While fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined in recent decades, the region continues to have one of the highest fertility rates in the world, with an average total fertility rate of 4.9 children per woman as compared to South Asia (2.7 children per woman) and Latin America (2.2 children per woman). There are several reasons […]
Dairy farming in Central Region Malawi: Navigating between Market and Social Pressures
Malawi strives to develop into a productive nation by increasing agricultural production. The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy III aims to transform the agricultural landscape in Malawi away from subsistence smallholders towards farming as a business. New concepts and business models can conflict with more traditional social systems in a community. So, how do smallholder […]
Launch event: 2019 Global Food Policy Report
On March 27, IFPRI will launch its 2019 Global Food Policy Report, which highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas. The launch event in Washington, DC will include keynote addresses by Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI and Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (video message) and a number […]
Spotlight on International Women’s Day 2019: “Better the Balance, Better the World.”
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 IFPRI spotlights its work, which contributes to a better gender balance by providing gender-sensitive, research-based policy solutions to reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. We realize that even raising the issue of women’s empowerment in agriculture is a sign of progress. Senior Research Fellow […]
Modeling the Effectiveness of the Lead Farmer Approach in Agricultural Extension Service: Nationally-representative Panel Data Analysis in Malawi
Lead farmers (LF), also known as contact or model farmers, have been part of most extension models for decades. In the past, LF approaches have been criticized for the selection of richer and progressive farmers, as well as for limited productivity and development impact. More recently, a revived LF approach has contributed to new farmer […]
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