This comprehensive baseline report introduces the evaluation context and describes the BRACC program, details the randomized evaluation design, summarizes main findings from the baseline household survey, and tests whether the randomization successfully balanced baseline observable characteristics across the treatment arms.
2020 Global Report on Food Crises: 135 million in 55 countries faced acute hunger in 2019
An estimated 135 million people in 55 countries around the world faced acute levels of hunger in 2019, according to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, released April 20—the highest level of acute hunger seen since the report’s 2017 inception. In 2018, the number was 118 million in 53 countries.
Report on a Pilot Study to Crowdsource Farm Gate Prices for Legumes in Southern Malawi
Little is known about farmgate prices in Malawi since data on the price trends are inconsistently collected. Yet this is important information for assessing the performance of agricultural markets. This report summarizes the findings from a pilot study to crowdsource farm gate prices for pigeon peas and chickpeas through the Farm Radio Trust platform.
MaSSP Report: The state of agricultural extension and advisory services provision in Malawi
Though Malawi has made some recent progress in increasing agricultural production and economic growth as well as reducing food insecurity, undernutrition and food insecurity remain widespread with 37 percent of children under five being stunted according to the 2015/16 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and 6.7 million people estimated to be in need of […]
MaSSP Report: Mapping the Linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi
In spite of rapid small-holder led economic growth in Malawi over the past decade, almost half of all children under five years of age in Malawi still suffer from undernutrition. Although some of these children may be getting enough to eat in terms of total calories, few are consuming sufficient quantities of nutrient-rich foods—meat, fish, eggs, […]
