ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Food Policy and Economics
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1615990
This article is part of the Research TopicFood Systems for Nutrition: Converging Economic, Social, and Environmental SustainabilityView all 9 articles
The effect of conservation agriculture technologies adoption on food production and security in Northern Malawi: Evidence from Mzimba District
Provisionally accepted
George N.Chidimbah Munthali1*
He Puming1Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda2
Ngulube Peter3
Gama Rivas4
Thokozani Mzumara5
Moses Chitete6Zondowe Mabilabo Jere7- 1Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- 2Nalikule College of Education, Malawi, Malawi
- 3Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi
- 4Chang’an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- 5Mzimba-North District Health Office, Mzuzu, Malawi
- 6Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
- 7Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Northern Region, Malawi
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BackgroundAdoption of conservation agriculture technologies (CATs) has emerged as a strategy to improve farm productivity and achieve food security in many parts of the world.AimThis study aimed to assess the effect of CAT adoption on food production and security.MethodsThis quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in the Vibangalala Extension Planning Area (EPA) in Mzimba district, Northern Malawi. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. The data were entered in SPSS version 27. Descriptive statistics included frequency, percentage, weighted percentage, means, standard deviations, and standard error mean., Inferential statistics included a t-test and a linear regression model, with the value of p<0.05 considered statistically significant. FindingsThe study found that households that adopted CATs have high food production and experience food security compared to non-adopters. Adoption of CATs significantly boosts production, with adopters experiencing lower food insecurity and better dietary diversity than non-adopters.Conclusion and RecommendationThe study confirms that adopting conservation agricultural technologies is integral to improving agricultural production, but remains entangled in disparities related to gender, farm size, and education. Efforts should be made to ensure equity and equality in conservation agricultural technology adoption to improve food security for all. Keywords: Conservation Agriculture Technologies, Rural Farmers, SSA, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture
Keywords: Conservation Agriculture Technologies, Rural farmers, SSA, Food security, sustainable agriculture
Received: 22 Apr 2025; Accepted: 11 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Munthali, Puming, Banda, Peter, Rivas, Mzumara, Chitete and Jere. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: George N.Chidimbah Munthali, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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