At an online event on 7 July, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Todd Benson launched his book entitled ‘Disentangling Food Security from Subsistence Agriculture in Malawi.’ The book outlines how Malawi can reduce its persistent food insecurity by moving away from a reliance on subsistence farming. His thesis is that subsistence production and inadequate food markets […]
Event Recap: A New Method for Monitoring Farmgate Prices in Malawi
Farmers, civil society organizations and government officials often accuse traders of exploitative behavior towards farmers by paying low prices for their produce and capturing most of the profit margin themselves. However, reliable information about farmgate prices is typically difficult to obtain in Malawi because smallholder farmers tend to make sales infrequently and informally. In a […]
GUEST BLOG (UNFSS POST) THE TRANSFORMATIONAL ROLE OF SCIENCE FOR THE UNFSS AGENDA
Fostering research and innovation is crucial to meet 21st- century challenges. Read Blog Post > https://www.ifpri.org/blog/transformational-role-science-un-food-systems-summit-agenda
Event Recap: Malawi Discussion of the Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI Malawi on the 5th of May 2021 held a virtual discussion of the recently launched Global Food Policy Report (GFPR), IFPRI’s flagship publication. The report which reviews major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of the previous year, focuses on the critical lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic and on opportunities for transforming our […]
Event Recap: Urban proximity, demand for land and land shadow prices in Malawi
African cities are growing rapidly This growth can be attributed to the increase in population from natural births within cities and migration of people from rural areas in search of better job opportunities. The increase in urban population has led to an expansion of urban boundaries into peri-urban and rural areas, And the associated increase […]
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