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Working Papers

2024

1. Fertilizer subsidies in Malawi: From past to present
   MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2023

2. Can cooperatives commercialize farming in Malawi?
   MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
3. Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi: An agriculture and rural employment analysis of the fifth Malawi Integrated Household Survey, 2019/20
   MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
4. Primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi: Structure, conduct, and performance
   MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2022

5. Improving agricultural productivity in Papua New Guinea: Strategic and policy considerations
   IFPRI working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
6. Regulation of agricultural markets in Malawi
   MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
7. Synopsis: Improving agricultural productivity in Papua New Guinea: Strategic and policy considerations
   Papua New Guinea project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2021

8. Are the drivers of production and sales of maize, groundnut, and soyabean by farming households in Malawi changing? Analysis of recent household surveys
   MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
9. Disentangling food security from subsistence agriculture in Malawi: Synopsis
   IFPRI synopses, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)

2020

10. Do credit constraints affect agricultural technology adoption? Evidence from Nigeria
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
11. Patterns of change in Malawi’s economy under sector-focused investment strategies: Results of scenarios run through 2030 using an economy-wide model for Malawi
    MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
12. Promoting participation in oilseed value chains in Malawi: Who and where to target
    MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
13. Promoting participation in value chains for pulses in Malawi: Who and where to target
    MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
14. The relative commercial orientation of smallholder farmers in Nigeria: Household and crop value-chain analyses
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2019

15. A Case for Space: The Efficiency Spillover Effect of Iron Biofortified Beans in Rwanda
    2019 Annual Meeting, July 21-23, Atlanta, Georgia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
16. Access to iodized salt in four areas of rural Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
17. Advancing research, policy, and capacity for food system transformation: Synthesis of achievements from the feed the future innovation lab for food security policy
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
18. Are Malawian diets changing? An assessment of nutrient consumption and dietary patterns using household-level evidence from 2010/11 and 2016/17
    MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
19. Can mobile phone-based household surveys in rural Papua New Guinea generate information representative of the population surveyed?
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    Also in Papua New Guinea project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
20. Malawi's challenging employment landscape
    MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
21. Malawi’s challenging employment landscape: Any signs of structural transformation? Synopsis
    MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
22. Papua New Guinea survey report: Rural household survey on food systems
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
23. Synopsis: Papua New Guinea household survey on food systems (2018): Initial findings
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    Also in Papua New Guinea project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
24. The impact of iron biofortified beans on yields and farmers' incomes: The case of Rwanda
    2019 Annual Meeting, July 21-23, Atlanta, Georgia, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2018

25. A critical review of Malawi’s Special Crops Act and Agriculture (General Purposes) Act
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
26. Agriculture, food security, and nutrition in Malawi: Leveraging the links
    Food policy reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
27. IFPRI country programs: Lessons from case study successes
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
28. Identifying Priority Value Chains in Tanzania
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (5)
29. The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes at National Level in Malawi Results from the 2017/18 Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes Endline Survey
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)
    Also in Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) (2018)
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2018)
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) (2018)

2017

30. Prospects for the Sectoral Transformation of the Rural Economy in Tanzania: A Review of the Evidence
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (2)
31. Study of the Determinants of Chronic Malnutrition in Northern Nigeria: Qualitative Evidence from Kebbi and Bauchi States
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (7)
    Also in Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) (2017) View citations (4)
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (6)
32. Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Quantitative evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
33. Synopsis: Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Qualitative evidence from Kebbi and Bauchi states
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
34. Synopsis: Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Quantitative evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
35. Urbanization and child nutritional outcomes
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Urbanization and Child Nutritional Outcomes, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2016

36. DETAILED CROP SUITABILITY MAPS AND AN AGRICULTURAL ZONATION SCHEME FOR MALAWI Spatial information for agricultural planning purposes
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (4)
37. RESULTS FROM THE 2015 MALAWI AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY POLICY PROCESSES BASELINE SURVEY
    Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
    Also in Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2015)
38. THE QUALITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY POLICY PROCESSES AT NATIONAL LEVEL IN MALAWI: RESULTS FROM THE 2015 MALAWI AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY POLICY PROCESSES BASELINE SURVEY
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)
    Also in Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) (2016)

2015

39. Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi
    MaSSP reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2014

40. Assessing progress made toward shared agricultural transformation objectives in Mozambique
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
41. Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
42. Maize yield response to nitrogen in Malawi’s smallholder production systems
    MaSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)
43. The economywide effects of teff, wheat, and maize production increases in Ethiopia: Results of economywide modeling
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2013

44. The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Tanzania
    USSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
45. The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Uganda
    USSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2012

