Increasing and competing demands on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa mean that policy and investment decisions become more complex. Despite growing consensus on the need for sustainable agricultural intensification, there is limited agreement on how to achieve this in ...

The impacts of climate-related risks on rural–urban linkages and the food systems on which urban settlements depend are poorly understood. This study analysed (i) the climate trends for Blantyre City and rural Chikwawa district in Malawi, (ii) the sources of foods typic...

AbstractBackgroundAs at end of July 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has been less severe in sub-Saharan Africa than elsewhere. In Malawi, there have been two subsequent epidemic waves. We therefore aimed to describe the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in Malawi.MethodsWe me...

Access to drinking water remains a challenge in many rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. This situation is further compounded by frequent disasters such as floods, which affect water supply infrastructure. However, few scholarly works have examined access to drinking wat...

Abstract Cropland expansion is a common strategy for boosting agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) even though it often leads to economic, environmental, and social trade-offs. Ensuring sustainable cropland use and their management is critical for improvi...

Since 2016, Malawi and Zimbabwe have made strides to domesticate the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) that the United Nations formulated in 2015. This chapter analyses how Malawi and Zimbabwe address the goals of ending poverty and achieving hunger-free societies...

Abstract As climate-related shocks on agriculture production intensify, weather index crop insurance has emerged as one potential risk management strategy for farmers. Nevertheless, sustainable uptake of this risk management strategy will largely depend on farmers’ will...

Population growth and dietary needs changes have exerted pressure on phosphorus (P) reserves, and the future availability of P fertilisers is uncertain. Most Malawian soils have low P and farmers apply P fertilisers to harvest enough food. Scarcity of chemical P fertili...

Abstract Background Spatio-temporal trends in mosquito-borne diseases are driven by the locations and seasonality of larval habitat. One method of disease control is to decrease the mosquito population by modifying larval habitat, known as larval source management (LSM)...

Abstract Background Attrition threatens the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this cohort study, we examined outcomes of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) who were lost to follow-up (LTFU) during 2014–2017 at ART programs in Southern Afr...