IFPRI Malawi Working Paper 35, authored by Jack Thunde and Bob Baulch, examines who uses and who benefits from warehouse receipt systems using unique transaction level data from the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) based in Malawi. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 34: Beyond the Passbook Relationship
This working paper, authored by Dennis O. Ochieng, examines preferences for contracts among cotton and tea farmers and companies in southern Malawi. The study analyzes the similarities and differences in preferences of farmers and buyers and provides v... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 33: Market Information and Access to Structured Markets by Small Farmers and Traders
Working Paper 33 analyzes the effects of an action research experiment in central Malawi, in which four groups of smallholder farmers were provided with maize and soybean price information from a local commodity exchange during the 2019 marketing seaso... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 32: Patterns of Change in Malawi’s Economy under Sector-Focused Investement Strategies
Malawi’s economic future is dependent upon a transformation of the economy that will involve increased economic productivity overall and considerable movement of labor and capital out of agriculture and into manufacturing and services. A dynamic Comput... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 31: Consumer Choices and Demand for Tilapia in Urban Malawi: What are the complementarities and trade-offs?
Despite concerted efforts to develop the fisheries sector in many developing countries, fish demand remains poorly understood due to weak and fragmented domestic markets, particularly in Africa south of the Sahara. An important area that affect the dev... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
