In an IFPRI Malawi brown bag research seminar on February 26, 2020 Rosemary Botha presented the findings of a recent IFPRI Malawi study, which analyzed whether providing better price information increases volumes sold through structured markets, sales ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Addressing aflatoxin contamination and improving food safety in Malawi
Every day, unsafe food makes an average of close to two million people in the world sick, keeping them away from school and work. The World Bank estimates that illness, disability and premature deaths induced by unsafe food lead to productivity losses of about US$95 billion a year in low- and middle-income countries. In addition >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Cyclone Idai Floods and their Impact on Food Security in Malawi
Cyclone Idai has brought destruction to parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe in what could become one of the worst weather-related disasters to hit the Southern Hemisphere in this decade. Hundreds have died and as many as 600,000 people have been displaced, according to the World Food Programme. On March 5, ten days before making >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 130, by Timothy Thomas, Paul Dorosh, and Richard Robertson. Abstract: We present results of model simulations of maize, wheat, and sorghum yields in Ethiopia through 2085. The analysis draws on climate outcomes from 32 global climate models and an agronomic crop model to estimate effects on the yields of these cereals of >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
An agricultural policy review of Egypt: First steps towards a new strategy
Yumna Kassim, Mai Mahmoud, Sikandra Kurdi, Clemens Breisinger This paper reviews agricultural and other related policies and their impact on the overall economic performance of the agricultural sector in Egypt. This stocktaking of policies is to serve as the basis for developing a more comprehensive agricultural strategy and policy framework that aligns sectoral policy objectives […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Office
