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David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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Inflation drops to 9.4% (Face of Malawi) 

May 19, 2020


Face of Malawi published an article that discussed where Malawi’s inflation rate stands. Malawi’s inflation decelerated by 0.4 percentage points in April 2020 to 9.4 percent, thanks to continued declining food prices, figures from National Statistical Office (NSO) show. The headline inflation is, however, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 9.1 percent rate recorded in April 2019. A recent reportfrom IFPRI shows that retail maize prices decreased by 35 percent in March. 

 

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