PASHFARM Project Research Review Workshop-15-17 April 2025.

Session

Understanding Household Retail Market Participation Behavior: The Interplay of Cash Transfers, Input Subsidies, and Food Purchases [CCS]

15 Apr 2025, 13:40

Zoom (Virtual)

Description

Presenter: Lemekezani Kingston Chilora, MwAPATA Institute, Malawi
Peer Discussant: Harounan Kazianga
Resource Person: Victor Ajieroh
PSC Member: Bereket Kebede

20. Do input subsidies and safety nets address accessibility to nutritious food among low-income groups? Evidence from Malawi Integrated Panel Data

Economics Papers : Final Review

Despite the implementation of input subsidies and safety net programs to narrow down the access to nutritious food gap across various income groups, hunger and malnutrition continue to grow, especially among the targeted, which are primarily rural households. One would assume that beneficiaries of these programs would be better off in terms of access to nutritious foods. However, this remains...

69. Understanding Household Retail Market Participation Behavior: The Interplay of Cash Transfers, Input Subsidies, and Food Purchases

Economics Papers : Mid-Review

We assess the link between cash transfers, input subsidies and household food purchase behaviour. We employ panel regression models to estimate these links. Our findings suggest that integrating cash transfers and input subsidies is critical in influencing household decisions to purchase most of the nutritious food groups as compared to either not participating in any program or participating...