Climate change is not projected to materially alter Malawi’s climate profile. Instead, it is likely to exacerbate existing climate vulnerabilities by increasing the frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, and droughts. This is largely due to increased uncertainty around future precipitation levels. These adverse effects have already started to materialize and are expected to increase […]
Seasonality and Smallholder Market Participation in Malawi: A Baseline Report
Smallholder farmers in low and middle income countries often sell the bulk of their marketable surplus immediately after the harvest, when prices are at their lowest. As part of a field experiment that tests the effectiveness of both income and expenditure planning to nudge farmers into delaying sales of cash crops, we collected detailed information […]
Strengthening Producer Groups as ICT Hubs for Improved Incomes and Food Security: Quantitative Baseline Report
This report summarizes the baseline data of 118 producer groups being targeted as impact information and communication technology (ICT) hubs under the Scaling up Radio and ICTs for Enhanced Extension Delivery (SRIEED) II project. A total of 1,012 members of these groups (6–10 randomly selected members in each group) provide the sample for the impact […]
Scaling up Radio and ICTs for Enhanced Extension Delivery and Development Impact: Quantitative Baseline Report
The Scaling up Radio and ICTs for Enhanced Extension Delivery (SRIEED) II project, led by Farm Radio Trust - Malawi and the Department of Agricultural Extension Services, aims to promote and scale agricultural innovations through low-cost information and communication technologies (ICT), including radio programming and digital platforms, in order to improve incomes, food security, and […]
Issue Brief: CHARTING A PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR SMALL FARMS AMID FOOD SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION
Researchers discuss their UNFSS brief that synthesizes evidence about the future of small farms, and outlines policies to help farmers perform as an important role in agrifood system transformation.