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Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development P.O. Box 30134 Capital City Lilongwe 3 September 2016 National Agriculture Policy
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Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water DevelopmentP.O. Box 30134

Capital CityLilongwe 3

September 2016

National Agriculture Policy

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TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................. viiFOREWORD ............................................................................................... ix PREFACE ................................................................................................... xiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................... xiii1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 11.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 11.2 Agriculture in Malawi ...................................................................... 21.3 Evolution of Agricultural Development Policy in Malawi ................ 61.4 Rationale and Justification for the National Agriculture Policy........ 82. BROAD POLICY DIRECTIONS ....................................................... 102.1 Policy Goal ...................................................................................... 102.2 Policy Outcomes ............................................................................. 102.3 Policy Objectives ............................................................................. 103. POLICY PRIORITY AREAS ............................................................. 123.1 Policy Priority Area 1: Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity ........................................................................... 3.2 Policy Priority Area 2: Sustainable Irrigation Development ............ 133.3 Policy Priority Area 3: Mechanisation of Agriculture ....................... 143.4 Policy Priority Area 4: Agricultural Market Development, Agro processing and Value Addition .............................................. 153.5 Policy Priority Area 5: Food and Nutrition Security ........................ 163.6 Policy Priority Area 6: Agricultural Risk Management ..................... 173.7 Policy Priority Area 7: Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture .................................................... 183.8 Policy Priority Area 8: Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening ..................................... 184. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ......................................... 204.1 Institutional Arrangements .............................................................. 204.2 Implementation Plan ....................................................................... 284.3 Monitoring and Evaluation .............................................................. 29

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ANNEX 1: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY ............................................................................. 31Policy Priority Area 3.1: Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity ....................................................................................... 31Policy Priority Area 3.2: Sustainable Irrigation Development .................. 39Policy Priority Area 3.3: Mechanisation of Agriculture ............................. 43Policy Priority Area 3.4: Agriculture Market Development, Agroprocessing and Value Addition ........................................................ 45Policy Priority Area 3.5: Food and Nutrition Security .............................. 54Policy Priority Area 3.6: Agricultural Risk Management ........................... 59Policy Priority Area 3.7: Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture ..................................................... 62Policy Priority Area 3.8: Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening .................................................................... 65ANNEX 2: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY ............................................... 70Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.1: Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity .................................................................... 70Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.2: Sustainable Irrigation Development ........................................................................................... 82Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.3: Mechanisation of Agriculture ...... 87Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.4: Agriculture Market Development, Agroprocessing and Value Addition ................................. 89Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.5: Food and Nutrition Security ....... 98Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.6: Agricultural Risk Management .... 103Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.7: Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture ........................................ 107Monitoring of Policy Priority Area 3.8: Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening .............................................. 111

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSADMARC Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation

ASWAp Agriculture Sector Wide Approach

CAADP Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme

COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

DAES Department of Agricultural Extension Services

DAPS Department of Agricultural Planning Services

DARS Department of Agricultural Research Services

DAHLD Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development

DCD Department of Crop Development

DLRC Department of Land Resources and Conservation

EPA Extension Planning Area

FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

FISP Farm Input Subsidy Programme

IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MGDS Malawi Growth and Development Strategy

MoAIWD Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

MoEST Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

MoFEP&D Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development

MoH Ministry of Health

MoIT Ministry of Industry and Trade

MoLHUD Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

MoNREM Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining

MoTPW Ministry of Transport and Public Works

NAP National Agriculture Policy

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NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

OPC Office of the President and Cabinet

SADC Southern African Development Community

TEVETA Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority

UN United Nations

USAID United States Agency for International Development

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FOREWORDEffective policies are the best beginnings for driving effective programs that deliver to the people. The best policies are those that take a realistic view of our context, needs, priorities and future challenges.

Our reality as a country is that it is only now that we are diversifying and expanding our economy. The fact however is that agriculture remains the anchor of our economy. It is the main support of our life. Given this importance, agriculture deserves to be driven by best policies.

However, for many years, our agriculture sector has been guided by sub-sectoral policies that are sometimes out-dated and incompatible with each other. These challenges have significantly limited the efficacy of past programs. This necessitated the need for realignment and updating of sub-sectoral policies to provide clear guidance and achievement of objectives.

Government has now developed the National Agriculture Policy (NAP) in order to provide clear and comprehensive policy guidance in agriculture. This policy framework addresses current challenges and attends to future challenges facing the sector. The specific objective of the NAP is to guide Malawi to achieve transformation of the agriculture sector. More specifically, this policy guides us towards increasing production, productivity, and real farm incomes.

This policy means we can now move forward as a country with a clear direction in agriculture. We have defined clear goals and objectives for us to pursue.

The NAP is aligned to Malawi’s Vision 2020 and the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II, which are the overarching long-term and medium-term development strategies, respectively. The policy will inform the agricultural content of the next medium-term development strategy.

The NAP is designed to transform the lives of ordinary Malawians. This policy will guide us through a process by which individual farm households shift their economic activities from being strongly subsistence-oriented towards more specialized and market-oriented production.

Finally, I urge all of us to implement this policy with urgent effectiveness and efficiency. That duty is for us all.

Professor Arthur Peter MutharikaPresident of the Republic of Malawi

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PREFACEAgriculture remains the mainstay of Malawi’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, economic growth, export earnings, poverty reduction, food security, and nutrition. It also plays a critical role in ensuring sustainable use of natural resources. However, we must confront and overcome several challenges in the sector, including low agricultural productivity, susceptibility to weather shocks, and poor management of land, water, and soils. All of these pose a threat to food security and nutrition in the face of a growing population, increased land pressure, and climate change. In trying to address these challenges in the past, Malawi has over-concentrated on maize self-sufficiency for food and tobacco as a cash crop, at the expense of other agricultural commodities, including livestock and fisheries. Moreover, the sector remains predominantly subsistence-oriented. In response, the NAP seeks to sustainably transform the sector from a subsistence to a market-orientation in order to increase agricultural production, marketed surpluses of commodities, and real incomes.

With regard to food security, the principal responsibility of agriculture is to produce sufficient diverse and nutritious foods, provide reliable food markets, and increase agricultural incomes. However, food security and nutrition are not the sole responsibility of agriculture. Therefore, the vision of the NAP to assuring food security and nutrition is a more coordinated and diversified approach through the commercialisation of agriculture. Commercialising smallholder farmers will thus be the principal focus of this policy in order to optimise resources under smallholder subsector. However, the NAP recognises all types of entrepreneurial farmers and will support them to increase the scale and quality of their production, while promoting pro-poor linkages between large-scale estates and smallholder farmers. This must be accompanied by strategies elsewhere in government that will enable many Malawians to transition out of agriculture into remunerative non-agricultural employment, while also providing social protection services for the most vulnerable.

The NAP is premised on a spirit of inclusiveness and coordinated partnerships. In developing the policy, nationwide consultations were conducted at district and national levels. Over 50 focus group discussions were conducted with farmers, government staff, subject matter specialists, NGOs and civil society, the private sector, the youth, development partners, academia, and research organizations, with 22 percent representation of women. In addition, proposed inputs for the NAP were solicited through national and local media outlets. This resulted in several organizations and individuals providing substantive independent contributions to the NAP’s content.

The NAP is aligned with several international agreements and protocols on agriculture, including CAADP; the New Alliance for Food Security and

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Nutrition; and regional commitments under SADC and the COMESA. Within Malawi, the sector has a harmonised investment framework called ASWAp through which development partners pools resources to support the sector. With these partnerships and the strong commitment of the Government of Malawi, I believe we will transform agriculture in Malawi into a vibrant and commercially-oriented sector.

May God bless Malawi.

Dr. George T. Chaponda, MP Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) led and coordinated the formulation and preparation of the NAP through the Department of Planning Services (DAPS) with financial support from the Government of Malawi and development partners, particularly USAID.

The NAP was developed through a highly consultative process incorporating input from a broad range of stakeholders. The Ministry especially thanks CISANET; FUM; NASFAM; CADECOM; FAO; UN Women; the Centre for Environmental Policy Advocacy (CEPA); the Poverty and Environment Initiative; the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Office of the President and Cabinet; the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Development; UNDP-UNEP; and the more than 800 participants to the NAP consultations across the country for their active engagement in developing the NAP.

The Ministry would also like to extend its gratitude to the New Alliance Policy Acceleration Support (NAPAS: Malawi) project, which is funded by USAID, for the technical assistance provided to support the work of the DAPS staff in the development of the NAP.

We especially thank the leadership and hardworking staff of the MoAIWD and other collaborating ministries of the government of Malawi. In particular, thanks are accorded to the team that coordinated the NAP consultations, drafted and designed for printing the NAP:

Mr. Alexander Namaona, MoAIWD - Director of DAPS

Mr. Nelson Mataka, MoAIWD, ASWAp Secretariat

Mr. Readwell Musopole, MoAIWD – DAPS

Mr. Emmanuel Kanchewa, MoAIWD – DAPS

Mrs. Sarah Tione Chowa, MoAIWD – DAPS

Mr. Chimwemwe Khoswe, MoAIWD – DAPS

Mr. Meck Chikaphupha, MoAIWD – DAPS

Mr. McLean Gerald Mafubza, MoAIWD – DAES

Dr. Flora Nankhuni, Michigan State University-NAPAS: Malawi

Dr. Athur Mabiso, IFPRI-NAPAS: Malawi

Dr. Mariam Kadzamira, IFPRI

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Dr. Chance Mwabutwa, IFPRI

Mr. John Mazunda, IFPRI

Mr. Nicholas Mwisama, IFPRI

Dr. Todd Benson, IFPRI-NAPAS: Malawi

Mr. Mphatso Kadzitaye, MoAIWD - Water Department

Mr. Lusungu Mwaungulu, MoIT

Mr. Temwa Gondwe, MoIT Technical Advisor

Mr. Dyton Kang’oma, OPC

Mr. Richard Malata, OPC

Mr. Michael Mmangisa, UNDP-UNEP PEI

Mr. James N. Mbata, UNDP-UNEP PEI

Mr. Edwin Kanyoma, OPC-Green Belt Holdings

Mr. Adwell Zembele, MoFEP&D

May the Almighty God bless Malawi!

Erica Maganga (Mrs)Secretary of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

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1. INTRODUCTION1.1 OverviewThe National Agriculture Policy (NAP) defines the vision for development of the agricultural sector in Malawi over the next five years. By 2020, agriculture in Malawi will increasingly be oriented towards profitable commercial farming through specialization of smallholder farm production, output diversification at the national level, and value addition in downstream value chains. The NAP will guide the design of agricultural subsector policies, strategies, and other actions of the Government of Malawi over the next five years. This will ensure sustainable agricultural production, increased mechanisation, increased area under irrigation, increased agroprocessing and value addition, enhanced risk management, strengthened marketing systems, accelerated export growth, and improved food security and nutrition.

The emphasis of this policy is on achieving farmer-led agricultural transformation and commercialization that entails treating farming as a business. The policy will facilitate and harness dynamic transitions taking place within farming communities, in particular the movement of farming households into non-traditional high-value agricultural value chains and increased engagement in profitable off-farm and non-agricultural livelihoods. Through the implementation of the NAP, the government of Malawi intends to create a conducive environment for sustained growth in the agricultural sector. The NAP seeks to transform the motivation for engagement in agricultural production by Malawian farmers from simply being the primary means by which they secure their basic livelihood. Rather, by engaging more in commercialized agriculture, wealth creation becomes the motivation. Therefore agriculture, as a business, will increasingly serve as a springboard to a better life for Malawi’s farming families, providing children in those households with a much broader set of economic opportunities and career choices than their parents had.

Given this focus, this policy links to the broader development goals and vision for Malawi as stated in the country’s Vision 2020 document and the second Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS II). It is also in line with other sub-sectoral and cross-sectoral policies and strategic documents of the government of Malawi, such as the National Export Strategy (2012); the Agricultural Extension Policy (2000), the National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan (2007); the National Gender Policy (2015), the National Youth Policy (2013), the National Land Use Planning and Management Policy (2005); and the National Climate Change Policy (2012); among others. Within the agriculture sector, the NAP is linked to the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) investment plan and all sub-sectoral policies.

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At the international level, the NAP subscribes to and is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations; the World Food Summit declaration of 1996; the African Union Maputo declaration (2003) and Malabo declaration (2014) on Agriculture and Food Security in Africa; and the COMESA and SADC treaties on agriculture policy harmonisation and sustaining socio-economic growth.

1.2 Agriculture in MalawiSince Malawi achieved independence in 1964, agriculture has remained the mainstay of the nation’s economy. According to the 2015 Annual Economic Report, agriculture accounts for 30 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and generates over 80 percent of national export earnings. The 2013 Malawi Labour Force Survey report indicates that agriculture employs 64.1 percent of the country’s workforce. Agriculture also contributes significantly to national and household food security and nutrition.

The Government of Malawi recognises the importance of agriculture in driving economic growth and its contribution to economic and human development of the country, as highlighted in the MGDS II. To this end, the government for the past decade has continually allocated more than 10 percent of the annual national budget to agriculture. This is also in line with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) compact that Malawi signed in April 2010. CAADP stipulates that countries should allocate at least 10 percent of their annual national budgets to the agriculture sector, in order to foster agricultural GDP growth of more than 6 percent per annum.

However, according to the World Development Indicators, despite Malawi consistently surpassing the targeted agricultural sector budget allocation threshold, average agricultural GDP growth has been at about 4 percent per year since 1968, partly due to the lack of a coherent policy to guide the sector. Furthermore, growth in Malawi’s agriculture has been volatile over the years, suggesting structural weaknesses and a lack of resilience in the sector. The food crises induced by erratic rainfall in 1992, 1994, 2002, 2004, and 2015 demonstrate the particular vulnerability of the sector to weather-related shocks.

1.2.1. Structure of the Agriculture SectorAgriculture in Malawi is comprised of the smallholder and the estate sub-sectors, with more than 70 percent of agricultural GDP coming from smallholders. These farmers mostly grow food crops, such as maize, rice, cassava, sweet and Irish potatoes, and legumes to meet the subsistence requirements of their households. In addition, smallholder farmers grow cash

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crops, such as tea, tobacco, sugarcane and coffee. There are also efforts to increase their engagement in other commercial crops such as paprika, cotton, horticulture, and fruit production (mango, banana and citrus). The estate subsector focuses primarily on the commercial production of high-value cash crops such as tobacco, tea, sugarcane, and macadamia, all of which contribute significantly to the agricultural exports of the country. The estate subsector also provides contract farming opportunities for smallholders. Recently, there has been a growing emergence of medium-scale farmers defined as those cultivating at least five hectares but less than 25 hectares of land.

According to the National Statistics Office, the total land area under cultivation in Malawi is about 2.5 million hectares. Smallholder farmers cultivate small and fragmented land holdings of less than one hectare (on average 0.61 ha) under customary land tenure arrangements and produce lower crop yields than those produced in the estate subsector. According to 2013 Malawi Integrated Household Panel Survey data, among smallholder farmers, female-headed households cultivate relatively smaller land holdings than their male-headed counterparts (0.53 ha compared to 0.75 ha).

Of the total land cultivated, over 90 percent is under rain-fed agriculture, even though there are 407,862 hectares of land in Malawi that could potentially be irrigated. Over the years, some investments have been made in promoting irrigation farming in high-value crops, like sugarcane and rice, especially among small and medium scale farmers. Despite the potential for irrigation, the country had brought under irrigation only 104,000 hectares by 2014. With increased weather variability, there is need for more investments in irrigated farming if the country is to achieve increased and less variable crop production.

The agriculture sector in Malawi is dominated by two crops, maize for food security and tobacco for export earnings. As such, most policy instruments for agriculture have focused on these two crops, resulting in an undiversified crop, livestock and fisheries production mix. This has exposed the sector to commodity-specific risks, narrowed the country’s export base, and limited agricultural income potential. Moreover, the lack of agricultural diversification has hampered progress on addressing malnutrition among Malawians.

1.2.2. Agricultural Production and ProductivityAs an agriculture-based economy, over the years Malawi has allocated considerable resources to increase the production and productivity of crops, livestock, and fisheries. Despite these efforts, production of the main crops, livestock, and fisheries has not increased significantly and is not growing

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sufficiently to match growing domestic demand and available export opportunities. The suboptimal performance of the agriculture sector can be attributed to low productivity as measured by output per unit area of land and per unit of labour. Underlying the low productivity is low adoption of agricultural technologies, low access to farm inputs, low mechanisation, low technical labour skills, weak linkages to markets, and limited irrigation, especially among smallholder farmers. A key constraint for many farmers is access to information to guide their production decision. Improved agricultural extension services from both public and non-state providers that provides farmers with the information that they need to address their challenges and to exploit opportunities with which they are presented is critically important to enable Malawi’s farmers to significantly raise their productivity levels.

Production and productivity of crops have generally been below the country’s potential. For example, maize yields were less than 1.3 metric tonnes (mt) per hectare (ha) before 2005/06 and increased to just above 2.0 mt per ha with the introduction of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) in the 2005/06 production season. This made Malawi relatively food secure and self-sufficient. However, the current yields are still far below maize yield potentials of between five and ten mt per ha, implying a yield gap of three to eight mt per ha. In the case of oilseeds, average yields are approximately one mt per ha compared to the potential of about two mt per ha.

