Every day, unsafe food makes an average of close to two million people in the world sick, keeping them away from school and work. The World Bank estimates that illness, disability and premature deaths induced by unsafe food lead to productivity losses of about US$95 billion a year in low- and middle-income countries. In addition […]
Cyclone Idai, Floods and Food Security in Malawi
Cyclone Idai has brought destruction to parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in what could become one of the worst weather-related disasters to hit the Southern Hemisphere in this decade. Hundreds have died and more than 2,6 million people impacted, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. On March 5, ten […]
Dairy farming in Central Region Malawi: Navigating between Market and Social Pressures
Malawi strives to develop into a productive nation by increasing agricultural production. The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy III aims to transform the agricultural landscape in Malawi away from subsistence smallholders towards farming as a business. New concepts and business models can conflict with more traditional social systems in a community. So, how do smallholder […]
Op-ed: Is a universal fertilizer subsidy a good idea?
In recent weeks, there has been much debate about the possible introduction of a universal fertilizer subsidy (UFS) in Malawi. However, several basic questions about the likely costs and distributional consequences of a move to a UFS remain unanswered. This op-ed aims to provide partial answers to these questions. First, what is the likely cost […]
AJARE Best Paper Award: Measuring Post-harvest Losses at the Farm Level in Malawi
IFPRI Malawi congratulates Kate Ambler, Alan de Brauw, and Susan Godlonton, who received the 2018 AAERS-Wiley Blackwell Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Award for their paper, "Measuring Post-harvest Losses at the Farm Level in Malawi." The award was presented during the 63rd Annual AARES Conference in Melbourne, Australia. About the study Reducing food […]
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