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Insect farming is a high-potential emerging farming enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa and their production has a relatively small ecological footprint. Black Soldier Fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, is a promising insect species for a sustainable and innovative alternative protein source in animal feed. Little or no evidence exists showing whether BSF is a viable alternative sustainable …

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This study uses nationally representative data on smallholder farmers in Malawi collected between 2009 and 2019, along with time series data on tobacco prices to consider the profitability of Malawian tobacco and potential alternative crops such as groundnuts, soybeans, pigeon pea and maize. We find that that the percentage of smallholder farmers growing tobacco declined …

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The Government of Malawi has committed to transform agricultural production through large-scale farming in the form of “mega-farms” that will be centers of large-scale production and serve as an anchor for other farmers in surrounding communities by attracting private markets for inputs and outputs. The Malawi 2063 (MW2063) Agenda, which describes what the government aspires …

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