Malawi

Publications

discussion paper

Limited attention and information loss in the lab-to-farm knowledge chain: The case of Malawian agricultural extension programs

2017

The International Food Policy Research Institute is leading a three-year research program to assess the state of agricultural extension and advisory services provision in Malawi in order to inform the national extension policy review and reformation…

journal article

Tracking agricultural spending when government structures and accounting systems change: The case of Malawi

2017

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Data & Tools

dataset

Malawi Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey

2015

dataset

ASTI Malawi database

2014

Working through collaborative alliances with numerous national and regional R&D agencies and international institutions, Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) is a comprehensive and trusted source of information on agricultural R&D…

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Blogs

IFPRI Research Blog

Malawi’s fertilizer subsidies are not a panacea for farmer households

May 12, 2017 | Adam Komarek, Siwa Msangi

A new study finds that an oft-praised Malawi fertilizer subsidy program has mixed results for maize farmers.

IFPRI Blog

Why brutalizing food vendors hits Africa’s growing cities where it hurts

Apr 28, 2017 | Danielle Resnick

With food demand rising, it's time for local governments in Africa to embrace rather than quash informal food markets and vendors.

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Related Events

Conference

Unleashing Agriculture’s Potential for Improved Nutrition and Health in Malawi

Jan 27, 2015

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malawi and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), supported by Irish Aid and USAID, are organizing a high-level policy conference in Lilongwe, Malawi, September 26-27 in order to…

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Programs & Projects

Project

Smart Subsidies for Catchment Conservation in Malawi

What is the challenge?

Project

Brazil’s Fomento adapted to Africa

Brazil has achieved impressive results in reducing poverty with “Fomento,” a set of large-scale, government-run social programs targeting smallholder farmers. Rural poverty in Brazil dropped dramatically from 51.4 percent in 2002 to 29.1 percent in…

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