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Highlights A new metric of food purchase diversity is used to measure food market participation. Households with higher food market participation had higher dietary diversity...

The market price of fertilizer in Malawi has, in nominal terms, more than tripled compared to two years ago. The price hikes were both nexpected and beyond the control...

If Malawi’s fertilizer subsidy program aims to increase food security in the country, it should strive to target the most productive farmers. Subsidy levels can...

Agricultural input subsidy programmes (AISP) are often considered an important means of improving agricultural productivity and food security in developing countries. However, the impact of AISP...

This study was conducted to develop a better understanding of the scope, challenges, and opportunities for integrating smallholder farmers’ organizations (SFOs) in IFAD-financed projects in the East and Southern Africa (ESA)...

Highlights We document trends in food security during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We see a sharp increase in food insecurity during the...

Effective policies and programs aiming to reduce poverty require a clear understanding of how people earn their livelihoods. While great gains have been made...

This report answers the question: “What guidelines can be used to identify the types of agricultural investments that have the highest economic return, where “agriculture” is broadly defined...

FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity. Created in 1985 by the US Agency for International Development...

FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a leading provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity. Created in 1985 by the US Agency for International...