Over the years, livestock production in Malawi, which includes beef, dairy, goat, sheep, pig, chicken and eggs, among others, has steadily increased. Agricultural production estimates show that the cattle population has been steadily increasing at a rate of 3 percent per year in recent years. In 2014 there were just over 1.3 million cattle in the country and slightly over 6.3 million goats. Both smallholders and estate farmers are involved in animal production, with more intensive production systems found on estate farms. Livestock production faces a number of challenges, including limited pasture due to population pressure, inadequate production and storage technologies in feed and breeding programmes, and insufficient animal health support infrastructure and services, such as dip tanks.

Fisheries is another important part of agriculture in Malawi for both consumption and income generation. Most fish are wild-caught from rivers and lake shores. Total fish production varies, with annual estimates for the period 2010 to 2014 averaging 104,413 mt. It is estimated that there are 9,000 farmers engaged in aquaculture with fish production increasing from 800 mt in 2006 to 2,500 mt in 2010 and about 4,800 mt in 2014. Despite efforts to develop capture fisheries and aquaculture, the sector faces several challenges. These

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include overfishing along lake shores and in shallow water bodies, partly due to weak legislation and enforcement; insufficient production and access to quality fingerlings and feed for aquaculture; and underutilised deep water fish resources. In addition, there is low access to capital for investment in fish farming and limited availability of improved fishing technologies.

Forestry and agroforestry are an important economic activity in the agricultural sector, dominated by timber, fruit, firewood, and charcoal production. Increasingly, agroforestry is being promoted to improve soil fertility, reduce soil erosion, and help address climate change. Nevertheless, there is low adoption of agroforestry among farmers partly due to the long time horizon to obtain a return on investments in trees, limited capacity in agroforestry management, and the high labour intensity associated with some agroforestry technologies, particularly for women. Moreover, deforestation is a challenge associated with clearing land for farming and increased demand for charcoal and firewood for fuel as Malawi’s population and energy demand increases.

1.2.3 Agriculture Marketing, Agroprocessing and Value AdditionAgricultural marketing entails the services involved in moving an agricultural product from the farm to the consumer. In recent years, Malawi has made efforts to develop agricultural markets. These include increased liberalisation, development of rural marketing infrastructure and agricultural market information systems, and the establishment of commodity exchanges. Despite these efforts, agricultural marketing systems in Malawi are still rudimentary, and in some cases, missing markets persist, especially in rural areas. This is partly due to inadequate infrastructure for efficient agricultural marketing; limited access to and poor quality of marketing service provision; and policy incoherencies that negatively affect marketing. These constraints limit the incentives and ability of farmers to increase their participation in agricultural value chains for both domestic and export markets.

The inadequate infrastructure is a result of low investments in roads, rail, air, and lake and river transportation and appropriate agroprocessing, packaging and storage facilities. The low investment in public market infrastructure has resulted in high costs for farmers to access markets, especially in rural areas where Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) and private sector firms are no longer operating fully. Prior to agricultural market liberalisation in Malawi in the 1990s, ADMARC played an important role in marketing and handling of all agricultural commodities. Since the liberalisation process started, poor market infrastructure has led to more limited than desired participation by traders in agricultural markets. This situation calls for increased investment from both state and non-state actors

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in transportation and in agro-processing, packaging and storage facilities for agricultural commodities in order to improve marketing efficiencies.

Most farmers continue to have limited information on prevailing market prices. They also have limited access to a wide range of services that are essential for profitable agricultural marketing. Limited public and private investments in transport, storage, electricity, financial products, and quality standards inhibits their efficiency and competiveness in both local and international markets. These services are necessary to address agricultural risks and to improve the allocation of agricultural inputs across agricultural outputs in order to profitably commercialise farming. The lack of market information and poor access to commercial services has created asymmetry in agricultural markets, resulting in farmers obtaining relatively low profit margins for their output in agricultural commodity markets. The market asymmetry is exacerbated by weak smallholder farmer organisations. Ineffective agricultural cooperatives limit farmers’ abilities to effectively bargain and negotiate in both input and output markets, resulting in low returns to their commercial farming efforts.

For Malawi to achieve its strategic objectives of increasing production and expanding agricultural exports, there is a need for policy coherence in the agricultural sector in order to address key policy barriers in agricultural marketing systems. This can be done through the 1) streamlining of burdensome and poorly coordinated policies; 2) modification of restrictive trade policies, and 3) elimination of administrative delays in marketing and trade, including those related to licensing and transit at border crossings. With coordinated efforts, marketing of agricultural commodities in local and international markets is likely to improve.

1.3 Evolution of Agricultural Development Policy in MalawiMalawi’s agricultural strategies, since independence, have focused on the dual structure of the smallholder agriculture sub-sector and the large-scale estate farm sub-sector, with the goal of attaining food self-sufficiency through the smallholder sub-sector and economic growth through the estate farm sub-sector. This dual approach has persisted with varying degrees of emphasis on economic growth and food security as successive strategies have been developed and implemented. This section describes some of the significant policies and strategies developed since the 1980’s.

The early post-independence policy interventions included significant government involvement in smallholder agriculture in the areas of production, extension, technology development, and marketing. From the 1980s, the Malawi Government revised and redefined its role within the sector from

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being both the formulator and implementer of agriculture policy to primarily being a policy regulator, allowing greater latitude to smallholders and estate owners in the production and marketing of crops and livestock. Consequently, many restrictions on smallholder production of commodities were lifted. In the case of burley tobacco, this led to a rapid increase in smallholder tobacco production from 3,000 tonnes in 1991/92 to 81,000 tonnes in 1997/98, by which time smallholders accounted for 70 percent of national burley tobacco production.

In 1993, the National Seed Policy was developed with the goal of improving access to improved seed for farmers. Government developed the Agriculture and Livestock Development Strategy and Action Plan in 1995 as a framework for coordinating the implementation of various agricultural programs. However, its implementation registered limited success because the policies and strategies of the agricultural sub-sectors were too many and often overlapping in an incoherent manner. Recognizing this, Government put in place the Malawi Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (MASIP) in 1999. Around the same time the Pesticides Act of 2000 and the Malawi Fertilizer Bill (2003) were enacted in an effort to increase agricultural production.

In 2004, the country experienced a severe drought which triggered the formulation of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy (2005), which was later divided into two separate policy documents, the Food Security Policy (2006) and the National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan (2007). Other policy documents were also developed, such as the Agriculture Extension Policy; the Crop Production Policy; the Agricultural Research Master Plan; the HIV and AIDS Agricultural Sector Policy and Strategy; the Livestock Development Policy; the National Fertiliser Strategy; the National Irrigation Policy and Development Strategy; and the Land Resource Conservation Policy, among others. However, lack of coordination and coherence in agricultural policies persisted.

In 2006 the Agricultural Development Program was developed to enhance coordination in the implementation of policies and strategies in the agriculture sector. Between 2007 and 2009, the Government of Malawi formulated the Agricultural Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) to harmonise investments in agriculture and support programmes on the basis of their assessed potential to contribute to food security and agricultural growth in Malawi. The ASWAp has three focus areas: (i) food security and risk management, (ii) commercial agriculture, agro-processing, and market development; and (iii) sustainable agricultural land and water management. The ASWAp remains the main investment plan for agriculture in Malawi, guiding implementation in the

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agriculture sector of the government’s medium-term development strategies such as the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS II), Malawi’s overarching long term strategy, the Vision 2020, and the Malawi CAADP Compact. However the MGDS II and ASWAp will need to be reviewed taking into account the coherent policy framework that the NAP will provide.

1.4 Rationale and Justification for the National Agriculture Policy

The development ambition for the NAP is agricultural transformation. Such a transformation is necessary to enable all Malawian households to better meet their desires for prosperity and economic security, whether by continuing to pursue agriculture-based livelihoods or through engaging in other sectors of the economy. For the moment, food production primarily for the dietary needs of one’s own household dominates the agricultural activities of most Malawians. The NAP seeks to ensure that such production is done as efficiently as possible. However, the longer-term ambition for the NAP is the transformation of the sector into one in which Malawi’s farmers engage in considerably more specialized and more productive agricultural production according to the comparative advantage of each, but within the context of an overall more diversified agricultural sector, involving a much broader range of food and non-food crops and other agricultural products, with increased reliance on markets by both farming and non-farming households to earn incomes and to meet the food needs of their members.

A key consideration to realizing this ambition of agricultural transformation is the place of smallholder farming in such a development pathway. That smallholder farming will need to be the principal focus of public investments within the agriculture sector for the foreseeable future is not in question in order to optimise resources under smallholder subsector. However, despite its predominance today, the development objectives of the NAP will not be achieved if the policy is oriented towards smallholders and their food needs alone and sustaining smallholder farming in the long-term. A more heterogeneous perspective of the farming sector is adopted here, including support to medium-scale and large-scale commercial farmers. Public investments in the sector made under the NAP will be designed, insofar as possible, to be beneficial for all farmers – for smallholders operating primarily at a subsistence level, medium-scale farmers who are consistently able to produce marketable surpluses, and larger, commercial producers. While bearing in mind considerations of equity, activities under the NAP will operate in a manner to enable entrepreneurial farmers to confidently increase the scale and profitability of their production and thereby boost their incomes

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and improve the well-being of their households.

The development of the NAP has taken place against the background of incoherent sub-sectoral policies in the context of changing economic opportunities and challenges for Malawi’s agricultural sector. These incoherencies have resulted in inadequate investments to some sub-sectors, policy reversals, and weak regulatory frameworks, among other weaknesses and constraints. Hence, clear and comprehensive policy guidance for the agricultural sector will ensure continued and increasingly positive contributions to agricultural development and to the economy as a whole by farmers, processors, and traders. The main operational rationale for this NAP is to improve coherence across the wide range of agricultural sub-sector policies that are in place and to better coordinate their implementation.

In this respect, the NAP is critical for the following reasons:

• Enhancing sustainable management of agricultural resources, increased agricultural exports and incomes, food security, and improved nutrition in the face of growing population pressure, urbanization, increasing global economic interdependence, and climate change that have serious implications for the economic and social well-being of farm households in Malawi.

• Strengthening linkages between the agricultural sector and other sectors to ensure sustained and resilient socio-economic growth and development.

• Guiding the sector’s operations in the face of different cross-cutting issues that affect the agricultural sector, such as climate change, gender, youth, vulnerable groups including people living with disabilities, and HIV/AIDS.

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2. BROAD POLICY DIRECTIONS2.1 Policy GoalTo achieve sustainable agricultural transformation that will result in significant growth of the agricultural sector, expanding incomes for farm households, improved food and nutrition security for all Malawians, and increased agricultural exports.

2.2 Policy Outcomes(i) Increased agricultural production and productivity.

(ii) Increased diversification of agricultural production and marketed surpluses.

(iii) Increased use of irrigation in crop production.

(iv) Increased mechanisation of farming and agroprocessing activities.

(v) Increased agroprocessing and value addition of agricultural products, particularly by women and youth.

(vi) Increased access by producers and consumers to well-functioning agricultural markets – input, output, and consumer retail markets.

(vii) Increased engagement by women, youth and vulnerable groups in agriculture policy processes and programs.

2.3 Policy ObjectivesThe objectives of the National Agriculture Policy are that by 2020 Malawi will:(i) Consistently attain an agriculture gross domestic product growth rate

of at least 6 percent per year.

(ii) Double the contribution of legume and oilseed crops to overall agricultural production and to Malawi’s agricultural exports, particularly in processed form.

(iii) Increase yields of major crops by 100 percent.

(iv) Increase sustainably the production and consumption of livestock, aquaculture and capture fisheries by 50 percent.

(v) Increase by 60 percent the number of new agricultural technologies under development and being demonstrated to farmers.

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(vi) Increase the amount of agricultural land area under irrigation by 20,000 ha.

(vii) Increase the use of machinery in farming and agroprocessing activities by 50 percent.

(viii) Increase the volume of processed output from agricultural raw materials by 20 percent per year.

(ix) Increase the value of agricultural exports by 50 percent.

(x) Increase women’s and youth’s access to, ownership of, and control of productive agricultural assets by 50 percent.

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3. POLICY PRIORITY AREASThe NAP has identified eight policy priority areas:

1) Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity.

2) Sustainable Irrigation Development.

3) Mechanisation of Agriculture.

4) Agricultural Market Development, Agroprocessing and Value Addition.

5) Food and Nutrition Security.

6) Agricultural Risk Management.

7) Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture.

8) Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening.

3.1 Policy Priority Area 1: Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity

Agricultural production and productivity in Malawi has not increased sufficiently over time to match growing domestic demand and available export opportunities. A key constraint has been weak agricultural extension services delivery due to, among other factors, poor coordination, inadequate staff recruitment and training. Moreover, extension staff attrition and limited infrastructure and equipment have prevailed in the face of a growing farmer population. The inadequacy of extension service delivery has curtailed progress on dissemination and adoption by farmers of improved farming technologies, e.g., fertilizer, seed, and farm machinery use. Another constraint is limited access to credit and financial services for farmers. Additionally, there is inadequate access, control, and utilisation of productive assets, such as land and water, by women and youth.

With continued population pressure, there are limits to increasing farm production through expansion of farmland. Thus productivity levels will have to sustainably increase to meet growing demand for agricultural commodities. Sustainable management of land resources is critical for agriculture, not only with regard to future production on the land, but also in relation to conservation of Malawi’s biodiversity.

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The policy will therefore :

3.1.1 Promote innovative and high quality agricultural extension and advisory services involving both public and non-state extension service providers.

3.1.2 Establish effective, demand-driven agricultural innovation systems for research and technology generation, and dissemination.

3.1.3 Facilitate timely and equitable access for farmers to high quality farm inputs, including inorganic and organic fertilizer, improved seed and livestock breeds, and fish fingerlings.

3.1.4 Promote investments in climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land and water management.

3.1.5 Stimulate significant private sector investments in high-productivity agricultural production.

3.1.6 Promote improved access to financial services, including agricultural credit and insurance.

3.1.7 Provide incentives to farmers to diversify their crop, livestock, and fisheries production and utilisation.

3.2 Policy Priority Area 2: Sustainable Irrigation Development

Only about 4 percent of crop land is currently irrigated yet land and water resources are sufficient to more than double this amount. The total area of irrigated land stood at 104,000 ha in 2014 of which about 46 percent was estates and 54 percent smallholder. The irrigated area has been growing steadily since 2006 at the rate of around 5 percent per annum and almost all of the growth has been on smallholder irrigation schemes. Overall there are about 56,600 household beneficiaries of the smallholder irrigation schemes, but these represent only around 3.3 percent of all rural households. Some of the current challenges in implementing irrigation programmes include slow implementation of infrastructure development, poor management and maintenance of existing irrigation schemes, high energy costs, low profitability from the crops grown, poor catchment management, inefficient water use, and difficulty in accessing financial services for irrigation investment and operations.

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Given the potential for irrigation in Malawi, a major shift in policy direction to promote profitable irrigated crop production, within the context of sustainable, farmer-led catchment or water management, including water harvesting, would make an important contribution to the transformation of the agriculture sector. Increased use of irrigation would also reduce volatility in agriculture production, while also contributing to greater dietary diversity throughout the year.

Therefore, this policy will:

3.2.1 Fast-track infrastructure investments for smallholder and large-scale irrigation schemes in line with the objectives of the National Irrigation Master Plan and Investment Framework.

3.2.2 Facilitate the mobilisation of financial resources and technical expertise for the expansion of sustainable irrigation schemes and practices.

3.2.3 Support private investments and the development of Public-Private-Partnerships in establishing irrigation enterprises.

3.2.4 Facilitate the sharing of lessons in the southern Africa region on sustainable approaches to investing and managing irrigation systems.

3.2.5 Ensure that irrigation infrastructure designs accommodate food and profitable cash crops.

3.2.6 Promote efficient and sustainable use of water in all irrigation schemes.

3.2.7 Support integration of irrigation in power generation and sustainable water management investments where feasible.

3.2.8 Support innovation in irrigation systems through research, technology generation, and dissemination.

3.3 Policy Priority Area 3: Mechanisation of AgricultureThe majority of Malawian farmers continue to use rudimentary farm equipment such as hoes, while much of the harvesting and processing of farm output is done by hand. In this modern day and age, this state of affairs in the agriculture sector is unacceptable. It is highly inefficient and burdens millions of households, making agriculture unattractive, particularly to the youth.

The policy will therefore:

3.3.1 Promote mechanisation of farming, agro-processing and value addition.

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3.3.2 Facilitate market-based imports of new and used agricultural machinery that are appropriate for Malawi and meet established standards.

3.3.3 Facilitate market-based imports and production of quality spare parts of agricultural machinery.

3.3.4 Facilitate the growth of entrepreneurs in the agricultural mechanisation and services industry.

3.3.5 Promote home-grown inventions and innovations in agricultural mechanisation and service provision.

3.3.6 Promote the development and growth of farmer-managed agricultural mechanisation groups.

3.4 Policy Priority Area 4: Agricultural Market Development, Agro processing and Value Addition

Agricultural marketing involves numerous interconnected activities, such as planning production, growing and harvesting the commodity, grading, packing, transportation, storage, processing, distribution, advertising, and sales. Marketing functions and services include 1) exchange – buying and selling; 2) physical infrastructure – storage, transportation, and processing; and 3) facilitation – standardization, regulation, financing, risk bearing, and market intelligence.

