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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, October 2024

2024International Food Policy Research Institute
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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, October 2024

The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi to provide clear and accurate information on the variation of maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. All prices are reported in Malawi Kwacha (K). Highlights • Retail prices of maize increased by 4 percent in October. • Maize prices were lowest in the Northern region and highest in the Southern region. • ADMARC sales were reported in 5 of the 26 markets monitored by IFPRI. • ADMARC purchases were reported in 4 markets. • Retail prices of maize in Malawi were lower than most neighboring countries at the market exchange rate.

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2024

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2024. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, October 2024. MaSSP Monthly Maize Market Report October 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Malawi

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Maize; Market Prices; Retail Prices; Food Prices

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English

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Open Access

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National Policies and Strategies

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Systematic risk profiling: A novel approach with applications to Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi

2024Mukashov, Askar; Robinson, Sherman; Thurlow, James; Arndt, Channing; Thomas, Timothy S.
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Systematic risk profiling: A novel approach with applications to Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi

This paper uses machine learning, simulation, and data mining methods to develop Systematic Risk Profiles of three developing economies: Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi. We focus on three exogenous shocks with implications for economic performance: world market prices, capital flows, and climate-driven sectoral productivity. In these and other developing countries, recent decades have been characterized by increased risks associated with all these factors, and there is a demand for instruments that can help to disentangle them. For each country, we utilize historical data to develop multi-variate distributions of shocks. We then sample from these distributions to obtain a series of shock vectors, which we label economic uncertainty scenarios. These scenarios are then entered into economywide computable general equilibrium (CGE) simulation models for the three countries, which allow us to quantify the impact of increased uncertainty on major economic indicators. Finally, we utilize importance metrics from the random forest machine learning algorithm and relative importance metrics from multiple linear regression models to quantify the importance of country-specific risk factors for country performance. We find that Malawi and Rwanda are more vulnerable to sectoral productivity shocks, and Kenya is more exposed to external risks. These findings suggest that a country’s level of development and integration into the global economy are key driving forces defining their risk profiles. The methodology of Systematic Risk Profiling can be applied to many other countries, delineating country-specific risks and vulnerabilities.

Year published

2024

Authors

Mukashov, Askar; Robinson, Sherman; Thurlow, James; Arndt, Channing; Thomas, Timothy S.

Citation

Mukashov, Askar; Robinson, Sherman; Thurlow, James; Arndt, Channing; and Thomas, Timothy S. 2024. Systematic risk profiling: A novel approach with applications to Kenya, Rwanda, and Malawi. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2286. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

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Kenya; Rwanda; Malawi

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Climate; Computable General Equilibrium Models; Machine Learning; Risk; Uncertainty

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English

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Open Access

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Foresight

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Working Paper

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IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, September 2024

2024International Food Policy Research Institute
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IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, September 2024

The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi to provide clear and accurate information on the variation of maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. All prices are reported in Malawi Kwacha (K).

Year published

2024

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2024. IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, September 2024. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, September 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Malawi

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Maize; Market Prices; Retail Prices; Food Prices

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Report

Datasets

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Assessing the Effect of Residue Quantity and Quality, and Water Conservation on Maize Productivity and Nitrogen Dynamics on Smallholder Farms in Malawi

2023International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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Assessing the Effect of Residue Quantity and Quality, and Water Conservation on Maize Productivity and Nitrogen Dynamics on Smallholder Farms in Malawi

Many soils on smallholder farms in Malawi have poor soil organic matter content. This results in poor maize productivity when sufficient mineral fertilizers are not added. Building soil organic matter requires improving both cereal and legume crops primary productivity through mineral fertilizers, and retaining the associated crop residues on the cropped lands. These residues decompose to provide mineral N to crops grown in sequence, as well as being an important source for SOM capitalization. Residues of legumes crops have a narrow C/N ration and are hypothesized to improve N cycling and benefit the rotational crop, whereas residues of maize, which have a wide C/N ratio, promote immobilization. While this knowledge is widely known, what is not clear is the interaction between crop residue quality, quantity and soil water management on maize productivity and mineral N dynamics. The data will address the following: 1. Does incorporating soil water enhancing technologies increase/reduce the immobilization potential of maize residues? 2. What is the effect of varying the quantity of the crop residues incorporated (both maize and legumes) on mineral N dynamics, soil water content and maize productivity 3. For farmers with limited fertilizer use (50% NP), how detrimental is use of maize residues (X0, X1, X2), with or without water conservation measures 4. What is the fertilizer substitution value of different quantity residues generated from a groundnut/pigeonpea doubled up system? This data is for the residue generation phase.

