Malawi - Agricultural sector review

Y DOCUMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Not For Public Use on Report No. 235a-MAI AGRICULTURAL SECTOR REVIEW MALAWI December 28, 1973 East Africa Regional Office Agriculture Projects Division This report was prepared for official use only by the Bank Group. It may not be published, quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report.   3ACKGROU\Y DATA /1 Rate of exchange US$L = 0.81 Kwacha (K) Kwacha (K) 1 = 1.23 US$ Popul ption /2 Total population 4.7 million (1972) Rate of growth 2.5% (1966 to 1972) Rural population 4.3 rillion or 90% of total population. In paiad employment 0.19 izLlon Density of population 49 per sq. km. ;Rural population per cultivated area 1 per 0.44 ha. Lind Use (million h) of total Customary land under cultivat,ion 1.9 19.6 Customary land, fallow 2.9 30v8 3states 09 1.0 Non-Arable 3,3 34.9 Other land 1,3 13.8 Total land area 9 4 100l 0 National Income (at factor cost 1972) Growth rate 1 964-72 (K mtllicn ~ (GErrn Pri-ces) ,ALc gLtt ''