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With research staff from more than 60 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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Kate Ambler

Kate Amber is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Kate’s research broadly focuses on interventions that can increase incomes for smallholders and other microenterprises in agrifood value chains, with a specific focus on the inclusion of women. This includes work on programming in fragile settings, innovations in agricultural finance, and regulatory solutions for food safety. 

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Projects

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 monthly maize market report, December 2024

2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe
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IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, December 2024

Highlights Retail prices of maize increased by 15 percent in December. Maize prices were lowest in the Northern region, where informal imports from Tanzania enter the country, and increased southward. At the market exchange rate, retail prices of maize in Malawi were similar to those in Zambia and lower than in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2024. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, December 2024. MaSSP Monthly Maize Market Report December 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168721

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Malawi

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan 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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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, November 2024

2024International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe
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IFPRI Malawi maize market report, November 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; Banda, Chimwemwe

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2024. IFPRI Malawi maize market report, November 2024. IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report November 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163369

Country/Region

Malawi

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan 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

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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.

Year published

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. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159537

Country/Region

Malawi

Keywords

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

Blogs

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.

Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
IFPRI Blog
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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.