Working Paper 33 analyzes the effects of an action research experiment in central Malawi, in which four groups of smallholder farmers were provided with maize and soybean price information from a local commodity exchange during the 2019 marketing season, while another four groups of smallholder farmers did not receive this information.
Analysis of ACE’s Warehouse Receipts and Market Information Systems: An IFPRI-ACE dissemination event
To disseminate the findings of two IFPRI Malawi led research studies, ACE organized a dissemination event on December 5, 2019 in Lilongwe. The event was attended by more than 70 participants from academia, civil society, the development partners, NGOs, government, and the private sector.
Understanding the adoption of climate-smart agriculture: A farm-level typology with empirical evidence from southern Malawi
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly promoted as a means to enhance food security and adapt agriculture to climate change. However, lack of access to land, labor, and financial capital may pose a significant barrier to adoption of resource-intensive CSA practices. To spur the wider uptake of CSA the international community has committed billions of dollars […]
Value chains to improve diets: Diagnostics to support intervention design in Malawi
Government and development partners looking to accelerate progress in addressing malnutrition in Malawi are examining how interventions in value-chains can contribute to improving diets. However, the links between interventions in value chains and diets involve a range of direct and indirect effects that are not yet well understood. A recent article published in the journal […]
Investment in agricultural research key to offsetting climate change impacts
This blog, written by Channing Arndt, Shenggen Fan and Nick Austin, is cross-posted from the IFPRI website. The post first appeared on the Thomson-Reuters Foundation News site. On Sept. 23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the European Commission, Switzerland, Sweden, and Germany announced commitments of more than […]
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