Ratooning and perennial staple crops in Malawi. A review

• Published in: Agronomy for sustainable development Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 1 - 18
• Main Authors: Rogé, Paul, Snapp, Sieglinde, Kakwera, Mayamiko Nathaniel, Mungai, Leah, Jambo, Isaac, Peter, Brad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.09.2016; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences/INRA
• Subjects: Africa; Agriculture; Agroecology; Agronomy; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cassava; Crop production; Crops; Farmers; food crops; Growing season; Harvesting; Hunger; interviews; labor; Life Sciences; Malawi; Perennial crops; Perennial staple crops; perennials; pigeon peas; Pigeonpeas; Ratooning; Regrowth; Review Article; roots; seed collecting; Soil management; Soil Science & Conservation; Sorghum; Stubble; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable Development; Malawi; Ratooning; Malawi; Perennial staple crops; Agroecology; Africa

The management of staple crops as perennials is a historic legacy and a present-day strategy in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, yet perenniality is rarely an agronomic subject. Farmers in Malawi cut annual crops, such as pigeonpea and sorghum, to extend production for more than one growing seaso...