The Chichiri Trade Fair Grounds in Blantyre recently played host to a transformative event: the 33rd Malawi International Trade Fair. From May 17th to 26th, 2023, the spirit of entrepreneurship came alive as Titukulane participants and numerous local groups showcased our products and services under the resonant theme: Rebalancing Malawi’s Trade Through Industrialization.
IFPRI Blog: Can phone surveys be used in standard poverty measurement? Evidence from Ethiopia
Surveys are a key method for social scientists to gather data on living standards. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, such surveys in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were typically conducted in person; phone surveys were rarely used (one exception was the World Food Programme in some of its Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) exercises). But for a period starting […]
IFPRI Blog: Children as platform for improving child nutrition in Malawi
This blog post is part of a special, monthly series entitled “Stories of Change,” documenting the impact of IFPRI's projects and initiatives. These stories reflect the wide breadth of the Institute's research, communications, and capacity-strengthening activities around the world, in fulfillment of its mission. The blog series has been peer-reviewed by IFPRI's Impact Committee members.
IFPRI Blog: Six lessons learned from a year of multiple crises: Beyond the Russian invasion of Ukraine
As 2022 came to a close, we attended the GIZ conference “A Year of Multiple Crises: Reflecting the impacts, policy responses and outlook for food security and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.” During the event, experts examined the global policy implications of the Russia-Ukraine war regarding food, fuel, and fertilizer, as well as the conflict’s global […]
How to weather the lean season with a lean AIP
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?
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