Mulanje Mountain
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November 15, 2017 No Comments on Mulanje MountainForests vs Agriculture: Tackling food security and poverty in Malawi
In sub Saharan Africa population growth, land degradation and lack of suitable land for agriculture has driven farmers into forested areas. But the relationship between forests, agriculture and wellbeing is complex and the gains that farmers make here are often not enough to keep them out of poverty and can result in the loss of other forest ecosystem services vital to wellbeing.
Examining the difficult decisions and trade-offs that occur in forest–agriculture areas to identify how policies can be shifted to more sustainable pathways that offer a route out of poverty is very important in tackling food security and poverty in Malawi
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