This paper has been prepared as an output of the Developing Smart Innovations through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) project in Malawi. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Discussion Paper 1920: The Role of Interactive Radio Programming in Advancing Women’s Empowerment and Crop and Dietary Diversity
This IFPRI discussion paper authored by Catherine Ragasa, Diston Mzungu, Kenan Kalagho, and Cynthia Kazembe, focusses on the use of radio, which has been used for decades as a tool to disseminate information and provide education on agricultural practi... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
NEW RESEARCH: Gender and Agricultural Mechanization
Farmer hiring of agricultural machinery services is common in South Asia. Informal fee-for-service arrangements have positioned farmers so they can access use of machinery to conduct critical, time-sensitive agricultural tasks like land preparation, seeding, irrigation, harvesting and post-harvesting operations. However, both the provision and rental of machinery services are currently dominated by men, and by […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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
Why farmers adopt certain technologies but leave out others
Exactly 125 years ago, John Augustus Voelcker, a British Agricultural Scientist, warned in his ‘Report on the Improvement of Indian Agriculture’: “India is a country about which one cannot make a ‘general remark’ and, certainly, with regard to Indian a... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
