We are pleased to announce that the article "Rural Underemployment and Urbanization: Insights from a 9-year Panel from Malawi," authored by Hanne Van Cappellen and Joachim De Weerdt has been published in the Journal of African Economies. Abstract: Rura... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Note 50: Can urban growth reduce rural underemployment?
Abstract: In a recent IFPRI working paper, Van Cappellen and De Weerdt (2023), we show how urban growth reduces underemployment in the rural hinterlands of towns and cities. But leveraging these labor market linkages between urban and rural areas for i... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 43: Rural Underemployement and Urbanization: Insights from a nine-year household panel survey from Malawi
Abstract: Rural labor markets in Africa are frequently characterized by underemployment, with farmers unable to fully deploy throughout the year one of their most important assets—their labor. Using a nine-year panel data set on 1,407 working-age adult... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 42: Leveraging Urbanization for Inclusive Development in Malawi
Abstract: Agricultural development in Malawi faces an important conundrum. While agriculture is the backbone of the economy, many smallholders will not be able to farm their way out of poverty. Shrinking farmland size severely limits the total income t... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Event Announcement: Leveraging Urbanization for Inclusive Development in Malawi with an Example of the Fruit Value Chain in Salima/Chipoka
In Malawi 2063, urbanization has been identified as one of the three pillars, through which the nation intends to achieve its development aspirations. The recent Malawi Secondary Cities Plan (MSCP) lays out plans to transform 8 urban centers into an in... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
