A recent article, authored by Henry Kankwamba and Lukas Kornher, assesses the effect of business registration on firm performance in Malawi’s maize sector. The study uses panel data of 172 maize traders from central Malawi, and instrumental variable es... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Virtual Event – Agricultural Support Reform and GHG Emissions
Virtual event - April 21, 2020 - 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm.
This seminar examines the links between agricultural support and emissions from agriculture to help guide policy reforms that lower emissions, reduce poverty and improve nutrition. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Tracking Progress in the Arab Region on the Global Goals
Dr. Mari Luomi - Senior Research Fellow, Emirates Diplomatic Academy and Sustainable Development Goals Centre of Excellence for the Arab Region (SDGCAR)
The 22 Arab countries are probably the most diverse region in the world measured by any socioeconomic indicator. The group includes six Least Developed Countries, which have a per capita gross national income of less than a thousand US dollars, and the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which are classified as high-income countries. [...] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
2019 GFPR: Bangladesh excels in rural dev, food, nutrition security
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), an international agricultural research centre based in Washington, D.C., yesterday (Thursday) released its Global Food Policy Report 2019, which highlighted Bangladesh as one of South Asia’s leaders in improving rural development indicators and food and nutrition security. The report also pointed out the need to close persistent rural-urban […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