Agricultural marketing systems in Malawi have suffered from several challenges, including deficient or missing infrastructure, policy and regulatory incoherence, and low private and public investments. These constraints have rendered Malawian agricultural value chains uncompetitive, nationally and regionally.

The policy will therefore:

3.4.1 Promote the growth and development of efficient and inclusive agricultural value chains that ensure competitive and fair pricing of agricultural commodities.

3.4.2 Facilitate the creation of new structured markets, especially in legumes, oilseeds, sugarcane, coffee, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries products.

3.4.3 Facilitate ADMARC reforms to improve market efficiency and profitability to the benefit of farmers.

3.4.4 Promote agricultural value addition and agro-processing.

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3.4.5 Support the growth and promote the competitiveness of agricultural commodity exchanges to enhance agricultural market efficiency.

3.4.6 Strengthen and harmonize agricultural market information systems.

3.4.7 Ensure that agricultural market and trade policies and regulations are transparent, evidence-based and enforced.

3.4.8 Promote access to financial services and agricultural credit, particularly for producers and small and medium-scale agro-processors, including women, youth, and persons living with disabilities.

3.4.9 Support improvements in quality standards and grading systems for all agricultural commodities.

3.4.10 Promote regional and global exports of value-added agricultural commodities.

3.5 Policy Priority Area 5: Food and Nutrition Security The Government recognizes the duty it bears to assure access to food for all Malawians. Over the years, there has been emphasis on increasing maize production to achieve food security in Malawi. The Government has promoted programs that intensify fertilizer use and encourage adoption of improved seed varieties for increased maize production. This approach has resulted in increases in maize available for consumption in the country.

However, these efforts have not resulted in improved nutrition, as diets have remained undiversified. Of particular concern, child malnutrition has remained particularly high with 47.1 percent of children under-five years of age being found to be stunted in 2010. Addressing this imbalance between agricultural production and nutritional outcomes requires a concerted and multipronged approach that increases and diversifies food production and consumption, particularly for the nutritionally vulnerable – young children, pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls, the elderly, and the chronically ill. Food safety has also been an issue, particularly with regard to high levels of aflatoxins in maize and groundnuts that negatively affect health and nutrition status of Malawians.

Therefore the policy will:

3.5.1 Promote production and utilisation of diverse nutritious foods in line with the National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan.

3.5.2 Foster adequate market supply and access of diverse and nutritious foods.

3.5.3 Ensure food safety for all.

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3.5.4 Promote private sector investments in production, processing and marketing of high quality nutritious foods, including complementary foods.

3.5.5 Coordinate investments and sub-sectoral policies and strategies that help improve the nation’s nutritional status and promote healthy diets.

3.5.6 Promote bio-fortification and fortification of major food staples.

3.5.7 Promote food and nutrition education for all.

3.6 Policy Priority Area 6: Agricultural Risk ManagementFluctuations in agricultural production can stem from various factors including climate change, weather variability, and pests and disease. These can have devastating effects on food security and agricultural growth. As such, agricultural risk will have to be reduced in the face of climate change and soil nutrient losses, particularly if the food security and nutrition needs of the country are to be met consistently. Climate change has enhanced biotic and abiotic constraints that demand continued development of improved crops that are tolerant of climate changes, while maintaining farmer and market preferred traits. In consequence, a resilience perspective that enables the country to prudently manage risk in the agriculture sector is necessary to avert calamities.

A recent World Bank study on agricultural risk management for growth and food security in Malawi (World Bank 2015) found that production losses over the past 30 years add up to US$150 million per year due to systematic risks to Malawi agricultural sector. To remove these losses, the study recommended concentrating on risk mitigation measures. These include: increased use of irrigation; research into risk tolerant crop varieties, improved post-harvest handling to reduce losses, and the design of institutional risk management mechanisms; and extension efforts on risk mitigation strategies for farmers in order to reduce the need for coping measures and to promote the resilience capacity of farmers. Integrated watershed or catchment management approach referenced to under policy priority 2 also contributes to risk management related to shortage and abundance of water.

The policy will therefore:

3.6.1 Establish a diversified portfolio of agricultural production risk management instruments and technologies.

3.6.2 Support improvements in the quality of market information systems for management of risks associated with agricultural markets.

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3.6.3 Support a regional approach to ensuring food and nutrition security.

3.6.4 Promote integrated management and control of pests and diseases.

3.7 Policy Priority Area 7: Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture

Youth and women comprise the majority of Malawians employed in the agriculture sector, yet statistics show that they continue to be disadvantaged in multiple ways. Youth, women and vulnerable groups, including people living with disabilities, have limited access to, ownership and control of finances and productive assets in the sector. As such, women, youth and vulnerable groups are unable to effectively contribute to agricultural growth, food security and nutrition. Closing the gender gap and addressing the socio-economic barriers faced by the youth has the potential to boost annual agriculture GDP by more than 1.4 percentage points. Moreover, in the next five years the share of employable youth will significantly increase, presenting a challenge if remunerative jobs cannot be created to harness the increased available labour.

Therefore the NAP will:

3.7.1 Promote access to, ownership and control of productive resources, including land, water, and farm inputs, for women, youth and vulnerable groups.

3.7.2 Promote agricultural education and technical training for women, youth, and vulnerable groups particularly those living with disabilities.

3.7.3 Support agribusiness entrepreneurship among women, youth, and vulnerable groups particularly those living with disabilities.

3.7.4 Facilitate access to finance for women, youth and vulnerable groups in agriculture.

3.7.5 Promote participation of women, youth and vulnerable groups in agroprocessing, value addition and agricultural exports.

3.8 Policy Priority Area 8: Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening

Successful implementation of the policy will require institutions that have professionals well-trained in the core functions of the agriculture sector for designing and programming effective service delivery to farmers and agribusinesses. Farmers will need regular training and access to knowledge

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of agricultural practices and technologies. Additionally, lack of good and modern infrastructure poses a challenge in ensuring implementation of programs, as it affects farmers’ access to improved agricultural practices and technologies.

The National Agriculture Policy will therefore:

3.8.1 Promote stakeholder coordination in formulation, implementation, and review of agriculture and related policies and programs.

3.8.2 Promote development of professionally-operated and efficient farmer organizations, particularly cooperatives.

3.8.3 Improve coordination and capacity for agricultural services delivery.

3.8.4 Facilitate and support infrastructural development for improved agricultural public service delivery.

3.8.5 Promote reforms of agricultural institutions, subsidies and programmes to make them more sustainable and cost effective.

3.8.6 Integrate HIV/AIDS interventions in agricultural strategies and program implementation.

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4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

4.1 Institutional ArrangementsThe government of Malawi recognises the importance of stakeholders and partnerships with them in guiding agriculture policy direction and implementation. The multiple stakeholders in agriculture include farmers, the public sector, the private sector, civil society, NGOs, development partners, and academic and research institutions. This policy seeks to develop strong institutional linkages between MoAIWD, other ministries, and various stakeholders, especially through the Agricultural Sector Working Group and its Technical Working Groups. The following will form important components of the institutional arrangement for specific stakeholders to support the implementation of the NAP:

4.1.1 Ministry responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

• Will foster sector-wide planning, management and coordination in the agriculture sector.

• Make prudent public investments in the agriculture sector.

• Ensure efficient delivery of services in agriculture.

• Support innovative evidence-based modifications to agricultural subsidy programmes that will make them sustainable and efficient. As part of the reforms, farm input subsidies will be leveraged to increase the commercial provision of farm inputs in a sustainable way; improve land, labour and water productivity; increase diversification in agricultural production; and increase commercialisation of crops, livestock, and fisheries.

• As part of the envisioned modifications to agricultural subsidies, the Ministry will support efforts to encourage smallholder farmers to use improved seeds, irrigation, integrated soil fertility management techniques, and other modern farm technologies.

• Provide platforms for healthy agriculture policy dialogue and actively engage in consultative policy processes in the formulation, planning, and implementation of sub-sectoral policies and strategies.

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• In line with the provisions of the National Decentralisation Act and Policy, the Ministry will promote decentralization of decision-making in the agricultural sector from the central to district and Extension Planning Area (EPA) levels. This will include fiscal decentralisation.

• Decentralisation of decision-making will focus on ensuring that policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation involve the Agricultural Development Divisions, District Agriculture Development Offices, District Agricultural Extension Coordination Committees, District Stakeholder Panels, District Agriculture Committees, and Area Stakeholder Panels, which are all part of the decentralised administrative system in agriculture. The Ministry will strengthen the capacity of these district and EPA-level institutions so that they can effectively contribute to the implementation of the NAP.

4.1.2 Ministry responsible for Finance, Economic Planning and Development

• Maintain sound macro-economic conditions.

• Mobilize resources.

• Allocate public funds from the national treasury to the agriculture sector, consistent with the Government’s CAADP commitment to invest at least 10 percent of the national annual budget in agriculture.

• Create tax-related incentives that encourage private sector investments in agriculture to help increase smallholder farm incomes.

• Promote access to finance for agriculture.

• Facilitate preparation of agricultural related statistics and information for policy planning and implementation.

• Undergo public financial management reforms that will improve the efficiency of public financial management to the benefit of the agriculture sector.

• As an office under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, the National Statistical Office will be a partner in all monitoring and evaluation and other data collection and analysis activities in the agriculture sector.

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4.1.3 Ministry responsible for Industry and Trade• Facilitate foreign direct investment. • Identify new export markets and promote Malawian agricultural

products.• Facilitate agribusiness licensing and improve the ease of doing

business in agriculture.• Facilitate the establishment and enforcement of quality standards

for agricultural products, particularly through the Malawi Bureau of Standards.

• Promote transparent and predictable export and import controls, particularly in minimizing any non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade.

• Involve the Ministry responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and stakeholders in agriculture in the formation, training, and registration of agricultural cooperatives.

• Facilitate public-private partnership along agricultural value chains.

4.1.4 Ministry responsible for Lands• Promote proper use of agriculture land in collaboration with the Ministry

responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development.

• Promote land tenure security.

• Identify land for investments in agriculture, including land with potential for irrigation.

4.1.5 Ministry responsible for Natural Resources and Energy• Facilitate provision of adequate, reliable and affordable electricity for

agricultural enterprises.• Facilitate fuel supply for agriculture and agribusiness enterprises.• Promote sustainable management of land and natural resources, in

collaboration with the Ministry responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development.

4.1.6 Ministry responsible for Transport and Public Works• Promote development of main, secondary and tertiary roads to connect

areas of high agricultural potential with major markets.

• Develop the railway system and lake and river transportation for agricultural products.

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4.1.7 Ministry responsible for Education, Science and Technology• Promote agricultural education, particularly in the areas of agribusiness

and value-addition.

• Strengthen nutrition-agriculture education in the curricula for primary and secondary schools.

4.1.8 Ministry responsible for Health• Through the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA), promote

initiatives aimed at nutrition security through agriculture, targeting the nutritionally vulnerable.

• Support efforts to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of farm households on dietary diversification and appropriate care of nutritionally vulnerable household members.

• Jointly with the Malawi Bureau of Standards, enforce laws and regulations relating to food safety and hygiene.

4.1.9 Ministry responsible for Local Government and Rural Development

• Implement integrated rural development programmes for investment in rural infrastructure for agriculture.

• Promote development of district and rural roads in areas of high agricultural potential.

• Promote the development of rural growth centres that support agriculture.

• Spearhead the implementation of the National Decentralisation Policy and Act.

4.1.10 Ministry responsible for Gender, Social Welfare and Disabilities

• Ensure that gender is mainstreamed in agricultural programmes.

• Promote the production and utilisation of nutritious crops.

• Encourage the mainstreaming of nutrition and HIV/AIDS in all sectors, including agriculture.

• Collaborate with the Ministry responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development to facilitate women’s access to productive assets for agriculture and increased access to credit, and farm inputs.

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• Support increased farm and agribusiness investments by women and vulnerable groups.

• Enable women’s and vulnerable groups’ access to lucrative output markets.

4.1.11 Ministry responsible for Justice and Constitutional Affairs • Ensure that the legal aspects of agricultural production and marketing

are handled according to the Constitution of Malawi and that justice is upheld in the matters of agriculture, e.g., in contract farming.

4.1.12 Ministry responsible for Labour and Vocational Training• Promote vocational skills development for agriculture through various

initiatives including the expansion of the agricultural component under the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA).

• Support labour skills development for agriculture.

• Regulate labour issues in agriculture, including child labour and worker exploitation.

• Generate labour statistics in agriculture to inform decisions in the sector.

4.1.13 Ministry responsible for Youth Development and Empowerment

• Promote the participation of youth in profitable farming and agribusiness enterprises.

• Collaborate with the Ministry responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development to facilitate access to productive assets for agriculture and increased access to credit, and farm inputs for the youth.

• Facilitate youth’s access to state-of-the art agricultural technologies and innovations.

• Provide support for farm and agribusiness investments by youth.

• Enable youth access to lucrative agricultural output markets.

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4.1.14 Statutory Corporations, Trusts, Councils, and Boards• ADMARC will provide agricultural markets and support farmers’ access

to favourable markets through establishing terms of trade with farmers using a transparent, rules-based approach to market operations.

• ADMARC will undergo reforms to effectively separate its commercial functions from its social functions and to improve its market efficiency performance for farmers.

• The National Food Reserve Agency will place strategic quantities grains, as a means of managing national food insecurity risks using a transparent, rules-based market operations approach.

• The National Food Reserve Agency will professionally maintain its storage infrastructure and improve its efficiency in delivering food security risk management to the nation.

• The Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi will facilitate affordable access to farm inputs for smallholder farmers, including through the use of farmer credit schemes.

• The Malawi Bureau of Standards will be responsible for maintaining and enforcing product quality and food safety standards and in ensuring quality standards for agricultural commodity storage.

• Trusts in the agricultural sector, including the Agricultural Research and Extension Trust (ARET), the Smallholder Coffee Growers Trust, the Roots and Tubers Crops Development Trust, the Legume Development Trust, among others, will continue to provide technical support on agricultural research and extension for the development of agricultural value chains.

• Commodity Councils, such as the Cotton Council, the Legumes Council, etc., will promote production and marketing support to increase commercialisation of the respective commodities under their mandate.

• Green Belt Holdings will be used as a vehicle to increase irrigation investments and support to farmers under the NAP.

• The National Irrigation Fund that will be managed by the National Irrigation Board will also be used as a vehicle to increase irrigation investments.

• Roads Fund Administration will mobilise and administer resources for financing the development and rehabilitation of public roads in areas of high agricultural potential.

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• Malawi Roads Authority will ensure that public roads are constructed, maintained or rehabilitated at all times for agricultural development.

4.1.15 Presidential and Cabinet initiatives• Presidential and Cabinet-led initiatives will play an important role

in the implementation of the NAP. Such initiatives signal high-level political will in implementing the agricultural development priorities of the government of Malawi.

4.1.16 Farmer-Based Organisations• In line with the commercialisation focus of this policy, existing and new

farmers’ organisations will be an important vehicle for implementing the NAP.

• Existing farmer organisations, such as the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) and the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) and other similar organisations will spearhead the strengthening and organising of farmers into groups for increased commercialisation and value addition.

• Farmer-based Organisations will enable improved access and more profitable engagement by farmers with farm input markets, credit and extension services, and output markets, including lucrative export markets.

• Farmer-based organisations will also play a critical role in empowering women, youth and vulnerable groups to engage in profitable entrepreneurial agribusinesses.

4.1.17 Private Sector Investors and Partnerships• The private sector will have an important role in implementing the NAP.

As such, the NAP will encourage the development, profitability and sustainability of private investments and public-private partnerships in relevant areas of agriculture.

• The Government of Malawi will take measures, where necessary, to facilitate market-based expansion of private sector investments that promote smallholder commercialisation.

• Public-private partnerships and domestic-foreign private partnerships and other organizational arrangements will be used to foster foreign direct investments into agriculture.

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• A public-private sector dialogue forum for agriculture and nutrition will be encouraged under the current public-private dialogue forum led by the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. This will also be an important platform for increased private sector engagement in agriculture and nutrition policy processes and will enable mutual accountability between the private sector and the government in implementation of the NAP.

4.1.18 Civil Society• Civil society will collaborate with Government in implementing

programmes to ensure there is mutual accountability.

• Civil society organisations, such as the Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), will play a key role in implementing the NAP through NGO projects and advocacy efforts.

• The Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi will be encouraged to engage with government to support the implementation of the NAP and to help strengthen the voice and capacity of civil society organisations in agriculture.

• Several civil society organisations in Malawi, including the Malawi Economic Justice Network, the Consumer Association of Malawi, the Youth Net and Counselling, and the Malawi Women’s Association, among others, will be crucial to ensuring that the concerns of various stakeholders in agriculture are heard and that government is held accountable to its commitments to the citizens of Malawi on matters of agricultural development.

• As such, government will engage in dialogue platforms with civil society organisations to ensure that stakeholders’ concerns are taken into consideration to effectively achieve the goals of the NAP.

