Agricultural Extension Services

This study investigates how access to agricultural extension services affects maize yields among smallholder farmers in Malawi. It uses data from the fifth round of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS 5), a nationally representative cross-sectional dataset. The research focuses on understanding how agricultural extension services contribute to improving maize productivity and identifying other factors that influence this relationship. The study uses regression analysis, with maize yield as the main variable of interest. The analysis also includes factors such as farm size, education level of the household head, household size, gender of the household head, market access, fertilizer quantity, residence, and exposure to shocks.