In rural markets of developing countries, agricultural commodity prices exhibit seasonal fluctuations, with low prices at harvest, followed by steady rises to an annual high shortly before lean-season planting. Ideally, an economically rational farmer ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Global sugar markets roiled by El Niño, biofuels and trade policies
As with other commodity markets such as rice, the global sugar market has seen large increases in prices due to El
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IFPRI-AMIS Seminar: Food vs Fuel V2.0: Impacts of Biofuels on Agricultural Markets and Food Security
With tight global supplies and global food inflation at the highest levels in many years, there is renewed criticism of biofuel policies that divert food and feedstuffs to produce fuels. Biofuel proponents argue that biofuel policies enhance energy sel... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Policy Brief: The Impact of Market System Development Approaches: The Case of InovAgro in Mozambique
Market system development (MSD) approaches aim to address market failures and frictions that frequently impede adoption of modern yield-enhancing agricultural practices in sub-Saharah Africa. This brief examines the impact of an MSD intervention (InovA... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability
As we discussed in our previous post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, +230%, since May 2020. Now—driven upward by supply disruptions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict—they are nearing the peak reached in August 2008 during the las... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
