This working paper, authored by Dennis O. Ochieng, examines preferences for contracts among cotton and tea farmers and companies in southern Malawi. The study analyzes the similarities and differences in preferences of farmers and buyers and provides valuable insights that can guide the design of better contract farming arrangements.
Event Recap – Consumer Choices and Demand for Tilapia in Urban Malawi: What are the complementarities and trade-offs?
In an IFPRI Malawi brown bag research seminar on March 18, 2020 Christopher Chikowi, MSc student at the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), presented on a recent study that analysed urban consumer choices and demand for two species of tilapia, Lake Malawi Oreochromis Nyasalapia, popularly known as Chambo, and Oreochromis Shiranus, known as Makumba, in unprocessed (fresh and fresh-frozen products) and processed (smoked and dried products) form.
IFPRI Malawi supports the Department of Agricultural Planning Services with laptop computers
IFPRI Malawi works to support policy development and improved planning within the Government of Malawi. The Department of Agricultural Planning Services (DAPS) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) is one of our key government counterparts. On 28 February 2020 IFPRI Malawi's Program Leader, Bob Baulch, visited DAPS to hand over six laptop computers. The computers were well received by Readwell Musopole, Acting Director of DAPS.
Training on Poverty Mapping Methods for staff members of the National Statistical Office of Malawi
IFPRI Malawi organized a five-day poverty mapping methods training with statisticians from the NSO. The training took place from 24 to 28 February 2020 at IFPRI Malawi’s office in Lilongwe. Nicholas Minot, Deputy Division Director of IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, and Jack Thunde, Research Analyst at IFPRI Malawi, conducted the training, which was attended by 14 statisticians.
IFPRI Malawi Maize Market Report February 2020
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.
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