Agricultural Extension Services and Technology Adoption Survey, 2018

This study contains data that were collected to assess the demand and supply of extension services in Malawi. The survey covers 2,888 households and 299 sections in all 29 districts in Malawi (excluding Likoma) and was conducted from July-September 2018. These surveys were complemented by follow-up visits and in-depth interviews with farmers in four communities and interviews with more than 30 key informants at national, district, EPA, and section levels The data collected include information about the household and head; agricultural practices and production by plot; sales and utilization by crops, tree crops, livestock and fisheries; technology adoption; extension services; access to inputs and credit; social networks; food security and dietary diversity; non-food expenditure; and other measures of economic and social welfare.