Researchers are urging Malawi to bundle social support programmes after a study found that households receiving multiple interventions cope better with climate and economic shocks.
Malawi’s soil crisis can no longer wait. MwAPATA is calling for urgent, coordinated national action to restore degraded soils, mobilise financing and unlock opportunities for youth and women as stakeholders refine a 10-year fertilizer and soil health plan.
Against a background of fiscal challenges affecting access to inputs and supplies to boost food production, the National Planning Commission (NPC) has stressed on...
The 2021 Export Mandates, introduced under the 2018 Control of Goods Act (COGA), have not been fully implemented as the first attempt in 2022 faced resistance from exporters. It notes that while government’s intent to formalize exports is understandable, an overly restrictive approach could have the opposite effect
The Vice President, Dr. Michael Usi, has requested the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change to provide a list of civil servants suspected of being involved in corruption within the ministry.
State Vice President Dr. Michael Usi has called for urgent reforms in the forest plantation sector, urging all stakeholders to collaborate in protecting and managing Malawi's forests sustainably for the benefit of future generations.
A recent study by the MwAPATA Institute has highlighted significant inefficiencies in Malawi's forest plantation fee structure, leaving the country trailing behind regional counterparts such as Kenya, Zambia, and Tanzania.
A recent study conducted by MwAPATA Institute, in collaboration with the National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCM), has established that there is a decline in youth participation in agriculture and agri-food systems, posing a potential threat to Malawi's economy.
A joint research by an independent agricultural think tank MwAPATA Institute on the policy prioritisation analysis using value chains through a set of indicators...
Drawing participation from various sectors, the National consultation on the acceleration of food systems transformation in Malawi, accorded players platform to build on the momentum generated from national pathways for food systems transformation in building healthier, sustainable and equitable food systems.
MwAPATA Institute – a local agricultural policy think tank – has urged the Malawi Government to create structured markets for groundnuts, stressing that this is key in addressing challenges affecting groundnut value chain efforts.
Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Ireland, Mark Montgomery, on Thursday made an impassioned appeal to his fellow development partners to collectively work together in order to maximize the outcome of funding invested in social protection programs in Malawi.
