Since 2013, IFPRI Malawi has partnered with the Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR) to offer mentorship and capacity building to promising young master’s students at Bunda College through a USAID-funded program called the Bunda Grant Scheme. To date, IFPRI has offered support in refining and publishing research to five cohorts of nearly a […]
Malawi’s changing employment landscape: Some implications for youth and economic growth
A team of IFPRI researchers has been exploring whether Malawi’s labor force and landscape has been shifting out of its traditional subsistence agriculture sector and into the industry and services sectors in recent years, as well as the role that youth might play in these changes. The study assesses which factors, if any, impact individuals’ […]
Why and how do Malawian households share humanitarian aid? Early results from a qualitative study
Malawi, with its subsistence-based economy, is particularly vulnerable to agricultural production shocks and has experienced recurrent food crises over the past two decades. These crises regularly trigger humanitarian responses during which hundreds of thousands of households receive aid in the form of direct food or cash transfers. The Food Insecurity Response Plan (FIRP), which sought […]
Diverse input contributes to Malawi’s Zero Hunger and Malnutrition Strategic Review
Countries around the world are committing to eliminate hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 under the UN’s second Sustainable Development Goal. Malawi is among the countries taking their commitment a step further by taking concrete steps to tackle this challenge through consultation, research, and consensus-building. What is ZHMSR? The Zero Hunger […]
Food quality and child diets: the role of fortified infant cereals in Malawi
Despite evidence from two recent, large surveys in Malawi that stunting rates are declining, more than 30 percent of children under five are still stunted, posing a threat for the long-term development prospects of the country. Most growth faltering in children occurs between the ages of 6 and 15 months, the time at which complementary […]
