Past Events

Virtual Event: How do Informal Farmland Rental Markets Affect Smallholders’ Well-being? Evidence from a Matched Tenant-Landlord Survey in Malawi

Abstract: The growth of rural land rental markets is often taken as a virtuous component of an African structural transformation process, by facilitating access to land by efficient but land-constrained farmers. Recent empirical work has generally supp... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event: Does Household Participation in Food Markets Increase Dietary Diversity? Evidence from Rural Malawi

Abstract: Food markets have been found to be, in many settings, important in shaping diets and nutritional outcomes. However, more evidence and improved metrics are needed to understand these relationships. This study examined relationships between foo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event: Nationally Representative Estimates of the Cost of Adequate Diets, Nutrient Level Drivers, and Policy Options for Households in Rural Malawi

Abstract: A growing literature uses the cost of diets to evaluate how effectively a food system supports access to nutritious foods. We identify baseline levels, nutrient drivers, and potential policy-induced changes in the feasibility and cost of meet... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Event Recap: From Bad to Worse: Poverty Impacts for Food Availability Responses to Weather Shocks

Following the 2015–2016 El Niño phenomenon, a maize export ban was instituted in Zambia to increase food availability and supply in the country. In a virtual brown bag held on the 22nd of September 2021, IFPRI researchers Dr. Will Martin, Dr. Jawoo Koo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Event Recap: Roundtable Discussion on the Key Drivers of the Surge in Fertilizer Price

IFPRI Malawi together with the MwAPATA Institute recently organized a roundtable discussion to facilitate a conversation around the key drivers of the surge of fertilizer prices recently experience by Malawi and potential policy options available to th... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program