630
Farm input subsidies (cont.)
maize production, 550
maize productivity, 550
nitrogen application, 561
organic fertilizer, 559, 560
policy synchronization, 561, 562
poor soil fertility, 558
rain-fed agriculture, 550
smallholder farmers, 550
soil fertility management, 552
SOM, 558
water stress, 559
Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP), 339, 450,
550, 553
Farm yard manure (FYM), 176
Fat depots, 250, 252, 255, 260–262
See also Crossbred goats
Fatty acid
composition
diet fed, 253
LD, 253, 254, 259, 260
MM, 255, 256, 260, 261
OF, 255, 257, 261, 262
distribution
LD, 255, 262
MM, 255, 262
OF, 255, 262
Feed supplementation, 240–243, 246
Feedlots, 302, 304–306, 310
Fertilizer use efficiency (FUE), 150, 152
Focus group discussions (FGDs), 493, 511
Food and Agricultural Organization
(FAO), 228
Food security, 62
Food Security Response Program
(FIRP), 337
Food supply chain, 337
Food system
agricultural productivity, 340
analysis, 338
approach, 332, 333
climate change, 331
farmers, 338
food security situation, 332
policy, 340
poverty, 331
preparedness, 340
small-scale food producers, 340
Free fatty acids (FFA), 271
Future Agricultures Consortium
(FAC), 450
Future Opportunities and Challenges in
Agricultural Learning (FOCAL)
programme, 590
G
Gender dynamics, 62
Genetic gain, 297
Geographical information system (GPS), 117
Gliricidia sepium, 241
Global Hunger Index, 337
Goat milk
cheese, 278–280
chemical composition, 271–274
fluid milk beverages, 275, 276
products, 280, 281
quality, 269–271
technological properties, 273–275
yoghurt, 276, 278
Government of Malawi (GoM), 332
Grain yield, 150
Green Climate Fund (GCF), 339
Green gram, 178, 180, 182, 195
Green Revolution (GR), 10
Greenhouse gases (GHG), 11, 354
Gross margin, 148, 150, 153, 156, 157
Groundwater, 529, 534, 538, 540, 542,
543, 545
H
Higher-input scenarios, 193
High-temperature short-time (HTST), 275
Honestly significant difference (HSD) test, 99
Households
changing cropping patterns, 84, 85
changing rice varieties, 84
community-based organization, 85
coping strategies, 83
farmers, 85, 86
green revolution technologies, 86
group membership, 85
human capital, 86
respondents, 86
varietal characteristics, 87
Hybrid varieties, 451
Hydrograph, 117, 120, 124
Hydrological parameters, 117
I
Improved agronomic practices (IAPs), 132
Individual transfer quota system (ITQ), 314
Innovative Dairy Goats Project, 290–292
Innovative technologies, 5, 9, 14–16
Inorganic fertilizer, 550, 552–554
Insect growth regulators (IGR), 194
Insect pathogen, 161
Integrated Household Survey (IHS4), 333
Index
Farm input subsidies (cont.)
maize production, 550
maize productivity, 550
nitrogen application, 561
organic fertilizer, 559, 560
policy synchronization, 561, 562
poor soil fertility, 558
rain-fed agriculture, 550
smallholder farmers, 550
soil fertility management, 552
SOM, 558
water stress, 559
Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP), 339, 450,
550, 553
Farm yard manure (FYM), 176
Fat depots, 250, 252, 255, 260–262
See also Crossbred goats
Fatty acid
composition
diet fed, 253
LD, 253, 254, 259, 260
MM, 255, 256, 260, 261
OF, 255, 257, 261, 262
distribution
LD, 255, 262
MM, 255, 262
OF, 255, 262
Feed supplementation, 240–243, 246
Feedlots, 302, 304–306, 310
Fertilizer use efficiency (FUE), 150, 152
Focus group discussions (FGDs), 493, 511
Food and Agricultural Organization
(FAO), 228
Food security, 62
Food Security Response Program
(FIRP), 337
Food supply chain, 337
Food system
agricultural productivity, 340
analysis, 338
approach, 332, 333
climate change, 331
farmers, 338
food security situation, 332
policy, 340
poverty, 331
preparedness, 340
small-scale food producers, 340
Free fatty acids (FFA), 271
Future Agricultures Consortium
(FAC), 450
Future Opportunities and Challenges in
Agricultural Learning (FOCAL)
programme, 590
G
Gender dynamics, 62
Genetic gain, 297
Geographical information system (GPS), 117
Gliricidia sepium, 241
Global Hunger Index, 337
Goat milk
cheese, 278–280
chemical composition, 271–274
fluid milk beverages, 275, 276
products, 280, 281
quality, 269–271
technological properties, 273–275
yoghurt, 276, 278
Government of Malawi (GoM), 332
Grain yield, 150
Green Climate Fund (GCF), 339
Green gram, 178, 180, 182, 195
Green Revolution (GR), 10
Greenhouse gases (GHG), 11, 354
Gross margin, 148, 150, 153, 156, 157
Groundwater, 529, 534, 538, 540, 542,
543, 545
H
Higher-input scenarios, 193
High-temperature short-time (HTST), 275
Honestly significant difference (HSD) test, 99
Households
changing cropping patterns, 84, 85
changing rice varieties, 84
community-based organization, 85
coping strategies, 83
farmers, 85, 86
green revolution technologies, 86
group membership, 85
human capital, 86
respondents, 86
varietal characteristics, 87
Hybrid varieties, 451
Hydrograph, 117, 120, 124
Hydrological parameters, 117
I
Improved agronomic practices (IAPs), 132
Individual transfer quota system (ITQ), 314
Innovative Dairy Goats Project, 290–292
Innovative technologies, 5, 9, 14–16
Inorganic fertilizer, 550, 552–554
Insect growth regulators (IGR), 194
Insect pathogen, 161
Integrated Household Survey (IHS4), 333
Index