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 […]
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 […]
Op-ed: Is a universal fertilizer subsidy a good idea?
In recent weeks, there has been much debate about the possible introduction of a universal fertilizer subsidy (UFS) in Malawi. However, several basic questions about the likely costs and distributional consequences of a move to a UFS remain unanswered. This op-ed aims to provide partial answers to these questions. First, what is the likely cost […]
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