This is the first Agricultural Cooperatives Key Facts Sheet in a series of Key Facts sheets that IFPRI produces based on the Integrated Household Surveys (IHS). The purpose of the series is to present data relevant to key policy issues on agriculture, food systems, and development topics in Malawi. Highlights from this key facts sheet […]
Policy Note 49: Can Cooperatives Commercialize Farming in Malawi
Abstract: Smallholder farmers constitute the largest group of economic actors in Malawi and there is increasing recognition that the small scale at which they operate does not offer for most a pathway out of poverty, let alone to prosperity. Increasingly the idea is gaining traction that by joining forces through primary agricultural cooperatives, smallholder farmers […]
Working Paper 41: Primary Agricultural Cooperatives in Malawi: Structure, Conduct, and Performance
Abstract: Primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi, in contrast to other farmer-level organizations, have legal status and can own assets, borrow money for their operations, and sign contracts, making it easier for them to do business for the profit of their members. Conceptually, such cooperatives enable their member-farmers to achieve economies of scale for their commercial […]
IFPRI Maize Market Report April 2023
The Monthly Maize Market Reports are developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi, with the main goal of providing clear and accurate daily maize price data in selected markets throughout Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for those interested in maize markets in Malawi, namely producers, traders, consumers, or other agricultural stakeholders. Highlights Retail […]
Working Paper 40: Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi
*This is a revised version of the Working Paper originally distributed in March 2023. The original analysis of off‑farm income sources subsequently was found to have overlooked remittances from biological children of the head of household or the household head’s spouse who were 15 years old and over and did not live in the household. […]
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