Publications

2020 Annual trends and outlook report: Sustaining Africa’s agrifood system transformation: The role of public policies

Focusing on the policies required to transform African agrifood systems to meet their potential.

Policy Note 39: Promoting Participation in Oilseed Value Chains in Malawi

Policy Note 39, authored by Todd Benson, examines both household and spatial factors that may drive participation by smallholder farming households in oilseed value chains, focusing on those for groundnut, soyabean, and sunflower.

Report on a Study to Crowdsource Farmgate Prices for Maize and Soybeans in Malawi

This report summarizes the findings from an innovative study to collect the prices that farmers received for maize and soybeans during the 2020 main marketing season in Malawi. This study builds on a previous pilot crowdsourcing study covering farmgate prices for pigeon peas and chickpeas in 13 districts in the South between August and October […]

Toward an inclusive, healthy, and sustainable Malawi. CIP, CIAT, CIMMYT, ICRAF, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IITA and WorldFish

Toward an inclusive, healthy, and sustainable Malawi. CIP, CIAT, CIMMYT, ICRAF, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IITA and WorldFish. Brochure 2020.

New Book: Ethiopia’s agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios

An analysis of Ethiopia’s agrifood system in the context of a rapidly changing economy. Poverty reduction depends on growth in the agriculture sector & sustained investment in the agrifood system.