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.
An Update on the Short-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian Economy, 2020-2021
MaSSP Report An Update on the Short-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian Economy, 2020-2021 Authors: Bob Baulch, Rosemary Botha, and Karl Pauw, April 2021. This report provides an update on the short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy in light of the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in December 2020 and January 2021. […]
The Short-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian Economy, 2020–2021
This paper has been written for the 2020 ECAMA Lakeshore Conference. It extends and updates the initial results of modeling undertaken by IFPRI to assess the short-run impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the Malawian economy.
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 […]
