Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly promoted as a means to enhance food security and adapt agriculture to climate change. However, lack of access to land, labor, and financial capital may pose a significant barrier to adoption of resource-intensive CSA practices. To spur the wider uptake of CSA the international community has committed billions of dollars […]
Value chains to improve diets: Diagnostics to support intervention design in Malawi
Government and development partners looking to accelerate progress in addressing malnutrition in Malawi are examining how interventions in value-chains can contribute to improving diets. However, the links between interventions in value chains and diets involve a range of direct and indirect effects that are not yet well understood. A recent article published in the journal […]
Enumerator Training For Malawi Africa RISING Follow-Up Evaluation Survey 2019
An Enumerator Training was conducted for Malawi Africa RISING Follow-up Evaluation Survey 2019, in September 2019. It was a two-week training of 15 experienced enumerators in Zomba, Malawi, led by an IFPRI consultant. The consultant oversaw the first week and a half of data collection. Activities included finalizing data collection and conducting data quality checks […]
Effect of changes in population density and crop productivity on farm households in Malawi
A new open access article by Adam M. Komarek and Siwa Msangi, first published on August 16, 2019 in Agricultural Economics, examines the ex-ante farm-household effects of changes in family size, yield potential, and yield gaps using a farm-household simulation model that reflects the economic and biophysical conditions of central Malawi. The study, conducted in […]
Policy Note 35: Structure, Conduct and Performance of Maize Markets in Malawi: Synopsis
This Policy Note offers a synopsis of a study, detailed in Working Paper 29, which analyzed the structure, conduct and performance of maize markets in Malawi during the 2018/2019 main harvest and lean seasons. The study team interviewed 749 traders from 74 markets across 8 districts and held 28 focus group discussions with a total […]
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