In early 2016, Malawi suffered its second consecutive year of harvest failure. An emergency was declared in April 2016 and the resulting humanitarian response, known as the Food Insecurity Response Program (FIRP), was of unprecedented scale: almost 40 percent of the population received in-kind food or cash transfers (or both) at an estimated cost of […]
Aid dilution, graft, or spreading the love? A study on cash transfer sharing in Malawi
Final outcomes and effectiveness of humanitarian transfers are impacted by their specific modality (i.e. cash, food, or input transfer) as well as their targeting—that is, the identification and selection of project beneficiaries. Many donors and implementers are therefore investing considerable resources in targeting. Several recent studies, including one led by IFPRI Malawi, examined the processes […]
How diversified is cropping in Malawi? Patterns, determinants and policy implications
Micro- and macroeconomic evidence suggest that the promotion of agricultural diversification in agriculture-based developing countries is beneficial. At the microeconomic level, increased agricultural diversification promotes human nutrition and raises household incomes, while allowing farmers to adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. A study recently published in Food Security journal used Malawi as a […]
Global Food Policy Report 2018 Launches
IFPRI has just launched the 2018 Global Food Policy Report, a flagship publication which reviews major food policy developments and events in the past year and looks ahead through 2018. The theme for this year’s report is globalization, examining how current changes in the flow of goods, investments, people and information impact global food system. […]
Working Paper 22: Impacts of the 2016/17 Food Insecurity Response Program on Maize Prices in Malawi
In early 2016, Malawi suffered its second consecutive year of harvest failure. An emergency was declared in April 2016 and the resulting humanitarian response, known as the Food Insecurity Response Program (FIRP), was of unprecedented scale: almost 40 percent of the population received in-kind food or cash transfers (or both) at an estimated cost of […]
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