Abstract: Smallholder farming in many developing countries is characterized by low productivity and low-quality output. Low quality limits the price farmers can command and their potential income. We conduct a series of experiments among maize farmers in Uganda to shed light on the barriers to quality upgrading and to study its potential. We find that […]
Virtual Event: Bundling Crop Insurance and Certified Seeds: A five-year Perspective from Kenya
Abstract: Both crop insurance and stress tolerant seeds have the potential to increase the resilience of smallholder farmers in the face of weather shocks. At the same time uptake remains a challenge. We present the results of two projects that bundle insurance and seeds, either conditionally (free insurance under condition of buying seeds) or […]
MwAPATA-IFPRI Joint Seminar Series Schedule- October to December 2022
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Virtual event: Profitability of Climate-Smart Soil Fertility Investment across sub-Saharan Africa
This is the first of the MwAPATA-IFPRI joint seminar series. View the full list here. Abstract: Soil fertility investments in sub-Saharan Africa, where budgetary resources are scarce, must be well targeted. Using a causal forest algorithm and an experimental maize trial dataset matched with geocoded rainfall, temperature and soils data, we modelled site-specific, ex ante […]
Virtual event: Building Resilient Communities – Learning from Titukulane’s Integrated Approach in Malawi
Abstract: Titukulane is a $75M five-year USAID-funded Resilience Food Security Activity, running from 2019 to 2024. The program is implementing Malawi’s National Resilience Strategy (NRS) in Mangochi and Zomba districts. NRS guides investments in agriculture, reduction in impacts and improvements in recovery from shocks, promotion of household resilience, strengthening the management of Malawi’s natural resources, […]
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