(Post written by Paida Mpaso, communication specialist for NAPAS: Malawi, originally published on the Food Security Policy website.) On 13th June 2018, the Government of Malawi (GoM) through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) launched the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) after nearly two years of coordination and development, starting in September 2016. […]
High-level Malabo Montpellier Forum planned for Lilongwe
The next Malabo Montpellier Forum will be held in Lilongwe, Malawi on July 10, 2018. The meeting will be hosted by The Right Honorable Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and co-chaired by His Excellency Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Minister in charge of Planning and Development of the Republic of Benin.
Nutrition-sensitive programs: How can they effectively tackle Malawi’s nutrition problems?
A solid case for nutrition-sensitive approaches Recent evidence from Malawi suggests that nutrition-sensitive interventions can and do work, and also that agriculture interventions can increase the production and consumption of nutritious foods. Evidence from other countries confirms the clear benefit of including strong behavior change communication (BCC), and also of integrating agricultural, child development, health, and […]
Agriculture support services: Direct effects, complementarities and time dynamics
Rural poverty remains a pervasive problem in Malawi, and many poverty reduction interventions focus on transitioning rural households out of subsistence agriculture. In a country like Malawi, where smallholder farmers constitute roughly 80 percent of the population and produce about 80 percent of the country’s food, this approach is unlikely to be effective, particularly in […]
Spotlight on International Women’s Day 2018
In honor of International Women's Day 2018, IFPRI is spotlighting its work related to closing gender gaps in agriculture, poverty, and health around the world. Research plays an important role by providing the evidence on the costs of gender imbalances and benefits of eliminating them, and the effective approaches that present pathways to enduring positive […]
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