Abstract: Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been widely promoted as a pathway to sustainably intensify agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet despite decades of promotion, CA uptake in SSA remains sparse with only few analyses of its impacts on f... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Virtual Event: Follow the Leader? A Field Experiment on Social Influence
Abstract: We conduct an artefactual field experiment in endogenously formed groups in rural Malawi to investigate social influence in risk taking. Treatments vary whether individuals observe the behavior of a formally elected leader, an external leader... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Special session at the 10th Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference
IFPRI's special virtual session at the 10th Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference (SLERC) on Consequence-Action-Consequence of COVID-19 in South Asia
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Event Recap: From Bad to Worse: Poverty Impacts for Food Availability Responses to Weather Shocks
Following the 2015–2016 El Niño phenomenon, a maize export ban was instituted in Zambia to increase food availability and supply in the country. In a virtual brown bag held on the 22nd of September 2021, IFPRI researchers Dr. Will Martin, Dr. Jawoo Koo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Event Recap: Roundtable Discussion on the Key Drivers of the Surge in Fertilizer Price
IFPRI Malawi together with the MwAPATA Institute recently organized a roundtable discussion to facilitate a conversation around the key drivers of the surge of fertilizer prices recently experience by Malawi and potential policy options available to th... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
