Abstract: A growing literature uses the cost of diets to evaluate how effectively a food system supports access to nutritious foods. We identify baseline levels, nutrient drivers, and potential policy-induced changes in the feasibility and cost of meeting nutrient requirements for whole households based on aggregate needs in rural Malawi from 2013 – 2017. We […]
IFPRI Maize Market Report November 2021
The Monthly Maize Market Reports are developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi, with the main goal of providing clear and accurate daily maize price data in selected markets throughout Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for those interested in maize markets in Malawi, namely producers, traders, consumers, or other agricultural stakeholders. Highlights • […]
Virtual Brown Bag: Nationally Representative Estimates of the Cost of Adequate Diets, Nutrient Level Drivers, and Policy Options for Households in Rural Malawi
ABSTRACT: A growing literature uses the cost of diets to evaluate how effectively a food system supports access to nutritious foods. We identify baseline levels, nutrient drivers, and potential policy-induced changes in the feasibility and cost of meeting nutrient requirements for whole households based on aggregate needs in rural Malawi from 2013 – 2017. We […]
Roundtable Discussion: Key Drivers of the Fertilizer Prices Surge and Policy Options
Background Recently, the country's mainstream media has been awash with a myriad of stories surrounding the surge in inorganic fertilizer prices on both local and international market. the price surge has been historical and agricultural experts fear the worst regarding Malawi's ability to produce enough maize for the next consumption period. the August 2021 […]
Virtual Brown Bag: 22 September, 2021: Poverty impacts of maize export bans in Zambia
Abstract Since Amartya Sen's famous work on Poverty and Famines, economists have understood that the impacts of food market shocks on the poor depend much more on their impacts on households’ incomes and access to food than on overall food availability, and that availability-based policies frequently exacerbate adverse impacts on household welfare. Perhaps because […]
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