The article originally published by the World Food Programme (WFP) and republished by All Africa and Relief Web calls for urgent funds to expand irrigation projects as communities across Southern Africa reel from El Niño. The story quotes Jan Duchoslav... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Expecting too much, foreseeing too little? Behavioral explanations for the sell low-buy high puzzle in smallholder market participation
Abstract: It is often observed that smallholder farmers sell most of their marketable surplus immediately after the harvest when seasonal price movements reach their lowest point, instead of waiting just a few more months until prices recover. Most exp... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Ensuring food security in a state of disaster
By: Jan Duchoslav and Joachim De Weerdt On 23 March 2024, His Excellency the President declared a state of disaster in 23 of Malawi’s 28 districts in anticipation of a poor harvest caused by the ongoing El Niño climatic event. El Niño has brought about... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI researchers receive AAEA 2023 Quality of Communication and Publication of Enduring Quality award
Work on the implications of the Ukraine crisis on food systems and research on trade, food standards, and poverty recognized Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Global Food Policy Report 2023 launched
The International Food Policy Research Institute has published the Global Food Policy Report 2023 at Kathmandu in Nepal. IFPRI’s South Asia Regional Office, in partnership with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies, the Bay of Bengal Initiat... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office