food security

IFPRI Blog: Ukraine and global agricultural markets two years later

Two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the war continues to disrupt agricultural production and trade in Ukraine—one of the world's largest agricultural exporters—and poses an ongoing threat to global f... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 52: Compounding stresses confront rural household in Southern Malawi

Southern Malawi has historically been less food secure than the rest of the country, and the current lean season will be no different. More people in the Southern Region are in danger of going hungry in the coming months than in the Central and Norther... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Note 52: Compounding stresses confront rural household in Southern Malawi

Southern Malawi has historically been less food secure than the rest of the country, and the current lean season will be no different. More people in the Southern Region are in danger of going hungry in the coming months than in the Central and Norther... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Working Paper 44: Fertilizer subsidies in Malawi: From past to present

Abstract: Malawi has been at the center of the debate on agricultural input subsidies in Africa ever since it significantly expanded its fertilizer subsidy program about two decades ago. When it did so, Malawi was a trailblazer, receiving international... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Special event: From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets

Since the mid-2010s, progress in reducing food insecurity and improving diet quality has stalled. Multiple shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, have exacerbated the situation and put Sustain... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program