4.1.19 Development Partners• The support from development partners to the agriculture sector will

be guided by the NAP and aligned to the priority areas specified in the NAP.

• Development partner efforts in agriculture will also be coordinated and aligned with the efforts of other stakeholders to ensure synergy and effective investments in agriculture to achieve the goals of the NAP.

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• The Donor Committee on Agriculture and Food Security (DCAFS) will continue to be the platform for coordinating development partner support in agriculture.

• The Agriculture Sector Wide Approach will continue to be applied and will form the basis of the investment framework for the NAP. As such the development partner support will be aligned to the ASWAp to effectively implement the NAP.

4.1.20 Academic Institutions and Research Organisations• Academic institutions, such as the Lilongwe University of Agriculture

and Natural Resources (LUANAR), the University of Malawi, Mzuzu University, and other institutions of higher education, will be important in providing advanced training in agriculture or related fields to ensure that Malawi has the expertise needed to effectively implement the NAP.

• These academic institutions will be responsible for conducting rigorous research in agriculture or related fields to enhance the impact of the NAP. In particular, researchers will conduct research on technologies that are suitable for application in Malawian agriculture.

• Resources and expertise to conduct the necessary research will be leveraged from other research organisations and institutions, such as the CGIAR centres, universities outside Malawi and several think tanks, both domestic and international, to the benefit of the agriculture sector in Malawi

4.2 Implementation PlanAnnex 1 presents an outline of the implementation plan for the NAP, which specifies specific goals, objectives, strategies, the responsible entities, and the timelines for implementation.

The overall goal is to realise agricultural transformation that will significantly increase the incomes, food security, and nutritional status of Malawians. To achieve this goal, the implementation plan specifies strategies that will sustainably increase agricultural production and productivity, strengthen market systems, and develop institutions, while enhancing coordination and strengthening capacity of actors in the agricultural sector. Some of the strategies include intensifying and diversifying agricultural production, increasing area under sustainable irrigation, improving agricultural research and extension services, and providing credit and financial services to farmers and agro-processors. Other strategies involve organising and commercialising

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smallholder farmers and linking them to input and output markets, through vertical coordination mechanisms such as contract farming, private-public partnerships, and establishing value addition and rural agroprocessing centres.

4.3 Monitoring and EvaluationAnnex 2 presents an outline of the monitoring and evaluation plan for the NAP which specifies targets for a set of indicators through which performance in achieving specific outputs related to the goals and objectives of the policy will be assessed. The NAP will be reviewed annually starting in 2017, with a comprehensive review being done in the fifth year of implementation.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems will be essential to track progress and inform decisions in the implementation of the NAP. A comprehensive but practical M&E system for the NAP will be used. The design of the NAP’s M&E system hinges on leveraging existing data systems within government, as well as those of development partners, civil society, private sector, and academic and research institutes. The ASWAp M&E Plan already provides a number of agricultural indicators that are being tracked by government. Most of these will continue to be used to monitor progress under the NAP, with the addition of indicators for NAP activities that fall outside of the scope of ASWAp.

The Department of Agricultural Planning in MoAIWD will have primary responsibility for implementing the M&E strategy of the NAP, and will collaborate with the Technical Working Group on M&E, which includes the National Statistical Office, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, among others. In addition, MoAIWD will benefit from technical assistance for monitoring and evaluation provided by Malawi universities and several development partners, including the World Bank, FAO, the Food Security Policy Innovation Lab of Michigan State University, the CGIAR centres, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Flemish International Cooperation Agency, and Irish Aid. The current M&E process – from field level to the central ministry – is quite cumbersome and demanding on the time of field-level extension agents, in particular. M&E processes will be streamlined, insofar as possible, through prioritizing the data that must be collected according to the use to which they will be put and exploring alternative, more efficient methods to collect them.

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the NAP will entail mutual accountability and reporting at Technical Working Group, Sector Working Group, and Ministerial levels. In this regard the Joint Sector Review will be the primary platform for reporting on progress on the implementation of the NAP. This implies that all stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the M&E of the NAP by providing stakeholder reports, data, updates and other relevant information. This would be reported to all stakeholders on an annual basis with a view to informing each year’s budgeting process for the NAP.

At the national level, selected indicators that will be used for monitoring progress of the NAP include:

• Attaining agriculture gross domestic product growth rate of at least 6 percent per annum between 2016 and 2020;

• Increasing the share of agricultural GDP from non-traditional crops to more than 50 percent by 2020;

• Increase yields of major crops by 100 percent by 2020.

• Increase consumption of livestock products and fish by more than 50 percent by 2020;

• Increase farmer adoption of agricultural technologies by more than 60 percent by 2020;

• Increase the agricultural land area under irrigation by 20,000 ha by 2020;

• Increase the number of agricultural and agro-processing machines in use by 50 percent by 2020;

• Increasing value addition and agroprocessing output by 20 percent per year;

• Increasing the value of agricultural exports by 50 percent by 2020; and

• Increase women’s and youth’s access, ownership and control of productive agricultural assets by 50 percent by 2020.

It is envisioned that commercialization of smallholder agriculture will lead to increases in food production, diversity in agricultural production, value addition, and participation in high-value markets that increase incomes, reduce poverty, and improve food security and nutrition.

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ANNEX 1: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE POLICY

Policy Priority Area 3.1: Sustainable Agricultural Production and Productivity

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.1.1: Promote innovative and high quality agricultural extension and advisory services involving both public and non-state extension service providers.Policy Objective: Increase adoption of agricultural technologies

Periodically recruit, train and retain extension officers.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES),Non-state extension service providers, Dept. of Human Resources.

2016-2020

Set and reinforce standards for regulating provision of extension and advisory services in Malawi

MoAIWD – DAES,Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Set up knowledge management communication and information sharing mechanisms and scale up the use of a suite of gender-sensitive information and communication technologies, including print media, electronic media, video, audio, and cell phone voice and text to effectively deliver extension messages, e.g., output prices, availability of farm inputs, farming methods, nutrition messages, etc.

MoAIWD – DAES, District and Area Stakeholder Panels, Non-state extension service providers,Commodity exchanges,Development partnersFarmer Based Organisations

2016-2020

Create a database of all agriculture extension programs and providers in the country to improve information sharing and coordination of extension service delivery.

MoAIWD – DAES,District and Area Stakeholder Panels,Non-state extension service providers,Development partners

2016-2017

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Objective Strategy Responsibility Timeframe

Strengthen coordination among all extension service providers at all levels, especially at district level.

MoAIWD – DAES,District and Area Stakeholder Panels,District Agricultural Development Officers,Non-state extension service providers.

2016-2020

Harmonize extension messages on various agricultural technologies amongst extension service providers.

MoAIWD – DAES,District and Area Stakeholder Panels,Non-state extension service providers.

2016-2020

Promote use of innovative extension approaches such as model village farmer field schools, farmer business schools, plant clinics, lead farmers.

MoAIWD – DAES,Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Set up and maintain information management communication and knowledge sharing mechanisms

MoAIWD – DAES,Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Use agricultural fairs, shows, and expos to expose farmers to new agricultural technologies.

MoAIWD – DAES and Dept. of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Acquire and maintain transportation assets, such as vehicles and motorcycles, to enable extension agents reach out to farmers.

MoAIWD – DAES and Dept. of Administration, Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Provide incentives for recruiting and retaining extension officers.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Human Resources and DAES

2016-2020

Enhance the monitoring and performance evaluation systems for government extension officers.

MoAIWD – DAES and Dept. of Human Resources

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.1.2: Establish effective, demand-driven agricultural innovation systems for research and technology generation, and dissemination.Policy Objective: Increase the development and adoption of agricultural technologies.

Promote the development of new seed varieties, livestock breeds, fish fingerlings, and other agricultural technologies, including fish feed formulation.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Agricultural Research Services (DARS),Academic and research institutions

2016-2020

Promote participation of a wide range of plant breeders in the public and private sectors and in farmer organizations.

MoAIWD – DARS,Academic and research institutions

2016-2020

Restructure the Seed Services Unit to make it semi-autonomous for improved seed certification and quality control.

MoAIWD – Seed Services Unit, DARS 2016-2020

Initiate and implement programs aimed at arresting agro-biodiversity deterioration and integrating diverse species in agricultural production, particularly locally sourced germplasm.

MoAIWD – DARS and Dept. of Crop Development (DCD)

2016-2020

Promote soil nutrient analysis for efficient fertilizer application and utilization

MoAIWD – DARS and Department of Land Resources and Conservation (DLRC), Academic and research institutions

2016-2020

Promote the development and commercial application of agricultural biotechnologies, including tissue culture, local production of inoculant for legumes, veterinary vaccines and medicines, and pesticides.

MoAIWD – DARS, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR),National Commission for Science and Technology

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeFacilitate private sector imports of germplasm, foundation seed, and varieties that have been empirically tested, approved, and certified in other SADC and COMESA countries.

MoAIWD – DARS Ministry of Industry and Trade,Malawi Revenue Authority,Malawi Investment and Trade Centre

2016-2020

Foster collaboration between DARS, national universities, private sector and other entities involved in the development of new agricultural technologies, including livestock technologies.

MoAIWD – DARS, DCD, Dept. of Animal Health and Livestock Development (DAHLD), and Dept. of Fisheries,National universities, Private sector

2016-2018

Promote demand-driven and participatory research, which involves farmers and consumers.

MoAIWD – DARS and DAES,Private sector, NGOs

2016-2020

Develop technologies for agro-processing, preservation and storage to reduce post-harvest loss.

MoAIWD, Private sector

2016-2020

Integrate indigenous knowledge with scientific research for agriculture.

MoAIWD – DARS, National universities, Farmers and communities

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.1.3: Facilitate timely and equitable access for farmers to high quality farm inputs, including organic and inorganic fertilizer, improved seed and livestock breeds, and fish fingerlings.Policy Objective: Increase access to and appropriate utilisation of productivity-enhancing inputs.

Promote growth of private-sector-led agricultural input supply system that is responsive to farmer needs.

Private sector (agro-dealers),MoAIWD,Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Promote input supply through farmer-based organizations, agro-dealers, and contract farming arrangements.

MoAIWD, Farmer organizations,Private sector (agro-dealers),Ministry of Industry and Trade,NGOs

2016-2020

Facilitate access to finance for supply and purchase of farm inputs.

MoFEP&D, MoAIWD,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector (agro-dealers)

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.1.4: Promote investments in climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land and water management, including integrated soil fertility management and conservation and utilisation of Malawi’s rich agrobiodiversity.Policy Objective: Improve agricultural productivity through sustainable land management.

Support programs mitigating land degradation, such as catchment area protection and appropriate farming practices.

MoAIWD – DLRC and DAES,Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining (MoNREM) – Dept. of Environmental Affairs,NGOs, Development partners, National universities

2016-2020

Designate protected land areas, forests, and water shores for conservation.

MoAIWD – DLRC, Dept. of Irrigation, and Dept. of Fisheries,MoNREM – Dept. of Forestry

2016-2020

Promote agro-ecological zoning and implementation of farming systems on the basis of spatial comparative advantage.

MoAIWD-DLRC Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development,Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Promote conservation agriculture.

MoAIWD – DLRC, DAES, and DARS,NGOs,Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Promote introduction of nitrogen-fixing plants, such as legumes, and agroforestry technologies and systems in crop farming systems.

MoAIWD – DCD, DLRC, and DAES MoNREM – Dept. of Forestry, Research institutions

2016-2020

Promote the judicious use of organic and inorganic fertilizers.

MoAIWD – DCD, DLRC, and DAES 2016-2020

Strengthen the capacity of the national repository centre for plant and livestock genetic resources for food and agriculture (gene bank) to conserve indigenous crops and livestock for use in the current and future breeding programmes

MoAIWD – DARS and DAHLD,National universities,Research organizations

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeEmpower communities through capacity strengthening initiatives for on farm conservation and sustainable utilisation of agrobiodiversity

MoAIWD – DARS and DAHLDNGOs,National universities and research organizations

2016-2020

Designate in situ conservation sites for crop wild relatives in protected areas

MoAIWD – DARS and DAES, MoNREM – Dept. of Forestry, National Herbarium and Botanical Gardens

2016-2020

Characterise and evaluate crop and livestock diversity available in the gene bank for inclusion in the National breeding programme

MoAIWD – DARS and DAHLD,National universities and research organizationsCGIAR research centres,NGOs,SADC Gene bank

2016-2020

Create awareness on importance of indigenous crops and livestock in enhancing agricultural productivity

MoAIWD – DARS, DAES, DCD, and DAHLDNGOs

2016-2020

Domesticate international instruments which govern conservation and utilisation of agrobiodiversity

MoAIWD – DARS and DAHLD, MoNREM – Dept. of Environmental Affairs

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.1.5: Stimulate significant private sector investments in high-productivity agricultural production.Policy Objective: Significantly increase private sector involvement in sustainable agricultural production, marketing, and the provision of agricultural support services.

Review all laws, regulations, and policies that impact upon agricultural investment in Malawi to ensure that they are reasonable, transparent, and predictable and do not impose unnecessary burdens to domestic and foreign agricultural investors. Develop a strategy to redesign problematic laws, regulations, and policies.

MoAIWD – DAPS,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Malawi Investment and Trade Centre,Ministry of JusticeOPC

2016-2017

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeIdentify, inventory, promote, and facilitate engagement in profitable agricultural investment opportunities for both domestic and foreign agricultural investors.

Malawi Investment and Trade Centre,Ministry of Industry and Trade,MoAIWD – DAPS

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.1.6: Promote improved access to financial services, including agricultural credit and insurance.Policy Objective: Increase access to financial services for agriculture.

Design and implement innovative financing schemes for rural farmers through product financing, such as trader credit, input-supplier finance, cooperative banks or village grain banks.

MoAIWD, MoFEP&D,Banking sector, Private sector, Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Strengthen farmer and agro-entrepreneur understanding and adherence to loan and agricultural credit procedures.

MoAIWD, Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Advocate for the establishment of an agricultural development fund or bank which is reinsured through insurance companies.

MoAIWD, MoFEP&D, Reserve Bank of Malawi, Banking sector, Private sector

2016-2020

Enhance the access of rural women and youth to financial services and agricultural credit.

MoAIWD, Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare,Ministry of Labour and Youth, Banking sector

2016-2020

Advocate for the strengthening of micro-finance institutions in rural areas.

MoAIWD,MoFEP&D, Reserve Bank of Malawi, Micro-finance institutions

2016-2020

Build capacity of farmer organizations to facilitate delivery of financial services to their members.

MoAIWD, Farmer organizations,Banking sector, Private sector

2017-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.1.7: Provide incentives to farmers to diversify their crop, livestock, and fisheries production and utilisation.Policy Objective: Improve the diversification of crop, livestock, and fisheries production in the country

Promote the introduction of rural abattoirs in selected trading centres for production of quality and safe meat and meat products for domestic and export markets

MoAIWD – DAES, DAHLD, and Dept. of Fisheries, Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS

2016-2020

Design appropriate extension messages on diversification of agro-based enterprise production with an emphasis on oilseeds, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries.

MoAIWD – DAES, DAHLD, and Dept. of Fisheries, DCD,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS

2016

Provide tax and non-tax incentives for production of crops, especially oilseeds, horticulture, livestock, and fisheries.

MoAIWD, MoFEP&D, Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Strengthen smallholder engagement in indigenous agro-based enterprises, e.g., poultry, small ruminants, bee keeping, vegetables, and fruits, etc.

MoAIWD – DCD, DAHLD, and Dept. of FisheriesFarmer organizations,Private sector,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS,Research organizations

2016-2020

Strengthen the capacity of the dairy industry to market dairy products locally and internationally.

MoAIWD – DAHLD,Private sector, Commodity bulking groups, NGOs, Development partners

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.2: Sustainable Irrigation Development

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.2.1: Fast-track infrastructure investments for smallholder and large-scale irrigation schemes in line with objectives of the National Irrigation Master Plan and Investment Framework.Policy Objective: Increase crop yields and reduce volatility in agriculture production through increasing area under sustainable irrigation farming by 50 percent.

Sustainably develop areas with irrigation potential to facilitate utilization of irrigable land.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation and DLRC,Green Belt Holdings,Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, MoNREM – Dept. of Environmental Affairs

2016-2020

Promote year round diversified irrigation farming.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation, DAES, and DLRC,Green Belt Holdings,Private sector, Non-state extension service providers

2016-2020

Promote and invest in water harvesting technologies and storage systems for irrigation.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Water, Dept. of Irrigation, DAES, and DLRC

2016-2020

Ensure environmental and social impact assessments and environmental mitigation and management plans are implemented for all irrigation projects.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation and DLRCMoNREM – Dept. of Environmental Affairs,Irrigation project implementers

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.2: Facilitate the mobilisation of financial resources and technical expertise for the expansion of sustainable irrigation schemes and practices.Policy Objective: Ensure availability of adequate resources for development of sustainable irrigation systems

Mobilize resources for increased public investment in irrigation development.

Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development (MoFEP&D), MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation,Green Belt Holdings,Development partners

2016-2020

Coordinate development partners resources that are committed to irrigation investments

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation, DAES, and DLRC,Green Belt Holdings,Development partners

2016

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeEncourage the private sector to invest in irrigation of crops, including those not traditionally targeted for irrigation, e.g. maize and oilseeds

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation, DAPS,Private sector

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.3: Support private investments and the development of Public-Private-Partnerships in establishing irrigation enterprises.Policy Objective: Increase private sector investments in irrigated agriculture.

Facilitate participation and investment of private sector, NGOs, and smallholder communities in commercial irrigation development and management, including promotion of partnerships between the private and public sectors (PPPs) in irrigation investments.

Malawi Investment and Trade Centre, Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and IndustryMoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation,Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Private sector,Civil society organizations,Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Facilitate creation of innovative financing mechanism for private sector investments in sustainable irrigation farming.

Private Sector, MoFEP&D; MoAIWD – Department of Irrigation, Green Belt Holdings, Malawi Investment and Trade Centre, OPC, Commercial Banks; Reserve Bank of Malawi, Development Partners.

2016-2020

Support development of dimbas (vegetable gardens) and linking of dimba owners to local supermarkets

MoAIWD – DAES, FUM, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sector

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.4: Facilitate the sharing of lessons in the southern Africa region on sustain-able approaches to investing and managing irrigation systems.Policy Objective: Improve learning of best practices in irrigation in the region

Promote forums to share experiences among irrigation schemes in the region

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation, Ministry of Industry and Trade,FUM,Farmers Unions in other countries, SADC, COMESA, and relevant regional organizations,NGOs

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.2.5: Ensure that irrigation infrastructure designs accommodate food and profitable cash cropsPolicy Objective: Enhance production through irrigation of the priority crops of the National Export Strategy

Investigate and develop optimal irrigated production technologies and techniques for the priority crops that have not typically been produced in Malawi under irrigation

MoAIWD – DARS & Dept. of Irrigation, 2016-2018

Build the knowledge of farmers to enable the profitable irrigated production of the priority crops

MoAIWD – DAES & Dept. of Irrigation,Private sector

2018-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.6: Promote efficient and sustainable use of water in all irrigation schemes.Policy Objective: Reduce wastage of scare water resources

Promote development of efficient and sustainable water-user and water catchment management associations in irrigation schemes/project areas

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation and DAES, the private sector, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Build capacities of existing and new water-user and water catchment management associations

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation and DAES, the private sector, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.7: Support integration of irrigation in power generation and sustainable water management investments where feasible. Policy Objective: Maximize the benefits of irrigation and electrical power investments in a sustainable manner

Incorporate insofar as possible irrigation into the design of rural electrification programs, whether through factoring in the use of electric pumps in the design of electricity distribution plans or the incorporation of irrigation schemes into the design of hydropower investments

Incorporate insofar as possible irrigation into the design of rural electrification programs, whether through factoring in the use of electric pumps in the design of electricity distribution plans or the incorporation of irrigation schemes into the design of hydropower investments

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeIncorporate upstream and downstream water management infrastructure and institutions into the design of gravity-fed irrigation schemes

MoAIWD – Dept. of IrrigationMoNREM – Dept. of Environmental Affairs

2016-2020

Develop a system or routine groundwater monitoring in the environs of all groundwater-based intensive irrigation schemes

MoAIWD – Dept. of IrrigationMoNREM – Dept. of Geological Survey

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.2.8: Support innovation in irrigation systems through research, technology generation, and dissemination.Policy Objective: Increase knowledge of farmers in irrigation technologies

Increase investments in research, technology generation, and dissemination related to irrigation systems.

MoAIWD – Dept. of Irrigation, DAES, and DARSPrivate sector

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.3: Mechanisation of Agriculture

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.3.1: Promote mechanisation of farming, agro-processing and value addition.Policy Objective: Improve efficiency and reduce burden of labour associated with lack of proper mechanization, to make farming attractive

Encourage smallholder farmers to consolidate fragmented land holdings through farmer-based organizations.

MoAIWD – DAES, DCD Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development,Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Boost use of small and medium multi-purpose machinery for value addition, agro-processing and storage.

MoAIWD-DCDPrivate sector

2017-2020

Intensify use of animal-draft power through establishment of animal traction centres, where applicable.

MoAIWD – DAHLD, DAES, DCD 2017-2020

Policy Statement 3.3.2: Facilitate market-based imports of new and used agricultural machinery that are appropriate for Malawi and meet established standards.Policy Objective: Increase availability of and access to affordable agricultural machinery in Malawi

Provide incentives for financial institutions to provide credit for the purchase of farm and agro-processing machinery

MoFEP&D Financial institutionsMoAIWD-DCD

2016-2020

Improve access to farm machinery under the government tractor hire scheme.

MoAIWD-DCDMinistry of Industry and Trade, MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Introduce machinery hire-for-purchase lease schemes.

MoAIWD-DCD Private sector, MoFEP&D

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.3.3: Facilitate market-based imports and production of quality spare parts of agricultural machinery.Policy Objective: Improve maintenance of agricultural machinery for sustained use and maximum return on investment.

Ensure availability of spare parts and maintenance services for all farm machinery and equipment.

MoFEP&D,MoAIWD-DCD Private sector, Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.3.4: Facilitate the growth of entrepreneurs in the agricultural mechanisation and services industry.Policy Objective: Improve capacity to develop and use agricultural machinery

Build capacity of local stakeholders to produce or assemble appropriate agricultural machinery.

MoAIWD – DARS, DCDPrivate sectorTechnical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) Malawi universitiesVocational training centres

2016-2020

Build capacity in the safe and productive operation of agricultural machinery and in its management and maintenance.

MoAIWD – DARS, DCDMoTPW– Plant and Vehicle Hire and Engineering Services (PVHES)Private sector

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.3.5: Promote home-grown inventions and innovations in agricultural mechanisation and service provision.Policy Objective: Increase capacity in Malawi for developing and adapting appropriate agricultural machinery

Create innovative curricula in agricultural engineering for vocational and technical and for tertiary educational institutions

Malawi UniversitiesTEVETAVocational training centres Development partners

2016-2020

Conduct research on agricultural mechanization.

MoAIWD – DARS and DCD,Private sector,Research institutes

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.3.6: Promote the development and growth of farmer-managed agricultural mechanisation groups.Policy Objective: Improve sustainability in utilizing and servicing agricultural machinery

Build capacity of local stakeholders to finance, operate, manage, and maintain agricultural machinery.

MoAIWD – DARS, DCD, DAESMoTPW – Plant and Vehicle Hire and Engineering Services (PVHES)Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development TEVETAPrivate sector

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.4: Agriculture Market Development, Agroprocessing and Value Addition

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.4.1: Promote the growth and development of efficient and inclusive agricultural value chains that ensure competitive and fair pricing of agricultural commodities.Policy Objective: Promote competitiveness of agriculture marketing value chains.

Train farmers in appropriate use of technologies, inputs, and storage facilities to enhance farmers’ productivity and product quality.

MoAIWD-DEASMinistry of Industry and TradeNGOsFarmer organizationsCompetition and Fair Trading Commission

2016-2020

Strengthen farmer organizations through improving the development, branding, quality, and marketing of their products, establishing labour standards, and building skills in price negotiation.

MoAIWDMinistry of Transport and Public WorksMinistry of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentFarmer organizations

2016-2020

Strengthen the capacity of the private sector, farmer organizations/ cooperatives to store and process farm produce.

MoAIWDPrivate sectorMinistry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Promote the development of joint ventures, linkages, and partnerships for value addition among farmer organizations and with processors.

MoAIWDPrivate sectorMinistry of Industry and TradeFarmer organizations

2016-2020

Promote competitive and fair functioning of commodity exchanges and warehouse receipt systems.

MoAIWDPrivate sectorMinistry of Industry and TradeFarmer organizations; Competition and Fair Trading Commission

2016-2020

Conduct intensive finance literacy and agribusiness training, especially among women and youth.

MoFEP&DReserve Bank of MalawiFarmer organizationsMoAIWD-DAES

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeSupport consumer literacy programs along the agricultural value chains.

MoAIWD-DEASMinistry of Industry and TradeNGOsFarmer organizationsCompetition and Fair Trading Commission

2016-2020

Promote development and maintenance of agriculture-related infrastructure, such as roads, value addition centres, and warehouses to enhance urban-rural market linkages.

MoAIWDMinistry of Transport and Public WorksMinistry of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentFarmer organizations

2016-2020

Promote competitiveness in the transport sector, including through other modes of transport.

MoAIWDMinistry of Transport and Public Works

2016-2020

Promote niche markets for non-traditional products for exports, e.g., oil seeds and fisheries.

MoAIWDMoFEP&DMinistry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Promote increased use of contract farming, out-grower schemes, and other appropriate value chain coordinating mechanisms for smallholder commercialization.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade Farmer organizations

2016-2020

Establish an appropriate stakeholder and policymaker representation and coordination body to develop value chains.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade,MoFEP&D

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.4.2: Facilitate the creation of new structured markets, especially in legumes, oilseeds, sugarcane, coffee, livestock, and horticulture and fisheries products.Policy Objective: Achieve fair prices and increase profitability of non-traditional agricultural market commodities

Develop a policy framework for the pricing of agricultural produce and product improving on the current systems such as minimum farm-gate prices and contract farming.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade, Competition and Fair Trading Commission

2016-2017

Monitor fairness and competitiveness of pricing taking place under contract farming.

MoAIWD, MoIT, Competition and Fair Trading Commission

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.4.3: Facilitate ADMARC reforms to improve market efficiency and profitability to the benefit of farmers.Policy Objective: Enable ADMARC, as appropriate, to play a facilitating role in the development of smallholder agriculture in Malawi.

Establish a memorandum of understanding between ADMARC and government so that ADMARC can play its social functions related to food security and social protection on a full-cost recovery basis without putting at risk its commercial functions and activities

MoAIWDADMARC managementMoFEP&DMinistry of Industry and Trade

2016

Improve efficiency and broaden business base of commercial activities of ADMARC, using different modalities such as franchising and renting out warehouses.

MoAIWDADMARC managementMoFEP&DMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector

2016-2017

Strategically reduce costs associated with maintaining and operating the infrastructure of ADMARC without compromising its ability to engage in provision of agricultural marketing services to smallholders

MoAIWDADMARC managementMoFEP&D

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeReview the minimum buying price policy and focus on alternative mechanisms for increasing competitive pricing of agricultural produce to the benefit of the smallholder farmer and ADMARC

MoAIWDADMARC management Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016

Policy Statement 3.4.4: Promote agricultural value addition and agro-processing. Policy Objective: Increased value addition and processing of agriculture products.

Encourage private sector agribusiness investments in rural areas geared at creating processing and value addition clusters and hubs.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector,Malawi Bureau of Standards

2016-2020

Mobilize resources to cater for small and medium agro-processing enterprises through enhancing partnerships with other state and non-state actors.

MoAIWDMoFEP&DNGOs, Malawi Bureau of StandardsDevelopment partners

2017-2020

Strengthen national agro-processing forums to coordinate the implementation of agro-processing interventions by all stakeholders.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector,Malawi Bureau of StandardsFarmer organizationsNGOs

2017-2020

Promote expos for agricultural value added products in the domestic and export markets.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector, Malawi Bureau of Standards

2016-2020

Promote value addition in selected agro-based products for import substitution.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, Malawi Bureau of Standards

2016-2020

Promote provision of regular, updated, and timely information and research regarding agro-based industries.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade, Malawi Bureau of Standards

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeSupport district level alignment of localized agro-processing strategies to enhance integration of activities.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade, Malawi Bureau of StandardsMinistry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.4.5: Support the growth and promote the competitiveness of agricultural commodity exchanges to enhance agricultural market efficiency.

Policy Objective: Address price variability risks farmer face in output market through their increased participation in structured agricultural commodity markets

Promote farmers access to commodity exchange systems

MoAIWD – DAPS, MoIT-Private Sector Development, Auction Holdings Limited Commodity Exchange (AHCX), Agriculture Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE), Banking institutions, Development partners

2016-2020Facilitate increase in number of commodities traded on commodity exchanges

Promote market risk management through commodity exchanges

Policy Statement 3.4.6: Strengthen and harmonize agricultural market information systems.Policy Objective: Development of market information systems that are up to date, reliable, comprehensive, and neutral.

Support collaborative collection, processing, and dissemination of agricultural market data.

MoAIWDMoFEP&DNational Statistical Office

2016-2020

Promote farmers’ access to up-to-date and reliable market information on commodity demand, prices (inputs/outputs), and services.

MoAIWDMoFEP&DNational Statistical OfficeFarmer organizations

2016-2020

Facilitate access to modern information and communication technology (ICT) tools among farmers, youth, and agro-businesses in rural communities and households.

MoAIWD Ministry of Industry and TradeMinistry of Information, Tourism and Civic EducationPrivate sectorNGOs

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeBuild capacities for producers and farmers in the use of market information systems.

MoAIWD Ministry of Industry and TradeMinistry of Information, Tourism and Civic EducationPrivate sectorNGOs

2016-2020

Strengthen national agricultural information management programmes using ICT based technologies.

MoAIWDDevelopment partnersMinistry of Information, Tourism and Civic Education

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.4.7: Ensure that agricultural market and trade policies and regulations are transparent, evidence-based and enforced.Policy Objective: Improvement of agriculture trade policy implementation.

Support policy consistency and coherence on food security, food safety, and trade, including export bans and licensing, and import tariffs.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Promote evidence-based trade policy formulation, dialogue, and implementation through existing structures and stakeholder forums.

2016-2020

Support the development of a coordinated and credible regional and continental framework to address issues of food security, particularly through regional trade.

MoAIWDMoFEP&D

2016-2020

Support capacity development for trade policy formulation and implementation, impact assessment, and negotiation on agro-based products.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector

2016-2020

Promote introduction of one food safety organisation to oversee all issues of food safety in the country

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.4.8: Promote access to financial services and agricultural credit, particularly for producers and small and medium agro-processors, including women and youth and persons with disabilities.Policy Objective: Increase financial access and financial inclusion for agriculture sector enterprises.

Support product financing through trader credit, marketing and wholesale company finance, and lead-firm financing.

MoFEP&DMoAIWDBanking sectorMicro-finance institutions

2016-2020

Facilitate trade-receivables financing through instruments such as an Export Development Fund

MoFEP&DMoAIWDReserve Bank of Malawi

2016-2020

Facilitate physical-asset collateralization through warehouse receipts finance repurchase agreements (repos) and financial leasing (lease–purchase).

MoFEP&DMoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sector

2016-2020

Facilitate development of agriculture risk mitigation products markets, including insurance, forward contracts, and futures contracts.

MoFEP&DMoAIWDReserve Bank of MalawiPrivate sector

2016-2020

Facilitate development of other financial enhancements geared towards the agriculture sector, such as securitization instruments, loan guarantees, joint-venture finance, matching grants, and others.

MoFEP&DMoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.4.9: Support improvements in quality standards and grading systems for all agricultural commodities. Policy Objective: Improve quality and standards of agriculture products.

Support efforts to improve product quality and product safety for export-oriented processing clusters and for domestic markets.

Ministry of Industry and TradeMoAIWD-DARS and DAES, Malawi Bureau of Standards, IITA

2016-2020

Promote the development and use of grading and quality standards in oil seed and sugarcane products, livestock and meat, dairy products, and fisheries.

Facilitate the development of process control and product examination and certification services for agricultural commodities.

Strengthen audit and accreditation systems for the agriculture sector.

Develop customized training programs to improve quality, control disease, and assure on-farm food safety.

Policy Statement 3.4.10: Promote regional and global exports of value-added agricultural commodities.Policy Objective: Increase agricultural exports by smallholder farmers.

Support ongoing monitoring of prevalent non-trade barriers in Malawi’s agriculture export markets and a reduction of Malawi’s own agriculture-related non-trade barriers.

Ministry of Industry and TradeMoAIWDMoFEP&DReserve Bank of Malawi

2016-2020

Conduct extensive promotion of Malawi’s agricultural products abroad through foreign missions and trade fairs.

2016-2020

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Through market research on consumer demand and quality requirements, develop a profile for high impact agricultural enterprises that provide good returns on investment.

Ministry of Industry and TradeMoAIWDAcademic and research institutionsMalawi Investment and Trade Centre

2016-2020

Promote compliance and commitments to bi-lateral and multi-lateral regional integration instruments.

MoAIWDMinistry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Industry and TradeMoFEP&D

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.5: Food and Nutrition Security

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.5.1: Promote production and utilisation of diverse nutritious foods in line with the National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan.

Policy Objective: Ensure that national food and nutrition security is achieved through production and utilization of sufficient quantities of high-quality foods

Improve the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of farm households in dietary diversification.

MoAIWD-DAESMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSMinistry of EducationMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social WelfareNGOsCivil society organizationsMediaAcademic and research institutionsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Reengage the services and strengthen the capacity of Farm Home Assistants/Assistant Food and Nutrition Officers and Lead Farmers on dietary issues.

2016-2020

Support the coordination of nutrition sensitive extension service delivery from state and non-state actors in order to realize synergies and optimize benefits.

2016-2020

Promote the production of high value and nutritious legumes, drought-resistant crops, horticultural crops, livestock, and aquaculture.

MoAIWDMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Promote agricultural related income generating activities to enable the population to obtain sufficient income for their food and nutrition requirements.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and TradePrivate sectorNGOsMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Promote the utilization of indigenous fruits, vegetables, small stock, edible insects, and small wild animals.

Ministry of EducationMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social WelfareMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSNGOsCivil society organizationsMediaFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.5.2: Foster adequate market supply and access of diverse and nutritious foods.Policy Objective: Ensure availability and access to safe and nutritious food products in sufficient quantities

Encourage farmers to diversify production of crops, livestock, and fish in order to enhance availability of nutritious food products.

MoAIWD-DAES, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, Civil society organizations,NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020Strengthen food markets and value chains to deliver sufficient, high quality, nutritious, safe, and culturally acceptable indigenous foods.

Strengthen social protection programs to cater for the most vulnerable food insecure households.

MoAIWD-DCD, MoFEP&D, Private sector,Development partners, Civil society organizations, NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Promote increased participation in off-farm income generating enterprises, especially for women and youth.

MoAIWD-DAPS, Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS, Ministry of EducationMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social WelfareNGOs, Civil society organizations, MediaAcademic and research institutionsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Improve targeting mechanisms for the delivery of safety net programmes, including cash transfers.

MoAIWD-DAPS, MoFEP&D, Private sectorDevelopment partners, Civil society organizations,NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePromote equitable distribution of income, especially for women through enhancement of their knowledge of market functions.

MoAIWD-DAES, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, Civil society organizations,NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Promote technologies that reduce post-harvest losses in storage, preservation and food processing.

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, Civil society organizations, NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.5.3: Ensure food safety for all.Policy Objective: Increase production and consumption of safe food

Introduce quality control and monitoring mechanisms for agricultural food products, including detection of aflatoxin and maximum residual levels for pesticides and food additives.

MoAIWD-DARS,Malawi Bureau of Standards, Ministry of Health,Research institutions,Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sectorFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Improve coordination for food safety control among key stakeholders in the food chain, including identification of roles and responsibilities.

MoAIWD, Malawi Bureau of Standards,Ministry of Health,Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sector

2016-2020Enhance implementation of food safety legislation, especially sanitary and phytosanitary and inspectorate measures in order to protect the general public and promote trade of safe food.

Strengthen capacity of communities to deal with food safety issues.

MoAIWD-DAES, Malawi Bureau of Standards,Ministry of Health,Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sectorNGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.5.4: Promote private sector investments in production, processing and marketing of high quality nutritious foods; including complementary foods.Policy Objective: Enhance private sector production of safe and nutritious food products

Create a competitive environment with reduced risk in doing business for private sector investments in value chains related to food security and nutrition.

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, NGOs,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Link private sector firms to biofortification initiatives.

Improve access to credit and finance for private sector business to encourage the production of nutritious foods.

MoAIWD-DCD, MoFEP&D, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS,Private sectorFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Facilitate private sector branding or generic advertising and branding that surpasses national quality standards in order to encourage high quality standards and food safety.

MoAIWDMinistry of Industry and Trade, Malawi Bureau of Standards,Private sector,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.5.5: Coordinate investments and sub-sectoral policies and strategies that help improve the nation’s nutritional status and promote healthy diets.Policy Objective: Increase agriculture sector’s contribution to nutrition

Link production of nutritious foods with school feeding programmes and other food programmes.

MoAIWD – DAES,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS,Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,Development partners; NGOsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Advocate for increased budgetary allocation for nutrition-enhancing agricultural activities.

MoAIWD – DAES,MoFEP&D,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.5.6: Promote bio-fortification and fortification of major food staples.Policy Objective: Increase production and consumption of micronutrient dense foods

Promote investments in food value chain for fortification and nutrient supplementation.

MoAIWD-DAES and DARS,Ministry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS,Private sector,Civil society organizations,NGOs,Research institutionsFarmer Organizations

2016-2020Enhance plant breeding and biotechnology techniques to improve nutrient content of major staple foods.

Promote awareness campaigns on biofortified and fortified foods.

Promote the large scale adoption of biofortified food varieties for production, commercialization and consumption.

MoAIWD – DCD, DARS, DAES Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sectorFarmer Organizations

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.5.7: Promote food and nutrition education for allPolicy Objective: Increase knowledge of proper nutrition caring practices

Link local farmer organizations with community-level Nutrition Care Groups to create nutrition-focused synergies.

MoAIWD-DAES, Private sector, Civil society organizationsNGOs, Farmer organizationsMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDS,Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

2016-2020Promote extension education and behavioural change communication for improved nutrition.

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Policy Priority Area 3.6: Agricultural Risk Management

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.6.1: Establish a diversified portfolio of agricultural production risk management instruments and technologies.Policy Objective: Reduce losses associated with systematic agricultural risks

Promote transparency and rules-based management and interventions in markets

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade, National Food Reserve Agency,ADMARC, private sector

2016-2020

Promote coordination between and within institutions and actors dealing with agricultural risk management

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade, National Food Reserve Agency,ADMARC

2016-2020

Coordinate and strengthen key institutions in agricultural risk management such as ADMARC, Department of Disaster Management Affairs, National Food Reserve Agency

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade, National Food Reserve Agency,ADMARC, Department of Disaster Management Affairs

2016-2020

Move towards a combination of virtual (e.g. call options, etc.) and physical Strategic Grain Reserves for Malawi

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Industry and Trade, National Food Reserve Agency,ADMARC

2016-2020

Increase farmer adoption of drought and flood tolerant crop varieties

MoAIWD-DCD, DARS, DAES 2016-2020

Promote the use of agricultural insurance as a risk mitigation measure, such as weather-index crop and livestock insurance and livestock health insurance

MoAIWD,Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services

2016-2020

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Policy Statement 3.6.2: Support improvements in the quality of market information systems for management of risks associated with agricultural markets.Policy Objective: Improve the quality and amount of information available for risk management in agricultural markets

Increase resources for development of a market information system

-DAPS, National Statistical Office

2016-2020

Improve M&E of risk management interventions to assess impacts of policies and interventions and to improve effectiveness of policy making

MoAIWD-DAPS, National Statistical Office,Universities and research institutions

2016-2020

Strengthen food security early warning system to make it more comprehensive and efficient in alerting stakeholders of any emerging food security risks.

MoAIWD-DCD, Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee,National Food Reserve Agency, ADMARC, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector,Department of Disaster Management Affairs,Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining

2016-2020

Enhance quality and timeliness of data collection, analysis, and information dissemination to enable informed decision making and rapid response in the event of a food security emergency.

MoAIWD – DAPS, National Statistical Office,Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector,Department of Disaster Management Affairs

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.6.3: Support a regional approach to ensuring food and nutrition security.Policy Objective: Improve management of food security risks

Promote investments in regional strategic grain reserves and storage systems for the purposes of addressing food security risks.

MoAIWD-DCD, National Food Reserve Agency,ADMARC,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Private sector, SADC, Department of Disaster Management AffairsMalawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.6.4: Promote integrated management and control of pests and diseases.Policy Objective: Reduce pre and post- harvest losses and enhance quality of agricultural products

Invest in and maintain infrastructure and equipment for pest and disease management, including dip tanks and mist blowers.

MoAIWD – DAHLD, DCD, and Dept. of Fisheries

2016-2020

Empower communities, through capacity strengthening initiatives, to manage infrastructure for pest and disease control.

MoAIWD – DAHLD, DARS, DCD, and Dept. of Fisheries

2016-2020

Strengthen surveillance systems for monitoring outbreaks of pests and diseases.

MoAIWD – DAHLD, DARS, DCD, and Dept. of Fisheries

2016-2020

Strengthen programmes for animal disease prevention, including vaccination.

MoAIWD – DAHLD and DARS, Universities and research institutions,NGOs, Private sector

2016-2020

Test and explore biotechnology options for disease and pest control

MoAIWD – DARS and DAHLDNational universities Research organizations

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.7: Empowerment of Youth, Women and Vulnerable Groups in Agriculture

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.7.1: Promote access to, ownership and control of productive resources, including land, water, and farm inputs, for women, youth and vulnerable groups.Policy Objective: Increase profitable participation of youth, women and vulnerable groups in agricultural production

Implement specialized projects that allocate land titles and water rights to households, especially for youth, women and vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development,Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare,MoAIWD-DAES, Private sector, Ministry of Labour and Youth

2016-2020

Create community awareness on youth, women and vulnerable groups’ empowerment and ownership of land and other productive resources.

Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development,Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare,MoAIWD-DAES, Ministry of Justice,Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Develop and upscale agricultural programmes and technologies that are youth-friendly and gender-sensitive

MoAIWD-DAES Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare

2016-2020

Create and support youth, women and vulnerable groups for increased participation in commercial agriculture along all value chains.

MoAIWD-DEAS, Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare,Ministry of Labour and Youth,Private sector

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.7.2: Promote agricultural education and technical training for women, youth, and vulnerable groups particularly those living with disabilities.Policy Objective: Improve capacity of youth, women and vulnerable groups to effectively participate in agricultural development

Promote increased youth participation in agriculture and agribusinesses through promoting youth champions as community role models to encourage other youth.

MoAIWD-DCD, DAPS, and DAESMinistry of Labour and Youth NGOs

2016

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Revise agricultural curricula in education institutions at all levels so that agricultural subjects are more agri-business oriented.

MoAIWD-DAES,Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,TEVETA,Development partners

2016

Strengthen the capacity of agricultural training institutions

MoAIWD, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,MoFEP&D, Development partners

2016-2020

Design and implement residential agricultural leadership programs using community colleges, rural technical colleges, and other training institutions targeting school leavers.

MoAIWDMinistry of Labour and Youth,Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,TEVETA

2016-2020

Design and implement mentorship programs to support youth engagement in the agriculture sector.

MoAIWD, Ministry of Labour and Youth Small and Medium Enterprise Development Institute (SMEDI)

2017-2020

Coordinate the delivery of mass media and other ICT to advocate for agribusiness development, especially among women, youth and vulnerable groups.

MoAIWD – DAES and Dept. of Agricultural Communications,Ministry of Information, Tourism and Civic EducationMinistry of Labour and Youth Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social WelfareNGOs

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.7.3: Support agribusiness entrepreneurship among women, youth, and vulnerable groups particularly those living with disabilities.Policy Objective: Improve agribusiness skills of women, youth and vulnerable groups

Support formation of women and youth groups that receive agribusiness training, finance, management and leadership skills, while paying attention to representation of vulnerable groups.

MoAIWD-DAES, Ministry of Labour and Youth,Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,TEVETA,Development partners,Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.7.4: Facilitate access to finance for women, youth and vulnerable groups in agriculture.Policy Objective: Reduce gender, age and other inequalities in access to finance

Facilitate provision of start-up capital to school-leavers and university graduates for agri-business development.

MoAIWD, TEVETA,Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Facilitate women’s, youth’s and vulnerable groups’ access to finance through formation of groups

MoAIWD-DAES, Ministry of Labour and Youth, TEVETA,Banking sector, Development partnersMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.7.5: Promote participation of women, youth and vulnerable groups in agroprocessing, value addition and agricultural exports.Policy Objective: Reduce gender, age and other gaps in agriculture

Design dedicated programs for women, youth and vulnerable groups in production of agro-exports, agroprocessing, and value addition.

MoAIWD-DCD and DAES, Ministry of Industry and Trade,NASFAM, FUM, Civil Society Organizations,Ministry of Labour and Youth, Development partnersMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare

2016-2020

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Policy Priority Area 3.8: Institutional Development, Coordination and Capacity Strengthening

Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframePolicy Statement 3.8.1: Promote stakeholder coordination in formulation, implementation, and review of agriculture and related policies and programs.Policy Objective: Enhance synergies of all players in the agricultural sector

Improve the capacity of MoAIWD and other stakeholders to review and update agricultural policies in a timely manner.

Office of the President and Cabinet,MoAIWD-DAPS, MoFEP&D,Development partners

2016-2020

Improve performance management and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems in agriculture.

MoAIWD-DAPS, MoFEP&D, CISANET, Development partners

2016-2020

Strengthen the Agriculture Sector Working Group to harness synergies and establish innovative approaches for improved functioning of existing systems in the sector.

Office of the President and CabinetMoAIWD-DAPS, Ministry of Industry and Trade,MoFEP&D

2016-2020

Rationalize and standardize procedures, regulatory environment and policy coordination for agricultural trade.

MoAIWD-DAPS, Ministry of Industry and Trade

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.8.2: Promote development of professionally-operated and efficient farmer organizations, particularly cooperatives.Policy Objective: Transform subsistence farmers into commercialized farmers

Update the farmer organization database.

MoAIWD – DAES, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Farmer organizations, NGOs

2016

Review the status of farmer organizations and investigate factors associated with successful farmer organizational development.

MoAIWD – DAES,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Farmer organizations

2016

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeIdentify and strengthen organizations working on farmer organization capacity development to improve the effectiveness of farmer organizations.

MoAIWD – DAES,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Farmer organizations

2016-2017

Design and implement programs to meet existing capacity gaps of registered and functional farmer organizations, associations, and cooperatives.

MoAIWD – DAES,Ministry of Industry and Trade,Farmer organizations

2017

Create awareness among smallholder farmers on the advantages and benefits of organizing themselves into farmer organizations.

2016-2020

Build capacity of farmer organizations to facilitate the delivery of extension services to their members.

MoAIWD-DAES, Private sector, Ministry of Industry and Trade,NGOs, Development partners

2016-2020

Support the development of new farmer organizations focusing on targeted value chains, e.g., oilseeds and dairy.

MoAIWD-DAES and DCD,Private sector, Ministry of Industry and Trade,Development partners

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.8.3: Improve coordination and capacity for agricultural services delivery.Policy Objective: Enhance capacity for improved agricultural service delivery.

Mobilize resources to improve extension delivery systems within districts and EPAs.

MoAIWD – DAES, DAHLD, DARS, and Dept. of FisheriesNon-state agricultural extension service providers,Private sector, Development partners,Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

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Objective Strategy Responsibility TimeframeStrengthen pluralistic demand-driven extension policy and its implementation.

MoAIWD – DAES, DAHLD, DARS, and Dept. of FisheriesNon-state agricultural extension service providers,Private sector, Development partners

2016

Build capacity to coordinate the pluralistic and decentralized extension system, i.e. coordinating state and non-state extension service providers in order to harmonize and standardize extension messages.

MoAIWD – DAES, Non-state agricultural extension service providers,Private sector,Development partners

2016-2017

Improve service conditions for front line agriculture staff, enhancing mobility, training, staff motivation, and equipment.

MoAIWD-DAES, NGOs,Development partners,Private sector

2016-2020

Recruit, train, and retain more front line agricultural staff, with a specific focus on increasing female staff recruitment and retention at all levels.

MoAIWD-DAES, NGOs,Development partners,Private sector

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.8.4: Facilitate and support infrastructural development for improved agricultural public service delivery. Policy Objective: Improved public agricultural service delivery

Embark on housing and office improvements for agricultural frontline staff.

MoAIWD-DAES,Ministry of Transport and Public Works – Dept. of Buildings; MoFEP&D; Development partnersMoLHUD – Dept. of HousingMinistry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Mobilize resources for construction and maintenance of agriculture-related infrastructure, including infrastructure for cutting-edge research.

MoAIWD – DARSMinistry of Transport and Public Works – Dept. of Buildings,Development partners

2016-2020

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Collaborate on rural electrification programs for agricultural area offices, staff houses, and agro-processing hubs.

MoAIWDMinistry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining – Dept. of Energy

2016-2017

Collaborate on transport infrastructure and investments in line with agricultural development programs.

MoAIWDMinistry of Transport and Public Works, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

2016-2020

Improve communication infrastructure and networks in MoAIWD offices.

MoAIWDMinistry of Information, Tourism and Civic Education

2016-2020

Policy Statement 3.8.5: Promote reforms of agricultural institutions, subsidies and programmes to make them more sustainable and cost effective. Policy Objective: Increase the sustainability and efficiency of agricultural subsidy programmes

Explore manufacturing or blending fertilizers locally or regionally to reduce costs.

MoAIWD-DCD, Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Justice,MoFEP&D,Private sector

2016-2017

Encourage and broaden private sector participation in fertilizer and other farm input markets.

MoAIWD-DCD, MoFEP&D,Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Justice,Ministry of Industry and Trade, Private sector

2016-2017

Rationalize farmer contribution to the subsidized farm inputs.

MoAIWD-DCD,MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Design a strategy for successful graduation of farmers from subsidy programmes.

MoAIWD-DCD,MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Incorporate complimentary integrated soil fertility management practices as part of farm input subsidies.

MoAIWD-DCD and DLRC, MoFEP&D, Research institutions

2016-2020

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Use agricultural subsidies to promote zoning and crop diversification.

MoAIWD-DCD and DLRC, MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Improve the procurement efficiencies of farm inputs to ensure timely delivery.

MoAIWD – DCD and FISP Logistics Unit, Smallholder Farmer Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi,MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Improve and scale up innovative approaches for delivery of agricultural subsidies.

MoAIWD-DCD,MoFEP&D,Development partners

2016-2017

Improve the targeting criteria of subsidies to be in line with the commercialization of subsistence farmers, i.e., targeting of productive farmers.

