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.
Malawi News
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Malawi Land Symposium video
Published on February 12, 2018
The 2016 Malawi Land Symposium summarized in a video, told by Flora Nankhuni, FSP NAPAS: Malawi Chief of Party. -
Malawi’s National Agriculture Policy: How a Policy Reform Comes About
Published on December 20, 2017
FSP NAPAS: Malawi supported Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development in developing the National Agriculture Policy. -
VIDEO - Encouraging and Strengthening Cooperatives
Published on October 23, 2017
A video to promote the creation of cooperatives -
Soil Health Issues Dominate Fertilizer Policy Consultations
Published on October 4, 2017
A new National Fertilizer Policy draft to define the vision for developing the fertilizer industry in Malawi. -
Use of the ReNAPRI Partial Equilibrium Modelling for Policy Analysis and Crop Outlook Modelling
Published on September 25, 2017
Ferdi Meyer. The ReNAPRI Partial-equilibrium initiative Training workshop – Malawi, September 25, 2017
Publications and Presentations
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Building Resilience through Better Policies: The Case of Fertilizer Policy Reform in Malawi
Published on May 17, 2019
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy addresses the theme of resilience in the case of fertilizer policy reform in Malawi. -
An Analysis of the Mango Value Chain in Malawi
Published on March 13, 2019
Zephania Bondera Nyirenda, Flora Janet Nankhuni, and Michael Andrew Bret, 2019. An Analysis of the Mango Value Chain in Malawi. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 80. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Are Financing Policies Sensitive to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi?
Published on February 27, 2019
Makhura, Adegbite , Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankhuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 78. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi
Published on February 26, 2019
Makhura, degbite, Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 77. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes at National Level in Malawi Results from the 2017/18 Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes Endline Survey
Published on November 2, 2018
Todd Benson, Zephania Nyirenda, Flora Nankhuni, and Mywish Maredia, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 73. East Lansing: Michigan State University
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