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

Malawi News

FSP’s study of the long-term benefits of fertiliser subsidies program in Malawi

Published on May 23, 2018
Ricker-Gilbert and Jayne article "Estimating the Enduring Effects of Fertiliser Subsidies on Commercial Fertiliser Demand and Maize Production" in the Journal of Agricultural Economics (2017), was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers.

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Publications and Presentations

Trends in Tobacco Production and Prices in Malawi. Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Published on October 4, 2021
Wineman, A., Chilora, L., & Jayne, T. S. (2021). Trends in Tobacco Production and Prices in Malawi. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 24(2), 227–232.
Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review

Published on June 22, 2021
Ngoma, H., Angelsen, A., Jayne, T. S., & Chapoto, A. (2021). Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review. Frontiers in Agronomy, 3.
An Overview of the Malawi and Zambia Input Subsidy Programs

Published on February 20, 2018
Charles Jumbe, Stevier Kaiyatsa, & Nicole Mason. Jinja, Uganda, February 20, 2018
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