Maize is an important staple in Malawi, contributing about 66 percent of calories to typical household diets. Most of non-seed maize is produced by smallholder farmers while large farms mainly produce seed maize. Thus, the nation’s food security and poverty reduction is dependent on the maize market. However, maize retail prices are high whereas producer >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Scaling up agriculture technologies in Malawi: A study of approaches used by agriculture research and development organizations
A new IFPRI-led study assessed the scaling up of agricultural technologies—that is, the approaches and methods that agricultural research and development organizations use to increase the share of households which are regularly using such technologies to improve their agricultural performance. Over the years, several technologies have been developed to help improve agriculture, particularly in developing >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Looking to 2030: Policy simulations using a multi-market model for Malawi
In the early 1990s, IFPRI developed the International Model for Policy Analysis for Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) to help sustainably address long term policy challenges in reducing hunger and poverty and in protecting natural resources. The IMPACT model has been continually expanded and improved to better inform the tough choices decision makers and researchers >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Food and Nutrition Security Analysis: Concepts and Measurements
The video (2:20 hours) explains the concept of food and nutrition security and related concepts in development policy analysis. It provides an overview of common indicators for assessing food security and nutrition in developing country populations and discusses their computation and survey data requirements. Presented examples of data sources are taken from recent household surveys in Yemen. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Unpacking the complexity of improved nutrition in Ghana
To mark the start of two new research initiative in Ghana, a stakeholder event was held, "Unpacking the Complexity of Improved Nutrition", in Accra on July 3, 2018. The initiatives are the IFPRI-Ghana research study on ‘Leveraging Food Systems for Improved Nutrition in Ghana’, and ‘Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana’, jointly led by […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
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