Malawi
- The capital and main city is Lilongwe.
- The official language is English
- Area: 45,747 sq mi (approx. 1/2 the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 18 million in 2016
- Climate: Malawi has a sub-tropical climate, which is relatively dry and seasonal
Fun Fact: Malawi is home to the third largest lake in Africa, Lake Malawi. It is known to be a "hot spot of biodiversity," with its deep clear waters and varied habitats containing the largest number of fish species of any lake in the world.
Main Research Themes
- Input Use and Market Development
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
Malawi News
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Publications and Presentations
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Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs
Published on February 14, 2018
Thomas S. Jayne, Nicole M. Mason, William J. Burke, Joshua Ariga (2018). Food Policy, Volume 75, February 2018 -
Demand-Led and Supply-Led Agricultural Extension Approaches to Support Sustainable Intensification in Malawi
Published on February 5, 2018
Rodney W. Lunduka, Sieglinde Snapp, and T.S. Jayne. Policy Synthesis 94, January 2017 -
Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa: Causes and Consequences of Changing Farm Size Distributions
Published on December 6, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Kwame Yeboah, Jordan Chamberlin, Ayala Wineman, Ward Anseeuw, Antony Chapoto, and Nicholas Sitko, Cape Town, South Africa, December 6, 2017 -
The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa: Causes and Consequences of Changing Farm Size Distribution
Published on December 3, 2017
Milu Muyanga, T. S. Jayne, Felix Kwame Yeboah, Antony Chapoto, Nicholas Sitko, 3rd Annual Global Food Security Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2017 -
The Future of Work in African Agriculture: Trends and Drivers of Change
Published on December 1, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Felix Kwame Yeboah, and Carla Henry, International Labour Office, Working Paper No. 25, December 2017
People
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William Burke
Associate Professor
burkewi2@msu.edu
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Flora Janet Nankhuni
Faculty Member
nankhuni@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
Assistant Professor
otasie@msu.edu
517-355-0131
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134