This IFPRI discussion paper authored by Catherine Ragasa, Diston Mzungu, Kenan Kalagho, and Cynthia Kazembe, focusses on the use of radio, which has been used for decades as a tool to disseminate information and provide education on agricultural practices. The study assesses the effect of interactive radio programming on women’s empowerment and agricultural development, employing nationally representative household panel data from 2016 and 2018 combined with gender-disaggregated focus group discussions and interviews of service providers.
Policy Note 37: Towards Designing Better Contracts: Assessing Contract Preferences of Small Farmers and Buyers
This Policy Note summarizes Working Paper 34, which examines preferences for contracts among cotton and tea farmers and companies in southern Malawi.
IFPRI Malawi Maize Market Report March 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.
Working Paper 34: Beyond the Passbook Relationship
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.
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