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The Nation (Malawi) published an article describing findings from an IFPRI-Malawi policy note. The note shows among other things that prices paid to soybean farmers have improved in 2021 above the minimum farm-gate price, but not those paid to maize farmers due to a number of factors. 

The Times (Malawi) published an op-ed by senior research fellow Todd Benson who writes, “Malawi’s food systems are in crisis and, over the past 10 years, an average of 2.3 million Malawians annually have been vulnerable to hunger.  Yet the country’s policy approach to food security continues to center on subsistence production. In the IFPRI book titled, Disentangling food security from subsistence agriculture in […]

China Daily posted an article on this year’s Africa Green Revolution Forum that has identified investment, collaboration and inclusivity in agriculture as a post-pandemic priority to tackle hunger and grow the value of Africa’s agricultural sector. Kevin Chen (Chen Zhigang), China Program Leader and Senior Research Fellow pointed out that COVID-19 is one of many risks facing […]

World Diagnostics News (Argentina) published an article stating that to improve the quality of life of girls, boys, and pregnant women who suffer from anemia and have insufficient nutrition, the INTI, Lipotech, and the University of Morón join forces to develop an innovative nutritional supplement in Argentina. According to IFPRI, a good diet is the first defense against […]

The Times (Malawi) published an article stating that farmers have sounded a fresh alarm over low prices some vendors are offering for maize in most markets in the country, where they are buying the commodity at as low as K50 per kilogramme (kg) or K2,500 per 50 kg bag. This also comes as a latest IFPRI-Malawi report shows that, […]

Paepard reported on the AGRF 2021 Summit. Pathways to recovery and resilient food systems pre-summit. One session during the pre-summit including “Building resilient food systems.: This session identified the role of the private sector, farmer organizations, government, and development partners in transforming the agriculture and food systems in Africa,” and featured Director for Africa, Jemimah Njuki. 

The Times (Malawi) published an article stating that some farmers in some parts of the country still feel duped by vendors who are still buying maize below the government set farmgate price, a latest report from IFPRI-Malawi shows. In its July report, the firm says maize prices were 13 percent lower than the government recommended price of K150 per kilogramme (kg). 

The Nation (Malawi) reported that the informal cross-border maize exports have increased by 125 percent from June to July. Since April, Mozambique maize was not coming into Malawi as it normally does during harvest. “Maize has been moving into Mozambique. Besides that, their prices as early as the end of May were already quite high trading at […]

All Africa published an article on the latest findings from ICRISAT and IFPRI stating that a millet-based diet could lower the risk of diabetes, a rapidly growing problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study, published in August in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, analyses millet consumption and its impact on cardiovascular health. It found that people with diabetes who consumed […]

Graphic Online (Ghana) published an article stating that the Fisheries Commission has developed a new requirement to regulate aquaculture in the country in order to help increase farm productivity and ensure safe and quality fish for the market. It is being spearheaded by IFPRI, the Water Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (WRI-CSIR), […]