Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelih... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 48: Self-targeted Fertilizer Subsidies
If Malawi’s fertilizer subsidy program aims to increase food security in the country, it should strive to target the most productive farmers. Subsidy levels can be set to self-target this group of farmers. This would maximize output achieved with subsi... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 47: Pricing Farmer Contributions under AIP
The government can set the farmer contribution to fertilizer subsidized through the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) so that farmer demand for the commodity matches available supplies under the program. For any given budget dedicated to subsidizing fer... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change & Food Systems
Global Launch Event: The 2022 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI’s flagship report, highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation. ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
AAEA AWARD WINNERS
IFPRI congratulates Director General Johan Swinnen and Senior Research Fellow Will Martin for their 2021 awards from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Read More > https://www.ifpri.org/news-release/ifpri-researchers-recogn... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
