IFPRI Malawi Strategy Support Program Policy Note 42 Why Are Fertilizer Prices in Malawi High, and What Can Be Done? In this policy note, researchers Jan Duchoslav of IFPRI and Joseph Rusike of AFAP assess the drivers of rising fertilizer prices in Mal... 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
GCAN Policy Note: Aflatoxins in food and feed: Is women’s empowerment the solution to this challenge?
This is one of several angles that Lynn Brown, independent consultant, assesses in the GCAN Policy Note No. 9. Aflatoxins affect all of Africa and the severity of the impact might well grow under climate change (as a forthcoming GCAN modeling study by IFPRI and the University of Florida is currently assessing). The two key […] Source: IFPRI Climate Change
The Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels on Crop Nutrients and Human Health
Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) levels are rising globally at a rapid pace, on track to surpass 550 parts per million (ppm) by midcentury. Studies have found that, when grown under elevated CO2 concentrations of 546–586 ppm, many food crops—including wheat, rice, barley, and soybeans—have lowered concentrations of nutrients, including many that are important for overall health, such as iron, zinc, and protein. Elevated CO2 also […] Source: IFPRI Climate Change
Implications of wide-scale cropland restoration: A crucial element of the forest landscape restoration approach
The results of this study reveal that the full inclusion of crop production in the forest landscape restoration approach could produce largescale, worldwide benefits for food security and therefore facilitate a wide uptake of restoration practices and ... Source: IFPRI Climate Change
