Economic and agriculture experts have backed a recommendation from the World Bank to redirect funds allocated to agriculture subsidies to clean energy sources following its perceived failure to achieve intended outcomes. The experts were responding to a recommendation the Bretton Woods institution made in its report titled: ‘Detox development: Repurposing environmentally harmful subsidies,’ urging member
University of Malawi (Unima) associate economics professor Winford Masanjala has backed the continuation of fertiliser subsidies, but has proposed reforms that include grouping smallholder farmers into various categories based on needs and economic status. He expressed his views in his presentation under the Ben Kaluwa Seminar Series titled ‘Can Malawi sunset the fertiliser subsidy programme?