Enhancing maize productivity growth is pivotal for revolutionizing the agrifood system in Africa, with inorganic fertilizer serving as a fundamental input for catalyzing this progress. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Journal Article: Maize yield responsiveness and profitability of fertilizer: New survey evidence from six African countries
Abstract: Enhancing maize productivity growth is pivotal for revolutionizing the agrifood system in Africa, with inorganic fertilizer serving as a fundamental input for catalyzing this progress. However, concerns are mounting about the low and decreasi... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia
This new IFPRI Journal Article examines the impact of farm size on the production of nutritious foods in Ethiopia, finding that larger farms exhibit significantly higher productivity in terms of output, value, and profit per hectare compared to small f... Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
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
