This blog is based on a presentation by Dr Timothy Thomas, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI presented during the 3rd joint national annual research symposium on ‘Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Development – Envisioning Wealth for all’, which took place on September 18-19, 2019 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The research symposium was opened by the Chief Secretary to >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Effect of changes in population density and crop productivity on farm households in Malawi
A new open access article by Adam M. Komarek and Siwa Msangi, first published on August 16, 2019 in Agricultural Economics, examines the ex-ante farm-household effects of changes in family size, yield potential, and yield gaps using a farm-household simulation model that reflects the economic and biophysical conditions of central Malawi. The study, conducted in >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Cropland expansion in Ethiopia: Economic and climatic considerations for highland agriculture
ESSP Working Paper 127, by Emily Schmidt and Timothy S. Thomas. Abstract: Agricultural GDP in Ethiopia grew at an average 7.3 percent per year between 2001/02 and 2012/13. Most of this dynamism occurred in the highlands, where high population density and land scarcity begs the question of how future agricultural output can be maintained to >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
