Improving efficiency of knowledge and technology diffusion using community seed banks and farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from Malawi

Table 7 Changes in productivity of six crops during the scaling-out phase in seven districts of Malawi

Crop species	2016/2017		2017/2018		2018/2019
	Yield (kg/ha)		Yield (kg/ha)		Yield (kg/ha)
	Beneficiary	Non-beneficiary	Beneficiary	Non-beneficiary	Beneficiary	Non-beneficiary
Groundnut	1065**	809**	808	744	848*	668*
Common bean	1019***	784***	750*	601*	672*	504*
Pigeon pea	737***	346***	765**	504**	872**	526**
Sorghum	1196	1008	856*	677*	1275**	989**
Pearl millet	1014***	521***	564*	322*	658**	389**
Rice^a	1405	1388	2311	2105	1971	1881

n = 917 for the beneficiary farmer population and n = 653 for non-beneficiary farmer population
^***p ≤ 0.001, **p ≤ 0.05, *p ≤ 0.1
^aRice farmers obtained seed from researchers and not from CSBs. Non-beneficiary rice farmers either planted own-saved seed or obtained it from civil society and or commercial retail agro-dealerships

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