By Akhter Ahmed, Country Representative, IFPRI-Bangladesh The latest findings from the 2022 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in December 2023, reveal remarkable reductions in poverty... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
New study explores impact of rapid growth and pesticide use on health, environment, and food systems
Original post written by Jenny Smart, Senior Research Analyst with IFPRI's Development Strategy and Governance Division; Jason Snyder, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources; Joey Goeb received his PhD from MSU; David Tschirley is a Professor of International Development at MSU. This post is based on research that >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Cropland expansion in Ethiopia: Economic and climatic considerations for highland agriculture
ESSP Working Paper 127, by Emily Schmidt and Timothy S. Thomas. Abstract: Agricultural GDP in Ethiopia grew at an average 7.3 percent per year between 2001/02 and 2012/13. Most of this dynamism occurred in the highlands, where high population density and land scarcity begs the question of how future agricultural output can be maintained to >> Read more Source: Ethiopia 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
Policy Note 27: Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synposis
The contribution of public investment to agricultural productivity is well recognized as a key determinant of agricultural growth. Malawi is one of the few countries in Africa that has surpassed the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) commitment of spending at least 10 percent of one's national budget on agriculture. Policy Note 27 focuses on how public […]
