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Key Facts Series: Key Facts Sheet on Agricultural Cooperatives

This is the first Agricultural Cooperatives Key Facts Sheet in a series of Key Facts sheets that IFPRI produces based on the Integrated Household Surveys (IHS). The purpose of the series is to present data relevant to key policy issues on agriculture, ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 49: Can Cooperatives Commercialize Farming in Malawi

Abstract: Smallholder farmers constitute the largest group of economic actors in Malawi and there is increasing recognition that the small scale at which they operate does not offer for most a pathway out of poverty, let alone to prosperity. Increasing... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Working Paper 41: Primary Agricultural Cooperatives in Malawi: Structure, Conduct, and Performance

Abstract: Primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi, in contrast to other farmer-level organizations, have legal status and can own assets, borrow money for their operations, and sign contracts, making it easier for them to do business for the profit... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

The Power of Partnership: 3 Ways to Support Food Security in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Today, one out of every four people lives in a fragile or conflict-affected state (FCS). In these contexts, local populations often face catastrophic shortages of food, clean water and other basic necessities, affecting millions of lives and livelihood... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office

Rural poor worst-hit

Poor families dependent mostly on agriculture in Bangladesh's rural areas are worst-affected due to a hike in global commodity prices following the Russia-Ukraine war, a study reveals. The economic crisis has pushed an estimated 3.0 million people into... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office