MaSSP Policy Note

Policy Note 56: Does Malawi’s exchange rate regime keep prices low? Evidence and policy implications

The current exchange rate regime in Malawi is untenable. It results in multiple effective parallel rates, which impose significant costs on the economy and the daily lives of citizens. A key concern underpinning the existence of the regime is that its ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 54: The development potential of anchor enterprise models in Malawi

Smallholder-centered agricultural development strategies have had limited success in Malawi over the past several decades. Policy makers are now increasingly looking for alternative ways to accelerate agricultural and rural development. One emerging ap... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 53: Economic and welfare implications of the reduction of US foreign assistance in Malawi

For over a decade, the US has consistently ranked as either the largest or second-largest donor to Malawi. Annual foreign assistance disbursements have averaged over $360 million between 2020 and 2023. In January 2025 the US government suspended all US... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 52: Compounding stresses confront rural household in Southern Malawi

Southern Malawi has historically been less food secure than the rest of the country, and the current lean season will be no different. More people in the Southern Region are in danger of going hungry in the coming months than in the Central and Norther... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 52: Compounding stresses confront rural household in Southern Malawi

Southern Malawi has historically been less food secure than the rest of the country, and the current lean season will be no different. More people in the Southern Region are in danger of going hungry in the coming months than in the Central and Norther... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program