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   Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2014

   Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   rangelands

   Banana-legume intercropping systems are commonly practiced in the highland zones of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. However, banana leaves are pruned during legume intercropping to improve sunlight penetration for the legume. On-farm experiments were conducted in South Kivu province to determine the effect of banana leaf pruning on banana (Musa sp.), bush and climbing beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L) and soybean (Glycine max L) yield.

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   Rural land rental markets in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and impacts on household welfare in Malawi and Zambia

   Trends, drivers, and impacts on household welfare in Malawi and Zambia

   Peer-reviewed publication

   July, 2014

   Malawi, Zambia

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Investments

   customary tenure

   land management

   land markets

   We use nationally representative survey data from two neighboring countries in Southern Africa – Zambia and Malawi – to characterize the current status of rural land rental market participation by smallholder farmers. We find that rural rental market participation is strongly conditioned by land scarcity, and thus is more advanced in Malawi than in lower-density Zambia. In both countries, we find evidence that rental markets contribute to efficiency gains within the smallholder sector by facilitating the transfer of land from less-able to more-able producers.