%0 Journal Article
%@ 1010-5824
%A Ngulube, S
%A Subrahmanyam, P
%A Freeman, H A
%A Merwe, P J A Van der
%A Chiyembekeza, A J
%D 2001
%F icrisat:1883
%I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
%J International Arachis Newsletter
%P 55-57
%T Economics of groundnut production in Malawi
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/1883/
%V 21
%X An experiment was conducted at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station near Lilongwe, Malawi, during the 2000-01 crop season to estimate the production costs and profitability of groundnut at 3 different input levels (low, medium, and high). Production costs were K58 221 (US$894) in high input level, K40 181 (US$617) in medium input level, and K23 300 (US$359) in low input level. Net output in high, medium, and low input levels was 2.96, 1.92, and 1.16 t/ha-1, respectively. The net benefits in high, medium, and low input levels were K45 198 (US$695), K26 968 (US$415), and K17 389 (US$268) per ha-1, respectively.
%Z We are grateful to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) , Malawi for financial assistance (Grant No. 612-G-00-99-00221-00 of Project No. 612-0235) .