This Policy Note summarizes Working Paper 33, which examines the impact of providing price information from a commodity exchange to small farmers and traders of maize and soybean in central Malawi. Using data from a panel survey of 399 farmers and 78 traders conducted before and after the main marketing season, and using kernel propensity […]
Poster on Nutrient Consumption and Dietary Patterns in Malawi, 2016-2017
IFPRI Malawi is pleased to announce the publication of a poster on Nutrient consumption and dietary patterns in Malawi, 2016-2017, which complements our working paper 30: Are Malawian Diets Changing? An assessment of nutrient consumption and dietary patterns using household-level evidence from 2010/11 and 2016/17.
Announcing the 2019 ECAMA Research Symposium
The Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), in collaboration with the National Planning Commission (NPC), Malawi Strategy Support Program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Malawi (UNIMA), the Government of Malawi, and the European Union (EU) have organized a third joint research symposium. It will bring together local and international researchers, […]
IFPRI Board Announces New Director General
This press release is cross posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Drew Sample, Head of media engagement. The Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announced on 5th September 2019 the appointment of Johan “Jo” Swinnen as the institute’s next Director General. Swinnen will begin his tenure on […]
The Causal Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi
While fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined in recent decades, the region continues to have one of the highest fertility rates in the world, with an average total fertility rate of 4.9 children per woman as compared to South Asia (2.7 children per woman) and Latin America (2.2 children per woman). There are several reasons […]
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