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 Retail […]
Malawi faces a food crisis: why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done (The Conversation)
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 […]
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