*This is a revised version of the Working Paper originally distributed in March 2023. The original analysis of off‑farm income sources subsequently was found to have overlooked remittances from biological children of the head of household or the househ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 40: Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi
Malawi has suffered from weak economic growth since its independence in 1964. Over 50 percent of the population live below the poverty line, unable to produce enough or to otherwise obtain sufficient income to meet all of their basic needs. Poverty is ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 39: Targeting Hunger or Votes? The Political Economy of Humanitarian Transfers in Malawi
Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers? We analyze the targeting of direct cash and food transfers distributed in Malawi in response to an exceptionally poor harvest following a late and erratic rainy season ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 38: Are the drivers of production and sales of maize, groundnut, and soyabean by farming households in Malawi changing?
MaSSP Working Paper 38: Are the drivers of production and sales of maize, groundnut, and soyabean by farming households in Malawi changing? Authors: Aubrey Jolex and Todd Benson September 2021 Read and download the working paper here. (PDF 579 KB) Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Identifying Evidence and Knowledge Gaps for Designing Development Interventions: Process Lessons from Titukulane in Malawi
Introduction Programs must tailor their interventions to fit the needs and contexts of program participants to achieve maximum success, even if those interventions are based on previously successful approaches and models. Tailoring interventions requir... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
