Initiatives to combat climate change often strive to include women’s voices, but there is limited evidence on how this feature influences program design or its benefits for women.

Malawi is one of the most committed countries in Africa to improving nutrition, yet it still has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the region and is struggling to turn commitments into action at scale.

Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers?

Human rights violation while researching human participants, especially in the biomedical field, and later in social and behavioral science has mandated ethical review of research.

A number of initiatives are being implemented in response to this identified need.

The two objectives of this book are to assess extension and advisory services in a cross-country comparative context in the following ways: 1.

Chapter 6 addresses Malawi’s weak agricultural transformation, and asks if rural households, particularly youth, are engaging in multiple forms of employment that may not be adequately reflected in national data.

Chapter 2 uses new household survey data to investigate youth migration patterns in four African countries, paying particular attention to the effect of land scarcity on young people’s decision to migrate to urban centres.

Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped.

Assessesing the economy-wide effects of Malawi’s export restrictions on maize and oilseeds, finding that short run benefits may be redered ineffective by production responses in the medium to long run.

This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.

This report presents findings of the capacity needs assessment for the Malawi Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS). The study was conducted from August to December 2012.

Agriculture employs three-quarters of the population of Malawi. It makes up more than forty percent of the economy and sixty percent of all exports.

Reducing malnutrition, including undernutrition (insufficient calorie intake) and micronutrient deficiencies (insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals) is a high priority for Malawi and many developing country governments, closely linked to ac

"While many community-driven development (CDD) initiatives may be successful, their impact is often limited by their small scale.