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ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF MIXED TREE INTERCROPPING AND RELAY CROPPING AGROFORESTRY TECHNOLOGIES

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datacite.subject.fosAgricultural sciences
dc.contributor.authorChamdimba, Chimwemwe Selemani
dc.cosupervisor13b46b0b-b77a-4eec-8c03-ad34fa528e5f
dc.cosupervisor6c2493c2-fd35-43ad-8517-80d9d76d423a
dc.cosupervisorc882eff8-66ca-432e-9a41-1ea7cdc2966a
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-04T07:16:42Z
dc.date.available2024-12-04T07:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2007-10-01
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted in Zomba District of Southern Malawi to evaluate the profitability of mixed tree intercropping and relay cropping agroforestry technologies. Thondwe, Malosa and Dzaone Extension Planning Areas of the district agriculture office were selected for the study. A total of 286 farmers was targeted, 74 relay cropping Tephrosia vogelli/candida with maize (RA), 101 practicing mixed tree intercropping of Gliricidia sepium with maize (MA) and 119 non-adopters. The study used primary data which was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Gross Margins (GMs), Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), Net Present Value (NPV) and the Expected Variance (E-V) model. Both MA and RA farmers had positive NPV estimated over a period of twenty years at MK 52,418.53 (US$374.42) and MK 10,573.69 (US$75.53) respectively. Non-adopters had negative NPV of MK -7,283.84 (US$52.03). GMs per hectare for MA farmers were the highest. The BCR for the two agroforestry technologies were greater than 1 at 1.6 for MA and 1.12 for RA, implying that it is worth investing in the technologies. The results of the optimization of MA and RA using the E-V programming model showed that if risk is not considered in the optimization of farm resources, farmers can optimize the use of their resources with the production of maize under the two agroforestry technologies only. At the optimal level, the farmers cultivated 1.27 hectares of MA and 1.1 hectares of RA only. When risk was introduced into the optimization, farmers started withdrawing land from maize in agroforestry to maize produced without agroforestry, which reduced their expected income. The results also showed that farmers considered MA to be more risky compared to RA technology.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/386
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolscentersoptionsb0e8094e-c230-4f28-8ae9-b0fc60729932
dc.subjectSouthern Malawi
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectRelay cropping
dc.subjectAgroforestry technologies
dc.subjectZomba
dc.subjectMixed tree intercropping
dc.subjectFarm resources
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectProfitability of mixed tree intercropping
dc.supervisor9ba91319-998e-4ef2-b38b-adc5365739b0
dc.titleANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF MIXED TREE INTERCROPPING AND RELAY CROPPING AGROFORESTRY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.title.alternativeA CASE OF ZOMBA DISTRICT
dc.typetext::thesis::master thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Malawi

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