We are pleased to announce that the article "A New Approach to Monitoring Farmer Prices: Method and an Application to Malawi," Authored by Bob Baulch, Seng Kiong Kok, and Aubrey Jolex has been published in the Journal of Development Studies. Abstract: ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 41: Mixed Fortunes: Prices paid to soybean farmers have improved in 2021…but not those to maize farmers
IFPRI Malawi Strategy Support Program Policy Note 41 By Bob Baulch and Aubrey Jolex Introduction Between April and July 2021, IFPRI Malawi conducted its second, nationwide crowdsourcing exercise on the maize and soybean prices paid to farmers. In contr... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Event Recap: A New Method for Monitoring Farmgate Prices in Malawi
Farmers, civil society organizations and government officials often accuse traders of exploitative behavior towards farmers by paying low prices for their produce and capturing most of the profit margin themselves. However, reliable information about f... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Interactive Heat Maps on Crowdsourcing Exercise
These interactive maps show the prices and volumes of maize and soybeans that farmers in Malawi report selling during the main 2020 and 2021 marketing seasons in a crowdsourcing exercise conducted by IFPRI and Farm Radio Trust. Volumes are in kg, with ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Report on a Study to Crowdsource Farmgate Prices for Maize and Soybeans in Malawi
This report summarizes the findings from an innovative study to collect the prices that farmers received for maize and soybeans during the 2020 main marketing season in Malawi. This study builds on a previous pilot crowdsourcing study covering farm gat... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
