*This op-ed was written by Dr. Bob Baulch, Program Leader for IFPRI Malawi, Lilongwe. When I first came back to Malawi, two-and-a-half years ago, I had barely heard the term ‘structured markets’─ despite having spent most of the previous 25 years working on agricultural marketing issues in over 20 developing countries. When I asked my IFPRI colleagues >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
The way forward for structured markets in Malawi
On 28 August, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) co-sponsored a seminar, “Strengthening Structured Markets in Malawi: Securing Sustainable Markets for Farmers.” The seminar aimed to jumpstart a broader conversation about how to make structured markets work in Malawi, and discussed Malawi’s unique commodity >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program