Hambulo Ngoma

Stress-tolerant maize under drought: heterogeneous effects on productivity and food security in Zimbabwe

Abstract Stress-tolerant crop varieties are widely promoted to enhance the resilience of smallholder farming systems under increasing climate variability. By stabilizing production under adverse conditions, such varieties may contribute to improved food security. However, evidenc...

Conservation agriculture practices and labor productivity in maize production: Evidence from smallholders in Malawi and Zambia

This study estimates the relationship between adoption of CA practices and labor productivity in maize production among smallholder farmers in Malawi and Zambia, using data from 1,120 randomly sampled households and 4,311 plots. We define CA practice adoption as using minimum til...