This Brief, prepared by MwAPATA and the International Food Policy Research Institute, examines alternative strategies to promote agricultural growth and alleviate poverty. The authors emphasize raising returns to fertilizer use and discuss how cash tra... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 43: Guiding Principles of AIP Reform
Most input subsidy programs to date have focused on increasing fertilizer use, with little attention to helping smallholder farmers use fertilizer more efficiently and profitably. The Malawi's Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) currently combines an econo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Event Recap: Roundtable Discussion on the Key Drivers of the Surge in Fertilizer Price
IFPRI Malawi together with the MwAPATA Institute recently organized a roundtable discussion to facilitate a conversation around the key drivers of the surge of fertilizer prices recently experience by Malawi and potential policy options available to th... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Roundtable Discussion: Key Drivers of the Fertilizer Prices Surge and Policy Options
Background Recently, the country's mainstream media has been awash with a myriad of stories surrounding the surge in inorganic fertilizer prices on both local and international market. the price surge has been historical and agricultural experts fear t... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 42: Why Are Fertilizer Prices in Malawi High, and What Can Be Done?
IFPRI Malawi Strategy Support Program Policy Note 42 Why Are Fertilizer Prices in Malawi High, and What Can Be Done? In this policy note, researchers Jan Duchoslav of IFPRI and Joseph Rusike of AFAP assess the drivers of rising fertilizer prices in Mal... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