Year published

2023

Authors

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Citation

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). 2023. Assessing the Effect of Residue Quantity and Quality, and Water Conservation on Maize Productivity and Nitrogen Dynamics on Smallholder Farms in Malawi. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1A6WMD. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Malawi

Keywords

Southern Africa; Africa; Soil Organic Matter; Crop Residues; Soil Water Content; Crop Rotation; Smallholder Farmers; Fertilizers; Legumes

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/1a6wmd Source record

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Dataset

Implications of Residue Quantity and Quality on Rotational Maize Productivity

2023International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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Implications of Residue Quantity and Quality on Rotational Maize Productivity

Retaining crop residues in fields is a pathway to build soil organic matter (SOM) on smallholder farmers. The quality of crop residues can be improved through integrating more legume residues. This experiment assess the effect of legume residues from a doubled up system as compared to maize residues on rotational maize and N dynamics in the short term. In the long term, this can increase both quantity and quality of SOM.

Year published

2023

Authors

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Citation

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). 2023. Implications of Residue Quantity and Quality on Rotational Maize Productivity. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UJIPSW. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

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Malawi

Keywords

Southern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Crop Residues; Soil Organic Matter; Smallholder Farmers; Legumes; Agricultural Research

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/ujipsw Source record

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Dataset

Dataset

2019 Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi

2023International Food Policy Research Institute
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2019 Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi

The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions. Our aim is to improve the quality of social accounting matrices (SAMs) used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The Nexus Project develops toolkits and establishes common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for constructing and updating national SAMs. The 2019 Malawi SAM follows the Standard Nexus Structure. The open access version of the Malawi SAM separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital. Labor is further disaggregated across three education categories. Representative households are disaggregated by rural and urban areas and by per capita expenditure quintile. The remaining accounts include enterprises, government, taxes, savings-and-investment, and the rest of the word.

Year published

2023

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2023. 2019 Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi. Washington, DC: IFPRI [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/C9WA0I. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Malawi

Keywords

Southern Africa; Eastern Africa; Social Accounting Matrix; Household Consumption; Household Expenditure; Taxes; Economic Indicators; Labor; Sex-disaggregated Data

Language

English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/c9wa0i Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Blogs

Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal
IFPRI Blog
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August 21, 2024

Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal

By Suresh Babu, Yogendra Karki, Innocent Pangapanga, Md Sadat Anowar, and Nandita Srivastava

Integrating key goals of food system transformation.

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

Revisiting development strategies under climate uncertainty: Insights from Malawi
IFPRI Blog
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July 19, 2024

Revisiting development strategies under climate uncertainty: Insights from Malawi

By Askar Mukashov and Eleanor Jones

Does the threat of climate change significantly undermine strategies focusing on agriculture?

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Events

World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on
IFPRI at External Event

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October 22, 2024, 8:30 – 10:00 am

World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on “Reducing the Impact of GHGs Through Managing Food Loss and Waste (FLW): Insights from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal”

October 22, 2024 8:30 – 10:00 am (CDT) 9:30 – 11:00 am (EDT) Register IFPRI is participating in the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. This year’s theme, “Seeds of Opportunity: Bridging Generations and Cultivating Diplomacy”, will emphasizes the vital role of integrating past wisdom, current innovations and the pressing needs of tomorrow, by leveraging […]

Metrics Matter: Assessing Progress towards Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Beyond
IFPRI at External Event

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August 14, 2024, 9:00 – 11:30 am

Metrics Matter: Assessing Progress towards Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Beyond

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will hold a public seminar featuring three studies on women empowerment on August 14, 2024, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Asia/Manila) / August 13, 2024, 9:00 PM to 11:30 PM (US/Eastern) at the PIDS Conference Hall and via Zoom. […]

How should governments respond to crises? Rapid response using RIAPA modeling system
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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August 13, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 am

How should governments respond to crises? Rapid response using RIAPA modeling system

IFPRI’s foresight modeling systems cover food, land, and water systems across the world’s poorest and most food insecure geographies. Thanks to longstanding investments in these systems, IFPRI is uniquely positioned to provide rapid analysis of the impacts of global or domestic crises on agrifood systems, poverty, and food security at global, regional, national, or subnational […]

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News

September 12, 2024 | In the News

Tale of two villages: In Malawi, farmers point the way as drought drives hunger (WFP/AllAfrica/Relief Web)

The WFP story shared by All Africa and Relief Web quotes Jan Duchoslav and Joachim De Weerdt (IFPRI Malawi) on the food security crisis in the country.

June 13, 2024 | Statement

In Memoriam: Hon. Saulos Chilima, Vice President of Malawi

IFPRI extends sincere condolences in relation to the tragic accident that claimed lives of Dr. Chilima and fellow passengers.

July 11, 2023 | Press Release

Women key to crop success in low-income countries

This post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh. Empowering women farmers in low and middle-income countries can lead to greater crop diversity helping to improve year-round supply of healthy foods, suggests a new article published in The Lancet Planetary Health by a group of authors including […]

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Projects

Developing Smart Innovations through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) Project

Developing Smart Innovations through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) Project

The Developing Smart Innovations through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) initiative is a five-year agricultural research project funded by the EU. Its main objective is to……

Prioritizing agricultural investments for income, poverty reduction, and nutrition

Prioritizing agricultural investments for income, poverty reduction, and nutrition

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Titukulane Project

Titukulane Project

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