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Cogent Economics and FinanceVolume 3, Issue 1, 25 September 2015, Article number 1088429

Comparative analysis of tomato value chain competitiveness in selected areas of Malawi and Mozambique(Article)(Open Access)

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  • aInternational Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box MP 228, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • bDepartment of Applied Economics, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda College Campus, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
  • cAgriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank Liaison Office, 14 Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • dMarondera College of Agricultural Science and Technology, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box 35, Marondera, Zimbabwe
  • eInternational Centre for Tropical (CIAT), Apartado Aereo, Cali, 6713, Colombia

Abstract

This paper discusses tomato value chain performance in Malawi and Mozambique using data collected from a market study commissioned by the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture as part of a regional research on conservation agriculture in maize-based farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that Malawi has a slightly higher competitive advantage in the production of tomato compared to Mozambique. Malawi’s relative competitiveness in tomato is mainly due to slightly higher productivity and the cost advantage in labor (low wages) and irrigation costs. The paper proposes policy implications aimed at raising the productivity and trade competitiveness of tomato, as this will ensure the overall productivity of the maize-based smallholder farming systems in the two countries. © 2015 The Author(s).

Author keywords

CompetitivenessMalawiMozambiqueTomatoValue chain

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Swiss Forum for International Agricultural ResearchSFIAR

  • 1

    This work was supported by Forum For Agricultural Research in Africa.

  • 2

    We gratefully acknowledge research funding from the Forum of Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). We also thank all reviewers for their comments and suggestions on earlier drafts of this article. In particular, we are grateful to Dr. Katherine Snyder of CIAT for her detailed review of all sections of the paper. The authors would like to thank Janine Smit editorial services for editing the English language in this paper.

  • ISSN: 23322039
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2015.1088429
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Cogent OA

  Mango, N.; International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box MP 228, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe;
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