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El Niño: Malawi’s harvest of maize – its staple food – may fall by 22.5% this year (The Conversation)

The Conversation published an article by Joachim De Weerdt, Channing Arndt, James Thurlow, Jan Duchoslav, Joseph Glauber, Liangzhi You, and Weston Anderson. The article looked at possible weather pattern changes driven by El Niño – an unusual warming o... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Special event: From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets

Since the mid-2010s, progress in reducing food insecurity and improving diet quality has stalled. Multiple shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, have exacerbated the situation and put Sustain... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Vacancy Announcement: Seeking a Policy Analyst

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Policy Analyst. The position will be attached to IFPRI’s Malawi Strategy Support Program based in Lilongwe. The initial contract will be for a per... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

ESSP BROCHURE 2024

The new IFPRI-ESSP 2024 Brochure summarizes:
• The Program Objectives
• Strategic Policy Research Areas
• Collaboration and Partnerships
• Capacity Strengthening and Outreach
ESSP Brochure 2024
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Discussion paper 02232: Gender, deliberation, and natural resource governance: Experimental evidence from Malawi

Initiatives to combat climate change often strive to include women’s voices, but there is limited evidence on how this feature influences program design or its benefits for women. We examine the causal effect of women’s representation in climate-relate... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program