The National Farm Input Subsidy Programme Symposium, ‘Eight years of FISP – Impact and what next?’, was held on July 14-15, 2014 at the Bingu International Conference Centre. Local and global experts came together to review the state of evidence on the impacts of the program, debate the core objectives and main implementation challenges, and discuss the […]
ECAMA Research Symposium: call for abstracts extended
The Call for Abstracts for the Inaugural ECAMA Research Symposium has been extended to July 29th. The Research Symposium, to be held in Lilongwe on 8-10 October 2014, will bring together local and international participants, including researchers, policy analysts and students to promote proactive debate on pertinent economic issues in Malawi by reviewing and synthesizing current evidence. One of the organizers, […]
Announcing ECAMA Research Symposium and Call for Abstracts
We are excited to announce the Inaugural Research Symposium of the Economics Association of Malawi. This event will bring together local and international researchers, policy analysts and students to engage on the important theme: “An Economically Independent Malawi is Possible: From Rhetoric to Practice.” The event, hosted by ECAMA with support from IFPRI’s and the […]
Announcing National FISP Symposium July 2014
In view of a wide diversity of research findings and changing socio-political conditions since the FISP started eight years ago, the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in collaboration with the Malawi Strategy Support Program (MaSSP) International Food Policy research Institute (IFPRI) and several collaborating partners is organizing a one and a half […]
Upcoming Launch of AgStats Strategic Master Plan
The agricultural statistics sub-sector has developed ‘The Agricultural Statistics Strategic Master Plan (SMP)’ in order to improve integration, coordination, harmonization, and implementation of agricultural statistics in Malawi. The SMP, to be formally launched soon, is expected to guide improvements in the quality, standards, accuracy, reliability, timely release, and accessibility of agricultural statistics. In addition, it […]