MoAIWD-DCD,MoFEP&D

2016-2017

Policy Statement 3.8.6: Integrate HIV/AIDS interventions in agricultural strategies and program implementation.Policy Objective:Mainstream gender and HIV/AIDS in agricultural programs

Increase access to agricultural labour-saving technologies to households with members living with HIV/AIDS.

MoAIWD – DAES 2016-2020

Ensure effective implementation of the Gender, HIV and AIDS strategy of MoAIWD in partnership with stakeholders.

MoAIWD – DAESMinistry of Health – Dept. of Nutrition, HIV, and AIDSMinistry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social WelfareDevelopment partners

2016-2020

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ANNE

X 2:

M

ONI

TORI

NG A

ND E

VALU

ATIO

N PL

AN F

OR

THE

NATI

ONA

L AG

RICU

LTUR

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LICY

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.1

: Sus

tain

able

Agr

icul

tura

l Pro

duct

ion

and

Prod

uctiv

ity

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.1

: Pro

mot

e inn

ovat

ive an

d hig

h qua

lity a

gricu

ltura

l exte

nsio

n and

advis

ory s

ervic

es in

volvi

ng bo

th pu

blic

and n

on-

state

exte

nsio

n ser

vice p

rovid

ers.

Exten

sion o

fficers

recru

ited,

traine

d an

d retr

ained

perio

dicall

yRa

tio of

agric

ultur

al ex

tensio

n serv

ice w

orke

rs to

farm

ers

1:10

00

[By 2

020]

1:30

00[So

urce

: DAE

S, 20

14]

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S),

non-s

tate r

esea

rch

and e

xtens

ion se

rvice

pr

ovide

rs, D

epart

men

t of

Hum

an Re

sour

ces.

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

for

recru

itmen

t and

tra

ining

exten

sion

worke

rs

Stand

ards f

or re

gulat

ing pr

ovisi

on

of ex

tensio

n and

advis

ory s

ervice

s in

Mala

wi se

t and

reinf

orced

Agric

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al ex

tensio

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ndard

s and

regu

lator

y fra

mew

ork i

n plac

e

10

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S);

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lders

are

able

to ag

ree on

the

mini

mum

stan

dard

s

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nder

sens

itive

know

ledge

m

anag

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t, com

mun

icatio

n and

inf

orm

ation

shari

ng m

echa

nism

se

t up

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er se

nsitiv

e ICT

base

d ex

tensio

n prom

oted

Agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gy

adop

tion i

ndex

[W

eight

ed m

ean o

f sha

re of

farm

ed ar

ea pl

anted

us

ing m

odern

agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gies a

vaila

ble

in M

alawi

, plus

share

of

lives

tock p

opula

tion t

hat is

of

impr

oved

bree

ds. In

volve

s im

prov

ed se

ed va

rietie

s, fer

tilize

rs, fa

rm m

achin

es,

anim

al br

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g and

fis

herie

s tec

hnolo

gies]

60%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D (D

AES,

DAPS

, DA

RS), D

istric

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ea St

akeh

older

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ls, no

n-stat

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tensio

n serv

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prov

iders,

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s, de

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men

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ners

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mati

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sem

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A data

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of al

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icultu

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the c

ount

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Publi

c agr

icultu

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tabas

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lace a

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ssible

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ase a

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port

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S)Re

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

for ce

nsus

of al

l ag

ricult

ural

exten

sion

prog

rams

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cato

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rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Coord

inatio

n am

ong a

ll exte

nsion

se

rvice

prov

iders

at all

leve

ls,

espe

cially

at di

strict

leve

l str

engt

hene

d.

Agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gy

adop

tion i

ndex

60%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S), M

A-FA

S, Di

strict

and A

rea

Stake

holde

r Pan

els,

Distr

ict Ag

ricult

ural

Deve

lopm

ent O

fficers

, no

n-stat

e exte

nsion

se

rvice

prov

iders.

Exten

sion s

ervice

pr

ovide

rs are

willi

ng

to co

llabo

rate

Harm

onize

d exte

nsion

mes

sage

s on

vario

us ag

ricult

ural

techn

ologie

s am

ongs

t exte

nsion

servi

ce

prov

iders.

Use o

f inno

vativ

e exte

nsion

ap

proa

ches

such

as m

odel

villag

e far

mer

field

schoo

ls, fa

rmer

busin

ess s

choo

ls, pl

ant c

linics

and

lead f

armers

prom

oted.

DAES

; non

-state

ex

tensio

n serv

ice

prov

iders

Farm

ers w

illing

to

be tra

ined a

s lea

d far

mers

Infor

mati

on m

anag

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t, co

mm

unica

tion a

nd kn

owled

ge

shari

ng m

echa

nism

s set

up an

d m

aintai

ned

DAES

; non

-state

ex

tensio

n serv

ice

prov

iders

Exten

sion s

ervice

pr

ovide

rs are

willi

ng

to co

llabo

rate

Agric

ultur

al fai

rs, sh

ows,

and e

xpos

to

expo

se fa

rmers

to ne

w ag

ricul-

tural

tech

nolog

ies us

ed.

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S, DA

RS), n

on-st

ate

exten

sion s

ervice

pr

ovide

rs

New

agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gies a

vaila

ble

Trans

porta

tion a

ssets,

such

as

vehic

les an

d moto

rcycle

s, to

enab

le ex

tensio

n age

nts r

each

out to

farm

-ers

acqu

ired a

nd m

aintai

ned.

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S, De

pt.

of Ad

mini

strati

on)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

purch

ase a

nd

main

tain e

quipm

ent

Incen

tives

for r

ecru

iting a

nd re

tain-

ing ex

tensio

n offic

ers pr

ovide

d.M

oAIW

D (D

ept. o

f Hu

man

Reso

urce

s and

DA

ES).

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urce

s ava

ilable

to

prov

ide in

cent

ives

Enha

nced

mon

itorin

g and

pe

rform

ance

evalu

ation

syste

ms f

or

gove

rnm

ent e

xtens

ion of

ficers

.

MoAIW

D (DA

ES &

Dept.

of

Huma

n Reso

urces)

, no

n-stat

e exte

nsion

ser

vice p

rovide

rs.

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

enha

nce m

onito

ring

and p

erfor

man

ce

evalu

ation

syste

m

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cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.2

: Esta

blish

effe

ctive

, dem

and-

drive

n agr

icultu

ral in

nova

tion s

yste

ms f

or re

sear

ch an

d tec

hnol

ogy g

ener

atio

n, an

d diss

emin

atio

n.

Deve

lopm

ent o

f new

seed

varie

ties,

lives

tock b

reeds

, fish

finge

rling

s, an

d oth

er ag

ricult

ural

techn

ologie

s, inc

luding

fish f

eed f

orm

ulatio

n pr

omote

d

Agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gy

adop

tion i

ndex

60%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D (D

ARS)

Acad

emic

and r

esea

rch

instit

ution

s

Capa

city a

vaila

ble to

de

velop

new

tech-

nolog

ies

Parti

cipati

on of

a wi

de ra

nge o

f pla

nt br

eede

rs in

the p

ublic

and

priva

te se

ctors

and i

n farm

er org

ani-

zatio

ns pr

omote

d.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

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e: 4 t

/ha

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4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

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mon

Bean

s 1.0

t/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

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t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

[Targ

ets ba

sed

on as

sessm

ent o

f yie

ld ga

ps in

Guid

e to

Agric

ultur

al Pro

ducti

on]

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

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2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

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ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

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bean

: 1.1

t/ha

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npea

: 1.0t

/ha

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mon

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s 0.5t

/ha

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ower:

1.0t

/ha

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hum

: 1t/h

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illet: 0

.85t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

[Sour

ce: A

PES d

ata-

2014

]

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IWD

(DAR

S) Ac

adem

ic an

d res

earch

ins

titut

ions

Stake

holde

rs wi

lling-

ness

to pa

rticip

ate in

br

eedin

g proc

ess

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cato

rTa

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line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

The S

eed S

ervice

s Unit

to m

ake i

t se

mi-a

uton

omou

s for

impr

oved

se

ed ce

rtific

ation

and q

uality

cont

rol

restru

ctured

.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

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4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

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mon

Bean

s 1.0

t/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

[Targ

ets ba

sed

on as

sessm

ent o

f yie

ld ga

ps in

Guid

e to

Agric

ultur

al Pro

ducti

on]

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

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2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1

t/ha

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npea

: 1.0t

/ha

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mon

Bean

s 0.5t

/ha

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ower:

1.0t

/ha

Sorg

hum

: 1t/h

aM

illet: 0

.85t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

[Sour

ce: A

PES d

ata-

2014

]

MoA

IWD

(Seed

Se

rvice

s Unit

– DA

RS)

Capa

city a

vaila

ble fo

r res

tructu

ring p

roces

s

Progr

ams a

imed

at ar

restin

g ag

ro-bio

divers

ity de

terior

ation

an

d int

egrat

ing di

verse

spec

ies in

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n init

iated

and

imple

men

ted.

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DC

D)Re

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

im

plem

ent p

rogram

s

Soil n

utrie

nt an

alysis

for e

fficien

t fer

tilize

r app

licati

on an

d utili

zatio

n pr

omote

d

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DL

RC, A

cade

mia

and

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s CG

IAR CE

NTER

S AND

CI

P

Soil s

tructu

re an

d co

mpo

sition

know

n

Dev

elopm

ent a

nd co

mm

ercial

ap

plica

tion o

f agr

icultu

ral

biotec

hnolo

gies,

includ

ing tis

sue

cultu

re, lo

cal p

roduc

tion o

f inoc

ulant

for

legu

mes

, vete

rinary

vacci

nes

and m

edici

nes,

and p

estic

ides

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S),

LUAN

AR, N

ation

al Co

mm

ission

for

Scien

ce an

d Te

chno

logy

Com

merc

ial

oppo

rtunit

ies

avail

able

for

biotec

hnolo

gies

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rform

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cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Priva

te se

ctor im

ports

of

germ

plasm

, foun

datio

n see

d, an

d va

rietie

s tha

t hav

e bee

n em

pirica

lly

tested

, app

roved

, and

certi

fied i

n oth

er SA

DC an

d COM

ESA c

ount

ries

facilit

ated.

Agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gy

adop

tion i

ndex

60%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, MoIT

, M

RA, M

ITCFa

vour

able

polic

es

adop

ted to

allow

for

impo

rts

Foste

red co

llabo

ration

betw

een

DARS

, nati

onal

unive

rsitie

s, pr

ivate

secto

r and

othe

r ent

ities i

nvolv

ed in

th

e dev

elopm

ent o

f new

agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gies,

includ

ing liv

estoc

k tec

hnolo

gies.

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DC

D, Liv

estoc

k, an

d Fis

herie

s), N

ation

al un

iversi

ties,

Priva

te se

ctor

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t ava

ilable

for

colla

borat

ion

Dem

and-d

riven

and p

artici

pator

y res

earch

invo

lving

farm

ers an

d co

nsum

ers pr

omote

d.

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DA

ES), P

rivate

secto

r, NG

Os

Abilit

y to i

dent

ify

resea

rchab

le are

as

Tech

nolog

ies fo

r agr

o-proc

essin

g, pr

eserv

ation

and s

torag

e to r

educ

e po

st-ha

rvest

loss d

evelo

ped.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor

Adeq

uate

capa

city

and r

esou

rces

avail

able

Indige

nous

know

ledge

integ

rated

wi

th sc

ientifi

c res

earch

for

agric

ultur

e.

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, Na

tiona

l Univ

ersitie

s, Fa

rmers

and

Com

mun

ities

Willi

ngne

ss to

com

plem

ent

scien

tific r

esea

rch

with

indig

enou

s kn

owled

ge

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.3

: Fac

ilita

te ti

mely

and e

quita

ble a

ccess

to hi

gh qu

ality

farm

inpu

ts, in

cludi

ng or

gani

c and

inor

gani

c fer

tilize

r and

impr

oved

seed

, liv

esto

ck br

eeds

, and

fish

fing

erlin

gs

Grow

th of

priva

te-se

ctor-le

d ag

ricult

ural

input

supp

ly sy

stem

that

respo

nds t

o farm

er ne

eds p

romote

d.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

Rice:

4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

Com

mon

Bean

s: 1.0

t/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by

end o

f 201

6Iri

sh Po

tatoe

s: TB

D by

end o

f 201

6Sw

eet P

otatoe

s: TB

D by

end o

f 20

16[G

uide t

o Ag

ricult

ural

Produ

ction

]

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

Rice:

2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1

t/ha

Pigeo

npea

: 1.0t

/ha

Com

mon

Bean

s: 0.5

t/ha Su

nflow

er: 1.

0t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 1

t/ha

Mille

t: 0.85

t/ha

Cassa

va: T

BD by

end o

f 20

16Iri

sh Po

tatoe

s: TB

D by

en

d of 2

016

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

by

end o

f 201

6[So

urce

: APE

S data

- 20

14]

Priva

te se

ctor (

Agro-

deale

rs), M

oAIW

D, M

oIT, C

IP

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Grow

th of

priva

te-se

ctor-le

d ag

ricult

ural

input

supp

ly sy

stem

that

respo

nds t

o farm

er ne

eds p

romote

d.

Lives

tock p

opula

tions

Beef

cattl

e: 2

milli

onDa

iry ca

ttle:

200,0

00Go

at & s

heep

: 8

milli

onCh

icken

s: 90

m

illion

Pigs:

4.5 m

illion

Capt

ure fi

sheri

es:

156,0

00 to

nnes

Aqua

cultu

re:8,0

00 to

nnes

Beef

cattl

e: 1.2

8 m

illion

Dairy

cattle

: 63,0

00Go

at & s

heep

5.95

m

illion

Chick

en: 6

4 milli

onPig

: 3.0

milli

onCa

ptur

e fish

eries

: 11

3,673

tonn

esAq

uacu

lture:

4,742

tonn

es[So

urce

: Ann

ual

Econ

omic

Repo

rt,20

14]

Priva

te se

ctor (

Agro-

deale

rs), M

oAIW

D, M

oIT,

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

Input

supp

ly th

rough

farm

er-ba

sed

organ

izatio

ns, a

gro-d

ealer

s, an

d co

ntrac

t farm

ing ar

range

men

ts pr

omote

d.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

Rice:

4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

Com

mon

Bean

s 1.0

t/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by

end o

f 201

6Iri

sh Po

tatoe

s: TB

D by

end o

f 201

6Sw

eet P

otatoe

s: TB

D by

end o

f 20

16[G

uide t

o Agr

icul-

tural

Prod

uctio

n]

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

Rice:

2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1

t/ha

Pigeo

npea

: 1.0t

/ha

Com

mon

Bean

s 0.5t

/ha

Sunfl

ower:

1.0t

/ha

Sorg

hum

: 1t/h

aM

illet: 0

.85t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by en

d of

2016

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by

end o

f 201

6Sw

eet P

otatoe

s: TB

D by

en

d of 2

016

[Sour

ce: A

PES d

ata-

2014

]

MoA

IWD,

Farm

er Ba

sed O

rgan

izatio

ns,

Agro-

deale

rs, M

oIT,

NGOs

,

Capa

city t

o proc

ure

input

s from

the

priva

te se

ctor

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Acce

ss to

finan

ce fo

r sup

ply an

d pu

rchas

e of fa

rm in

puts

facilit

ated.

Lives

tock p

opula

tions

Beef

cattl

e: 2m

illion

Dairy

cattle

: 20

0,000

Goat

& she

ep: 8

m

illion

Chick

ens:

90

milli

onPig

s: 4.5

milli

onCa

ptur

e fish

eries

: 15

6,000

tonn

esAq

uacu

lture:

8,000

tonn

es

Beef

cattl

e: 1.2

8 m

illion

Dairy

cattle

: 63,0

00Go

at & s

heep

5.95

m

illion

Chick

en: 6

4 milli

onPig

: 3.0

milli

onCa

ptur

e fish

eries

11

3,673

tonn

esAq

uacu

lture

4,742

tonn

es[So

urce

: Ann

ual

Econ

omic

Repo

rt,

2014

]

Mini

stry o

f Fina

nce,

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.4

: : Pr

omot

e inv

estm

ents

in cl

imat

e-sm

art a

gricu

lture

and s

usta

inab

le lan

d and

wat

er m

anag

emen

t, inc

ludi

ng in

tegr

ated

soil

ferti

lity m

anag

emen

t and

cons

erva

tion a

nd ut

ilisa

tion o

f Mala

wi’s

rich a

grob

iodi

versi

ty

Progr

ams m

itigati

ng la

nd

degr

adati

on, s

uch a

s catc

hmen

t area

pr

otecti

on an

d app

ropria

te far

ming

pr

actic

es su

ppor

ted.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

Rice:

4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

Com

mon

bean

s: 1t

/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by

end 2

016

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

Rice:

2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1

t/ha

Pigeo

npea

: 1.0t

/ha

Com

mon

bean

s: 0.5

t/ha Su

nflow

er: 1.

0t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 1

t/ha

Mille

t: 0.85

t/ha

Cassa

va: T

BD by

end

2016

MoA

IWD

(DLR

C, DA

ES), M

NREM

(Dep

t. of

Envir

on. A

ffairs

), NG

Os, D

evelo

pmen

t pa

rtners

, Nati

onal

unive

rsitie

s, CI

P

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

supp

ort s

oil

mitig

ating

prog

rams

Protec

ted la

nd ar

eas,

fores

ts, an

d wa

ter sh

ores f

or co

nserv

ation

de

signa

ted.

