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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Kinya Kaibung’a

Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems.

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Pluralistic Extension System in Malawi

Pluralistic Extension System in Malawi

Launched in 2016, this 3-year evidence-based policy support project, Assessing and Enhancing the Capacity, Performance and Impact of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in Malawi,……

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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, December 2025

2026International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, December 2025

Retail prices of maize remained unusually stabile in December, when prices typically rise. Retail prices were stabilized by sustained informal imports at stable prices.

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2026

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2026. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, December 2025. MaSSP Monthly Maize Market Report December 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180239

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Malawi

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Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Maize; Markets; Market Prices; Retail Prices; Food Prices

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English

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Open Access

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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, November 2025

2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, November 2025

Retail prices of maize decreased in nearly all monitored markets by 6 percent on average in November. Sustained imports at steady exchange rates helped stabilize prices at a time when they would normally rise as peak lean season approaches. Imports dominated maize trade at all border points except Mchinji, which recorded exports to Zambia.

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2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson

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International Food Policy Research Institute. 2025. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, November 2025. MaSSP Monthly Maize Market Report November 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178503

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Malawi

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Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Maize; Markets; Market Prices; Retail Prices; Food Prices

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English

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Open Access

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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, October 2025

2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, October 2025

On average, retail prices of maize stabilized in October at a level below their pre-election peak. National-level price stability concealed market-level variations in maize prices. Imports continued dominating cross-border trade in maize.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2025. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, October 2025. MaSSP Monthly Maize Market Report October 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178009

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Malawi

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Maize; Markets; Market Prices; Retail Prices; Food Prices

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English

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Open Access

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Blogs

Behavioral explanations for the sell-low-buy-high puzzle in smallholder market participation: Lessons from a field experiment in Malawi
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July 22, 2024

Behavioral explanations for the sell-low-buy-high puzzle in smallholder market participation: Lessons from a field experiment in Malawi

By Joachim De Weerdt, Brian Dillon, Emmanuel Hami, Bjorn Van Campenhout, and Leocardia Nabwire

Our study tested two behavioral interventions—budgeting and sales planning—to understand and mitigate this paradox.

Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
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July 10, 2024

Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi

By Catherine Ragasa, Ning Ma, and Emmanuel Hami

New opportunities as mobile phone use grows in farming areas.