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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Contract Farming Creating Positive Impact Among Malawi Tobacco Farmers (The Nation)

August 18, 2017


Malawi’s The Nation published an article on the benefits contract farming is providing tobacco farmers in Malawi, citing a working paper from the Malawi Strategy Support Program. The study found contract farming led to better quality control and reduced transfer costs and rejection rates from buyers, as it encouraged farmers to monitor each other’s activities. 

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