Malawi, with its subsistence-based economy, is particularly vulnerable to agricultural production shocks and has experienced recurrent food crises over the past two decades. These crises regularly trigger humanitarian responses during which hundreds of thousands of households receive aid in the form of direct food or cash transfers. The Food Insecurity Response Plan (FIRP), which sought […]
Diverse input contributes to Malawi’s Zero Hunger and Malnutrition Strategic Review
Countries around the world are committing to eliminate hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 under the UN’s second Sustainable Development Goal. Malawi is among the countries taking their commitment a step further by taking concrete steps to tackle this challenge through consultation, research, and consensus-building. What is ZHMSR? The Zero Hunger […]
Food quality and child diets: the role of fortified infant cereals in Malawi
Despite evidence from two recent, large surveys in Malawi that stunting rates are declining, more than 30 percent of children under five are still stunted, posing a threat for the long-term development prospects of the country. Most growth faltering in children occurs between the ages of 6 and 15 months, the time at which complementary […]
The way forward for structured markets in Malawi
On 28 August, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) co-sponsored a seminar, “Strengthening Structured Markets in Malawi: Securing Sustainable Markets for Farmers.” The seminar aimed to jumpstart a broader conversation about how to make structured markets work in Malawi, and discussed Malawi’s unique commodity […]
Diversification and sustainable intensification with legumes and sweet potatoes in Malawi
Sustainable intensification (SI) is a broad concept of enhancing agricultural productivity to meet the future demand for food, fuel and fiber, while protecting environmental services and increasing resilience to shocks. This is key to improving the agricultural landscape in Malawi, where population growth is putting pressure on natural resources, and where the majority of farmers […]
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