Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. IFPRI's 2019 Global Food Policy Report calls for rural revitalization, highlighting policies, institutions, and investments that can transform rural areas into vibrant and healthy places to live, work and raise families. “Revitalizing rural areas can stimulate economic […]
2019 Global Report on Food Crises
This story is cross-posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Sara Gustafson. The world’s humanitarian assistance and spending needs have more than doubled over the past decade, growing by around 127 percent. Around 40 percent of that went to the food and agriculture sectors. Conflict and climate shocks have led to an […]
Launch event: 2019 Global Food Policy Report
Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 13:00 - 15:30
IFPRI Malawi invites you to the Lilongwe launch of the 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The launch event will consist of screening of the keynote addresses and rapid-fire presentations from the launch that took place in Washington DC on 27 March; followed by a live panel discussion.
Cyclone Idai, Floods and Food Security in Malawi
Cyclone Idai has brought destruction to parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in what could become one of the worst weather-related disasters to hit the Southern Hemisphere in this decade. Hundreds have died and more than 2,6 million people impacted, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. On March 5, ten […]
The Causal Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi
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 […]
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