Malawi’s national budget for the upcoming fiscal year allocates K117 billion to the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), of which K110 billion is earmarked for fertilizer subsidies. The Ministry of Agriculture also announced that it aims to provide 1.75 million beneficiaries with 2 bags of subsidized fertilizer each under next year’s AIP. How can it be done?
IFPRI Blog: Ukraine one year later: Impacts on global food security
When Russian troops invaded Ukraine one year ago, the war appeared to pose a grave threat to global food security. The conflict could hardly have come at a worse moment. Even prior to the war, global supplies of key staples were tight; ending stocks of wheat, maize and soybeans were at their lowest levels for many […]
IFPRI Blog: Is Food Price Inflation Really Subsiding?
Almost a year after the February 2022 Russian invasion in Ukraine, fears of a period of sustained high global food prices have subsided somewhat, but eight major concerns for food security remain. First, prices for food commodities remain high by historical standards. As shown in Figure 1, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) index […]
IFPRI Blog: Food export restrictions have eased as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, but concerns remain for key commodities.
In the weeks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, several countries imposed export restrictions—including licensing requirements, taxes, and some outright bans—on a variety of feed and food products. These measures helped to fuel war-related disruptions in global markets and contributed to higher prices and increased price volatility. At the peak of the export […]
IFPRI Blog: The harmful Environment Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies and Prospects for Reform
Globally, agricultural subsidies are high—totaling about $600 billion annually—and continue to increase. The harmful impacts of such subsidies on trade are widely known, but their harmful environmental impacts are less well-understood. This was the theme of a December 14 policy seminar organized by IFPRI in collaboration with the University of Adelaide, Australia (UA).
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