Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers - icrisat
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Table 3-2: Groundnut production trends in different agro-ecologies <strong>of</strong> Malawi<br />
Rural Development<br />
Program /Agricultural<br />
Development Division<br />
Area (Ha)<br />
2005/06 2006/07<br />
Yield Production Area (Ha) Yield<br />
(Kg per Ha) (MT)<br />
(Kg per Ha)<br />
Production<br />
(MT)<br />
Chitipa 3 078 671 2 064 3 548 693 2 458<br />
Karonga 4 603 687 3 160 3 243 582 1 888<br />
KARONGA 7 681 680 5 224 6 791 640 4 346<br />
Rumphi/N/Rumphi RDP 1 937 834 1 615 1 655 1 263 2 090<br />
C. Mzimba/Mzimba 24 185 659 15 933 24 864 876 21 774<br />
S. Mzimba<br />
Nkhata Bay 2 003 771 1 545 2 628 861 2 264<br />
Likoma<br />
MZUZU 28 125 679 19 093 29 147 896 26 128<br />
Kasungu 16 170 462 7 475 18 830 941 17 717<br />
Mchinji 23 524 1 209 28 446 28 629 1 315 37 658<br />
Dowa West/Dowa RDP 15 043 916 13 773 15 342 1 022 15 673<br />
Dowa East<br />
Ntchisi 4 740 704 3 335 5 378 1 022 5 499<br />
KASUNGU 59 477 892 53 029 68 179 1 123 76 547<br />
Lilongwe West/Lilongwe 35 481 941 33 380 55 020 1 159 63 789<br />
Lilongwe East<br />
Thiwi/Lifidzi<br />
Dedza Hills/Dedza 17 147 970 16 634 19 179 1 100 21 093<br />
Ntcheu 12 138 855 10 380 12 409 963 11 946<br />
LILONGWE 64 766 932 60 394 86 608 1 118 96 828<br />
Nkhotakota 3 890 881 3 427 4 877 915 4 463<br />
Salima 4 658 783 3 649 5 127 844 4 326<br />
Bwanje<br />
SALIMA 8 548 828 7 076 10 004 879 8 789<br />
Mangochi 15 924 677 10 785 16 251 746 12 127<br />
Namwera<br />
Kawinga/Machinga 7 764 622 4 829 7 919 723 5 726<br />
Zomba 8 026 713 5 719 8 832 780 6 885<br />
Balaka 2 269 661 1 499 2 623 777 2 037<br />
MADD 33 983 672 22 832 35 625 752 26 775<br />
Shire Highl<strong>and</strong>s/Blantyre 5 943 932 5 541 6 254 1 063 6 650<br />
Phalombe 6 518 980 6 385 6 633 1 130 7 492<br />
Thyolo 3 931 619 2 432 4 156 737 3 062<br />
Mulanje 4 238 719 3 049 4 400 818 3 601<br />
Neno 504 546 275 1 018 686 698<br />
Chiladzulo 1 920 612 1 175 1 884 815 1 536<br />
Mwanza 2 276 799 1 818 2 481 937 2 324<br />
BLANTYRE 25 330 816 20 675 26 826 945 25 363<br />
Chikwawa 1 595 676 1 078 1 514 708 1 072<br />
Nsanje 1 791 436 781 1 809 680 1 230<br />
SHIRE VALLEY 3 386 549 1 859 3 323 693 2 302<br />
Total 231296 190182 266503 267078<br />
Source: Computed from NSO (2008)<br />
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