Unwrapping a technology package: Burley, fertiliser, and hybrid maize in Malawi

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• Research for this article was conducted during the author's tenure as an adviser to the Social Dimensions of Adjustment Project, Planning Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Lilongwe. The author is grateful to H Chimangeni and G Kandonyo for help with fieldwork and to M Blackie, S Orr and P Peters for comments. The usual disclaimers apply.
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• Farming Systems Economist, Farming Systems Integrated Pest Management Project, Bvumbe Research Station, Limbe, Malawi.
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