Report on a study to crowdsource farmgate prices for maize and soybeans in Malawi

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dc.creatorOchieng, Dennis O.
dc.creatorBaulch, Bob
dc.date2020-10-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:16:32Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:16:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:36:42Z
dc.descriptionThis report summarizes the findings from an innovative study to collect the prices that farmers received for maize and soybeans during the 2020 main marketing season in Malawi. Between April and July, whenever they sold maize or soybeans, farmers were asked to report the prices they received by calling or texting a toll-free number managed by Farm Radio Trust. Reported prices were then compared to the minimum farmgate prices set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Our findings show that 75 percent of maize farmers and 90 percent of soybean farmers sold their crops below the official minimum farmgate prices. On average, prices received by these farmers were approximately three-quarters of official minimum farmgate prices.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143744
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/109385
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133569
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceOchieng, Dennis O.; and Baulch, Bob. 2020. Report on a study to crowdsource farmgate prices for maize and soybeans in Malawi. MaSSP Report October 2020. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134039.
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectsoybeans
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectproducer prices
dc.titleReport on a study to crowdsource farmgate prices for maize and soybeans in Malawi
dc.typeReport

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