Blogs

Tackling gender inequality in a climate-changed world: How agrifood and social protection systems can empower women and girls to build climate resilience

Air pollution, rising temperatures, crop failures, and water shortages are increasing pressures on health and agrifood systems. During these crises, households often reduce food consumption, sell assets, migrate or adjust labor allocation between men a... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Malawi faces a food crisis: why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done (The Conversation)

The conversation published an article by Joachim De Weerdt and Jan Duchoslav. The article discusses Malawi's impending severe food crisis due to a drought caused by the El Niño weather pattern, which has drastically reduced the harvest of maize, the co... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Responding to El Niño in Malawi

By: Jan Duchoslav, Mazvita Chiduwa, Simon Denhere, Rodwell Mzonde, George Phiri and Joachim De Weerdt Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year after an El Niño induced mid-season dry spell affected the harvest of maize, the staple... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Bangladesh

Consultation to discuss food loss and waste in Bangladesh and to brainstorm effective strategies for reducing food loss in the country. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Global fertilizer trade 2021-2023: What happened after war-related price spikes

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent a shock through global fertilizer markets. All agricultural trade in the region Source: IFPRI South Asia Office