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
Policy Note 36: Market Information and Access to Structured Markets by Small Farmers and Traders
This Policy Note summarizes Working Paper 33, which examines the impact of providing price information from a commodity exchange to small farmers and traders of maize and soybean in central Malawi. Using data from a panel survey of 399 farmers and 78 t... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 35: Structure, Conduct and Performance of Maize Markets in Malawi: Synopsis
This Policy Note offers a synopsis of a study, detailed in Working Paper 29, which analyzed the structure, conduct and performance of maize markets in Malawi during the 2018/2019 main harvest and lean seasons. The study team interviewed 749 traders from 74 markets across 8 districts and held 28 focus group discussions with a total >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
