The conversation published an article by Joachim De Weerdt and Jan Duchoslav. The article discusses Malawi's impending severe food crisis due to a drought caused by the El Niño weather pattern, which has drastically reduced the harvest of maize, the country's staple food. The government declared a state of disaster, and President Lazarus Chakwera stated […]
Responding to Malawi’s looming food crisis
By: Jan Duchoslav, Mazvita Chiduwa, Simon Denhere, Rodwell Mzonde, George Phiri and Joachim De Weerdt Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year after an El Niño induced mid-season dry spell affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming households. The government declared a state […]
Journal Article: Rural Underemployment and Urbanization: Insights from a 9-year Panel from Malawi
We are pleased to announce that the article "Rural Underemployment and Urbanization: Insights from a 9-year Panel from Malawi," authored by Hanne Van Cappellen and Joachim De Weerdt has been published in the Journal of African Economies. Abstract: Rural labour markets in Africa are frequently characterized by underemployment, with farmers unable to fully deploy throughout […]
Event Announcement: Policy prioritization through value chain deep-dive research dissemination meeting
Policy and Investment Prioritization through Value chain analysis (PPVC) is a replicable and market-led approach developed to assist policymakers to prioritize cost-effective policies and investments. It is based on a combination of modelling platforms, and detailed analytics combined with a stepwise approach to narrow down and rank selected value chains according to their ability to […]
2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?
Despite significant progress in addressing hunger, malnutrition remains a major challenge in all regions of the world. Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, as well as diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Worldwide, as many as 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. The […]
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