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
Working Paper 41: Primary Agricultural Cooperatives in Malawi: Structure, Conduct, and Performance
Abstract: Primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi, in contrast to other farmer-level organizations, have legal status and can own assets, borrow money for their operations, and sign contracts, making it easier for them to do business for the profit... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Talking to farmers in Malawi to understand how to improve agricultural cooperative performance: A Photo Essay
Stakeholder Validation Meeting- IFPRI Study on Primary Agricultural Cooperatives in Malawi
IFPRI Malawi, with funding from the Government of Flanders, is conducting a study to assess the performance of primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi in order to provide evidence to the Government of Malawi, donors, NGOs, cooperative leaders, and ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program