On August 19, Dennis Ochieng, Research Fellow at IFPRI Malawi, presented the results of a recent study on contract preferences in cotton and tea schemes in southern Malawi. The study analyzed similarities and differences between farmers’ and companies’ preferences for contracts and design attributes as well as farmers’ willingness to accept contracts through a discrete choice experiment.
Event Recap – Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Growth, Poverty and Food Systems in Malawi: Initial Results
During a recent webinar, Bob Baulch and Rosemary Botha from IFPRI-Malawi presented the initial results of a SAM multiplier model study with Karl Pauw on the short-term economic impacts of COVID-19 in Malawi. The study considered two scenarios: (a) 2 months of social distancing (in April/May) plus external shocks over the second quarter; and (b) the proposed (but not implemented) 21-day lockdown plus social distancing and external shocks, each followed by either fast or slow lifting of restrictions during the rest of 2020.
Event post – COVID-19’s implications for food security, nutrition, and poverty
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in economies, food systems, and public health are falling heavily on the global poor. IFPRI researchers explored these complex global and country-level implications at an April 14 online seminar.
Global Food Policy Report 2020 launch: Building inclusive food systems
IFPRI Event Post - cross-posted from the main IFPRI website
As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly upends economies, efforts to improve food systems must continue.
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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