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Revisiting development strategies under climate uncertainty: Insights from Malawi

Climate change is transforming the global landscape, creating unprecedented challenges for developing countries. These challenges are particularly acute in regions where economies heavily depend on agriculture, such as sub-Saharan Africa, where climate... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Behavioral explanations for the sell-low-buy-high puzzle in smallholder market participation: Lessons from a field experiment in Malawi

In rural markets of developing countries, agricultural commodity prices exhibit seasonal fluctuations, with low prices at harvest, followed by steady rises to an annual high shortly before lean-season planting. Ideally, an economically rational farmer ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi

Agriculture is central to Malawi’s economy, employing much of the population and contributing substantially to GDP. However, agricultural productivity and earnings have stagnated and chronic food insecurity is a serious problem. Recent shocks including... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Sudan is Now Confronting its Most Severe Food Security Crisis on Record

After 14 months of escalating conflict, Sudan faces its worst food security crisis. An article published with the Conversation recently by Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos of IFPRI highlights the IPC report released on June 27 reveals that over half of the 47... Source: IFPRI Sudan – Sudan Strategy Support Program

Reviving public extension for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons and insights from India, Indonesia, and Nepal

With global temperatures already 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, climate change is having major impacts on agriculture that fall Source: IFPRI South Asia Office