46. The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Mozambique: Evidence for fertilizer policy development
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
47. The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Tanzania: Evidence for fertilizer policy development
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
48. The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Uganda: Evidence for Fertilizer Policy Development
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2011

49. Cross-sectoral coordination in the public sector: A challenge to leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health
    2020 conference briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
50. Estimating yield of food crops grown by smallholder farmers: A review in the Uganda context
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (44)
51. Food-for-education programs: Lessons for Uganda
    USSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
52. Managing future oil revenue in Uganda for agricultural development and poverty reduction: A CGE analysis of challenges and options
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2011) View citations (14)

2010

53. Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2009

54. Crisis alimentaria mundial: Monitoreo y evaluación de impacto para formular acciones de política
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
55. Fertilizer subsidies in Africa: Are vouchers the answer?
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (70)
56. Validation of the world food programme's food consumption score and alternative indicators of household food security
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (48)
57. Why African governments under-invest in agriculture: results from an expert survey
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)

2008

58. Global food crises: Monitoring and assessing impact to inform policy responses
    Food policy reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (26)
59. Improving nutrition as a development priority: Addressing undernutrition in national policy processes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2007

60. Mapping where the poor live
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2006

61. Insights from poverty maps for development and food relief program targeting: an application to Malawi
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2006) View citations (4)
62. Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture and health in the policymaking process
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2005

63. Why the poor in rural Malawi are where they are: an analysis of the spatial determinants of the local prevalence of poverty
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2004

64. Africa's food and nutrition security situation: where are we and how did we get here?
    2020 vision discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)
65. Assessing Africa's food and nutrition security situation
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004)
66. Poverty in Malawi, 1998
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Poverty in Malawi, 1998, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Cultivating prosperity in Rwanda: the impact of high-yield biofortified bean seeds on farmers’ yield and income
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2024, 16, (3), 623-635

2022

2. Malawi’s slowly changing employment landscape and its implications for youth
   Development Southern Africa, 2022, 39, (6), 887-902
3. Social interaction and geographic diffusion of iron‐biofortified beans in Rwanda
   Agricultural Economics, 2022, 53, (4), 503-528

2020

4. Urbanization and Child Nutritional Outcomes
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34, (1), 63-74 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Urbanization and child nutritional outcomes, NSSP working papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2018

5. Constraints in the fertilizer supply chain: evidence for fertilizer policy development from three African countries
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2018, 10, (6), 1479-1500 View citations (8)

2016

6. Association between irrigated farming and improved nutrition in farm households in Malawi
   Agrekon, 2016, 54, (3)
   Also in Agrekon, 2015, 54, (3), 62-86 (2015) View citations (2)

2013

7. Information to guide policy responses to higher global food prices: The data and analyses required
   Food Policy, 2013, 38, (C), 47-58 View citations (14)

2012

8. Rural-Urban Transformation in Uganda
   Journal of African Development, 2012, 14, (2), 169-194 View citations (6)

2008

9. Impacts in Uganda of rising global food prices: the role of diversified staples and limited price transmission
   Agricultural Economics, 2008, 39, (s1), 513-524 View citations (63)

2005

10. An investigation of the spatial determinants of the local prevalence of poverty in rural Malawi
    Food Policy, 2005, 30, (5-6), 532-550 View citations (31)

2004

11. Poverty in Malawi, 1998
    Development Southern Africa, 2004, 21, (3), 419-441 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Poverty in Malawi, 1998, FCND briefs (2004) (2004)

2003

12. The Determinants of Poverty in Malawi, 1998
    World Development, 2003, 31, (2), 339-358 View citations (68)

1997

13. Agricultural and environmental research in small countries: Innovative approaches to strategic planning: Pablo Eyzaguirre. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. 231 pp. Price: [pound sign]24.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0 471 96074 8
    Agricultural Systems, 1997, 55, (4), 630-632

Books

2021

1. Disentangling food security from subsistence agriculture in Malawi
   IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

Chapters

2019

1. Change and rigidity in youth employment patterns in Malawi
   Chapter 6 in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, 2019, pp yj137-171 View citations (1)

2018

2. Expanding teff production: Economywide analysis of growth and poverty impacts
   Chapter 10 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 232-262 View citations (1)
3. Irrigated farming and improved nutrition in Malawian farm households
   Chapter 6 in In Agriculture, food security, and nutrition in Malawi: Leveraging the links, 2018, pp 61-66
4. Macro-economic Models: How to Spend Uganda’s Expected Oil Revenues? A CGE Analysis of the Agricultural and Poverty Impacts of Spending Options
   Springer