It is easy enough to calculate how much the Government of Malawi spends on subsidizing chemical fertilizer. Last year, for example, this was MWK 120 billion (about US$ 150 million) taking up over 50% of the agricultural budget. It is much harder, howev... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 45: Regulation of Agricultural Markets in Malawi
Agriculture holds special significance in Malawi, because most Malawian households depend primarily on this sector for income and food security. Therefore, legislation surrounding the agricultural sector, and the foundation it lays for the sector’s gov... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 44: Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Malawi
Although geographically distant, there are multiple channels through which Russia's invasion of Ukraine can affect the lives of Malawians. Before the invasion, Russia's and Ukraine's exports accounted for about 12% of total calories traded in the world... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 43: Guiding Principles of AIP Reform
Most input subsidy programs to date have focused on increasing fertilizer use, with little attention to helping smallholder farmers use fertilizer more efficiently and profitably. The Malawi's Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) currently combines an econo... 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
