveals yield determinants and site-specific management strategies.

Understanding the challenges to increasing maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, especially agronomic factors that reduce on-farm crop yield, has important implications for policies to reduce national and global food insecurity. Previous research on the maize yield gap has tended to emphasize th...

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Main Authors: Han Wang, Sieglinde S Snapp, Monica Fisher, Frederi Viens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219296