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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Agricultural subsidies and forest clearing in Malawi
Environmental Conservation, Volume 40, No. 1, Year 2013
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Forests are an important source of environmental services and livelihoods in Africa, thus it is important to determine potential drivers of forest loss. Over recent decades, forest cover has been declining steadily in Malawi. This paper attempts to evaluate the influence of agricultural input subsidies on forest conversion in Malawi. A two-stage regression model analysis of 2009 farm survey data from Chimaliro and Liwonde Forest reserves in Kasungu and Machinga districts, respectively, did not reveal direct evidence of policy-induced forest clearing for agricultural expansion. Instead, subsidy-induced agricultural intensification of food crops, especially maize, appeared to have reduced the rate and extent of forest clearing among households in Malawi compared with households not benefiting from subsidies. However, indirect negative impacts on forests arose due to offtake of trees to construct drying sheds for tobacco, a local cash crop. These findings have implications for designing strategies for simultaneously conserving forests while promoting food security in rural areas, and shed light on the direct and indirect effects of input subsidies. © 2012 Foundation for Environmental Conservation.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chibwana, C.
Malawi, Lilongwe
International Food Policy Research Institute
Jumbe, Charles Blessings Laurence
Malawi, Lilongwe
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Shively, Gerald E.
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Norway, As
Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0376892912000252
ISSN:
03768929
e-ISSN:
14694387
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Malawi