MoA

IWD

(DLR

C, Fis

herie

s), M

oNRE

M

(Fores

try D

ept.)

Land

avail

able

for

prote

ction

Agro-

ecolo

gical

zonin

g and

im

plem

entat

ion of

farm

ing sy

stem

s on

the b

asis

of sp

atial

com

parat

ive

adva

ntag

e prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

Min

of La

nds,

MoIT

Asse

ssmen

t un

derta

ken,

Avail

able

farm

ing sy

stem

s

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Cons

ervati

on ag

ricult

ure p

romote

d.Iri

sh Po

tatoe

s: TB

D by

end 2

016

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

by en

d of

2016

[Guid

e to

Agric

ultur

al Pro

ducti

on]

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by

end 2

016

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

by

end o

f 201

6[So

urce

: APE

S data

- 20

14]

MoA

IWD

(DLR

C, DA

ES,

DARS

) NGO

s; Fa

rmers

org

aniza

tions

Willi

ngne

ss to

adop

t con

serva

tion

agric

ultur

e

Nitro

gen-fi

xing p

lants,

such

as

legu

mes

, and

agrof

orestr

y tec

hnolo

gies a

nd sy

stem

s in c

rop

farm

ing sy

stem

s int

roduc

ed an

d pr

omote

d.

MoA

IWD

(DCD

, DA

ES),M

oNRE

M (D

ept

of Fo

restry

) Res

earch

ins

titut

ions

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

inves

t in ag

rofor

estry

Judic

ious u

se of

orga

nic an

d ino

rgan

ic fer

tilize

rs pr

omote

d.M

oAIW

D (D

CD, D

AES)

Know

ledge

on us

e of

orga

nic an

d ino

rgan

ic fer

tilize

rs

Stren

gthe

n the

capa

city o

f the

natio

nal re

posit

ory c

entre

for p

lant

and l

ivesto

ck ge

netic

reso

urce

s for

foo

d and

agric

ultur

e (ge

ne ba

nk)

to co

nserv

e ind

igeno

us cr

ops a

nd

lives

tock f

or us

e in t

he cu

rrent

and

futur

e bree

ding p

rogram

mes

Num

ber o

f plan

t, live

stock

an

d fish

eries

spec

ies

cons

erved

TBD

by en

d of

2016

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DC

D, DA

HLD,

Fishe

ries,

CGIAR

, Dev

elopm

ent

Partn

ers)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

cons

erve g

eneti

c m

ateria

l and

spec

ies

Empo

wer c

omm

unitie

s thr

ough

ca

pacit

y stre

ngth

ening

initia

tives

for

on fa

rm co

nserv

ation

and

susta

inable

utilis

ation

of

agrob

iodive

rsity

Desig

nate

in sit

u con

serva

tion s

ites

for cr

op w

ild re

lative

s in p

rotec

ted

areas

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Chara

cteris

e and

evalu

ate cr

op

and l

ivesto

ck di

versi

ty av

ailab

le in

the g

ene b

ank f

or in

clusio

n in t

he

Natio

nal b

reedin

g prog

ramm

e

Num

ber o

f plan

t, live

stock

an

d fish

eries

spec

ies

cons

erved

TBD

by en

d of

2016

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S, DC

D, DA

HLD,

Fishe

ries,

CGIAR

, Dev

elopm

ent

Partn

ers)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

cons

erve g

eneti

c m

ateria

l and

spec

ies

Crea

te aw

arene

ss on

impo

rtanc

e of

indige

nous

crop

s and

lives

tock i

n en

hanc

ing ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctiv

ity

Dom

estic

ate in

terna

tiona

l ins

trum

ents

which

gove

rn

cons

ervati

on an

d utili

satio

n of

agrob

iodive

rsity

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.5

: Stim

ulat

e sig

nific

ant p

rivat

e sec

tor i

nves

tmen

ts in

high

-pro

ducti

vity a

gricu

ltura

l pro

ducti

on.

All la

ws, re

gulat

ions,

and p

olicie

s th

at im

pact

upon

agric

ultur

al inv

estm

ent in

Mala

wi to

ensu

re th

at th

ey ar

e rea

sona

ble, tr

ansp

arent

, an

d pred

ictab

le an

d do n

ot im

pose

un

nece

ssary

burd

ens t

o dom

estic

an

d fore

ign ag

ricult

ural

inves

tors

review

ed.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

al se

ctor

10%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D-DA

PSM

inistr

y of J

ustic

e and

Co

nstit

ution

al Aff

airs

MoIT

, Dev

elopm

ent

partn

ers

Hum

an ca

pacit

y ex

ists t

o rev

iew an

d de

sign a

pprop

riate

laws,

regula

tions

and

polic

ies

Hum

an ca

pacit

y to

prom

ote pr

ofitab

le inv

estm

ents

in ag

ricult

ure,

exist

s

A stra

tegy t

o red

esign

prob

lemati

c law

s, reg

ulatio

ns, a

nd po

licies

de

velop

ed.

Ident

ify, in

vent

ory,

prom

ote,

and f

acilit

ate en

gage

men

t in

profi

table

agric

ultur

al inv

estm

ent

oppo

rtunit

ies fo

r both

dom

estic

and

foreig

n agr

icultu

ral in

vesto

rs.

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.6

: Pro

mot

e im

prov

ed ac

cess

to fi

nanc

ial se

rvice

s, in

cludi

ng ag

ricul

tura

l cre

dit a

nd in

sura

nce.

Innov

ative

finan

cing s

chem

es fo

r ru

ral fa

rmers

throu

gh pr

oduc

t fin

ancin

g, su

ch as

trade

r cred

it, inp

ut-su

pplie

r fina

nce,

coop

erativ

e ba

nks o

r villa

ge gr

ain ba

nks

desig

ned a

nd im

plem

ented

.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

al se

ctor

10%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D, M

oFEP

&D,

Bank

ing Se

ctor,

Priva

te se

ctor, F

armer

organ

izatio

ns

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

an

d cap

acity

to de

sign

schem

es

Farm

er an

d agr

o-ent

repren

eur

unde

rstan

ding a

nd ad

heren

ce

to loa

n and

agric

ultur

al cre

dit

proc

edur

es st

rengt

hene

d.

MoA

IWD,

Farm

er org

aniza

tions

Farm

ers ab

ility t

o un

derst

and n

ew

conc

epts

Estab

lishm

ent o

f an a

gricu

ltural

de

velop

men

t fund

or ba

nk w

hich

is rei

nsur

ed th

rough

insu

rance

co

mpa

nies a

dvoc

ated f

or.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, RB

M, B

ankin

g Sec

tor,

Priva

te se

ctor

Reso

urce

s and

ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

deve

lop ba

nks

Rural

wom

en’s a

nd yo

uth’s

acce

ss to

finan

cial s

ervice

s and

agric

ultur

al cre

dit en

hanc

ed

MoA

IWD,

Min.

of

Gend

er, M

in. of

Yout

h, Ba

nking

Secto

r

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

for

yout

h and

wom

en

Stren

gthe

ned m

icro-fi

nanc

e ins

titut

ions i

n rur

al are

as ad

voca

ted

for.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, RB

M, M

FIsW

illing

ness

of m

icro-

finan

ce in

stitu

tions

to

be st

rengt

hene

d

Capa

city o

f farm

er org

aniza

tions

to

facilit

ate de

livery

of fin

ancia

l se

rvice

s to t

heir m

embe

rs bu

ilt.

MoA

IWD,

Farm

er org

aniza

tions

, Ban

king

Secto

r, Priv

ate se

ctor

Coop

eratio

n fro

m

all st

akeh

olders

and

avail

abilit

y of fi

nanc

es

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.1.7

: Pro

vide i

ncen

tives

to fa

rmer

s to d

iversi

fy th

eir cr

op, li

vesto

ck, a

nd fi

sher

ies pr

oduc

tion a

nd ut

ilisa

tion.

Intro

ducti

on of

rural

abatt

oirs

in se

lected

tradin

g cen

tres f

or

prod

uctio

n of q

uality

and s

afe m

eat

and m

eat p

roduc

ts for

dom

estic

and

expo

rt m

arkets

prom

oted

Num

ber o

f rur

al ab

attoir

s op

eratin

g to f

ull ca

pacit

yTB

D by

end o

f 201

6M

oAIW

D (D

AHLD

, Fis

herie

s), N

SO,

MoF

EP&D

Willi

ngne

ss to

inves

t in

abatt

oirs b

y priv

ate

secto

r, dev

elopm

ent

partn

ers an

d go

vern

men

t

Appr

opria

te ex

tensio

n mes

sage

s on

dive

rsific

ation

of ag

ro-ba

sed

enter

prise

prod

uctio

n with

an

emph

asis

on oi

lseed

s, ho

rticu

lture,

liv

estoc

k, an

d fish

eries

desig

ned.

Share

of ag

ricult

ural

GDP

from

oilse

eds,

lives

tock

and fi

sheri

es, i.

e., no

t from

tob

acco

and m

aize

Simps

on In

dex o

f Ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n div

ersific

ation

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n

50%

60%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S, DA

HLD,

Fishe

ries),

NS

O, M

oFEP

&D

Appr

opria

te ex

tensio

n m

essa

ges a

vaila

ble

Tax a

nd no

n-tax

ince

ntive

s for

pr

oduc

tion o

f crop

s, es

pecia

lly

oilse

eds,

horti

cultu

re, liv

estoc

k, an

d fis

herie

s prov

ided.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, M

oITCo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Small

holde

r eng

agem

ent in

ind

igeno

us ag

ro-ba

sed e

nterp

rises

, e.g

., pou

ltry,

small

rum

inant

s, ve

getab

les, a

nd fru

its st

rengt

hene

d.

MoA

IWD

(DCD

, DA

HLD,

Fishe

ries),

Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns,

Priva

te se

ctor,

DNHA

, Res

earch

org

aniza

tions

,

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n en

terpr

ises

The c

apac

ity of

the d

airy i

ndus

try to

m

arket

dairy

prod

ucts

locall

y and

int

ernati

onall

y stre

ngth

ened

.

Milk

prod

uctiv

ity (li

tres/c

ow/

day

≥20li

tres/c

ow/d

ay8 l

itres

/cow/

day

MoA

IWD-

DAHL

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Bulk

ing

Grou

ps, N

GOs,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n the

dairy

ind

ustry

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National Agriculture Policy

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.2

: Sus

tain

able

Irrig

atio

n De

velo

pmen

tOu

tput

Perfo

rman

ce In

dica

tor

Targ

etBa

selin

eVe

rifica

tion s

ource

Assu

mpt

ions

/Risk

s

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.1

: Fas

t-tra

ck in

frastr

uctu

re in

vestm

ents

for s

mall

hold

er an

d lar

ge-sc

ale ir

rigat

ion s

chem

es in

line w

ith th

e obj

ectiv

es of

the N

atio

nal

Irrig

atio

n Mas

ter P

lan an

d Inv

estm

ent F

ram

ewor

k

Area

s with

irriga

tion p

otent

ial to

fac

ilitate

utiliz

ation

of irr

igable

land

su

staina

bly de

velop

ed.

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha (2

014)

[Sour

ce: M

oAIW

D-De

partm

ent o

f Irr

igatio

n Ann

ual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MoA

IWD

(Dep

artm

ent

of Irr

igatio

n Serv

ices,

DLRC

); Gree

n Belt

Ho

lding

s; M

inistr

y of

Land

s; M

oNRE

M

(Envir

onm

ental

Aff

airs);

Land

tenu

re sy

stem

s an

d wate

r use

right

s are

favo

urab

leFin

ance

s for

inv

estin

g in i

rriga

tion

infras

tructu

re m

ade

avail

able

Expe

rtise

and

capa

city t

o im

plem

ent ir

rigati

on

prog

ramm

es av

ailab

le

Year

round

dive

rsifie

d irri

gatio

n far

ming

prom

oted.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, cas

sava

, Iri

sh po

tatoe

s, an

d swe

et po

tatoe

s.

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

Rice:

4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

Comm

on be

ans: 1

t/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by

end 2

016

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by en

d 201

6Sw

eet P

otatoe

s: TB

D by

end 2

016

[Guid

e to

Agric

ultur

al Pro

ducti

on]

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

Rice:

2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1t

/ha

Pigeo

npea

: 1.0t

/ha

Com

mon

bean

s: 0.5

t/ha Su

nflow

er: 1.

0t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 1

t/ha

Mille

t: 0.85

t/ha

Cassa

va: T

BD by

end

2016

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by

end 2

016

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

by

end 2

016

[Sour

ce: A

PES d

ata-

2014

]

Depa

rtmen

t of

Irriga

tion,

Gree

n Belt

Ho

lding

s, DL

RC, D

AES,

Priva

te se

ctor, C

IP

Farm

ers ar

e willi

ng to

pr

actis

e irri

gatio

n.Fin

ance

s for

co

nstru

cting

irriga

tion

infras

tructu

re for

sm

allho

lder fa

rmers

is

mad

e ava

ilable

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Inves

tmen

ts in

water

harve

sting

tec

hnolo

gies a

nd st

orage

syste

ms

for irr

igatio

n prom

oted

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

Dep

t of

Irriga

tion A

nnua

l Re

port

2014

]

MoA

IWD

-Dep

t of

Wate

r; De

pt of

Irr

igatio

n, DA

ES, D

LRC;

GB

H

Wate

r res

ource

s av

ailab

le

Ensu

re en

viron

men

tal an

d so

cial im

pact

asse

ssmen

ts an

d env

ironm

ental

mitig

ation

an

d man

agem

ent p

lans a

re im

plem

ented

for a

ll irri

gatio

n pr

ojects

.

Irriga

tion E

fficien

cy In

dex

[Weig

hted

avera

ge of

wa

ter us

e effic

iency

ratio

s i.e

. ratio

of am

ount

of

water

cons

umed

by cr

op

to th

e am

ount

of w

ater

supp

lied t

hrou

gh irr

igatio

n, ex

pres

sed a

s a pe

rcent

age]

80%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D- D

epart

men

t of

Irriga

tion;

MoN

REM

(En

viron

men

tal

Affair

s); Irr

igatio

n pr

oject

imple

men

ters

Capa

city t

o und

ertak

e en

viron

men

tal

and s

ocial

impa

ct as

sessm

ent e

xists

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.2

: Fac

ilita

te th

e mob

ilisa

tion o

f fina

ncial

reso

urce

s and

tech

nica

l exp

ertis

e for

the e

xpan

sion o

f sus

tain

able

irrig

atio

n sch

emes

and

prac

tices

.

Reso

urce

s for

incre

ased

publi

c inv

estm

ent in

irriga

tion

deve

lopm

ent m

obiliz

ed.

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

Dep

t of

Irriga

tion A

nnua

l Re

port

2014

]

MoA

IWD

-Dep

t of W

a-ter

; Dep

t. of Ir

rigati

on,

DAES

, DLR

C; G

BH,

priva

te se

ctor

Land

tenu

re sy

stem

s an

d wate

r use

right

s are

favo

urab

le Fin

ance

s for

inv

estin

g in i

rriga

tion

infras

tructu

re m

ade

avail

able

Expe

rtise

an

d cap

acity

to

imple

men

t irrig

ation

pr

ogram

mes

avail

able

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs res

ource

s th

at are

com

mitte

d to i

rriga

tion

inves

tmen

ts co

ordina

ted.

Priva

te se

ctor in

vestm

ents

in irr

igatio

n of c

rops,

includ

ing

thos

e not

tradit

ionall

y targ

eted f

or

irriga

tion,

e.g. m

aize a

nd oi

lseed

s en

cour

aged

.

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.3

: Sup

port

priva

te in

vestm

ents

and t

he de

velo

pmen

t of P

ublic

-Priv

ate-P

artn

ersh

ips i

n esta

blish

ing i

rriga

tion e

nter

prise

s.

Parti

cipati

on an

d inv

estm

ent

of pr

ivate

secto

r, NGO

s, an

d sm

allho

lder c

omm

unitie

s in

com

merc

ial irr

igatio

n dev

elopm

ent

and m

anag

emen

t, inc

luding

pr

omoti

on of

partn

ership

s betw

een

the p

rivate

and p

ublic

secto

rs (P

PPs)

in irr

igatio

n inv

estm

ents

facilit

ated.

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

An

nual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MITC

, MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

oLHU

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, CSO

s, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t for

inves

tmen

t

Facil

itate

creati

on of

inno

vativ

e fin

ancin

g mec

hanis

m fo

r priv

ate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

susta

inable

irr

igatio

n farm

ing.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

al se

ctor

> 10

%TB

D by

end 2

016

Mini

stry o

f Fina

nce,

MoA

IWD,

Dept

. of

Irriga

tion S

ervice

s; Gr

een B

elt H

olding

s, De

velop

men

t part

ners

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces f

rom

va

rious

sour

ces

Deve

lopm

ent o

f dim

bas (

vege

table

gard

ens)

and l

inking

of di

mba

ow

ners

to loc

al su

perm

arkets

su

ppor

ted.

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.4

: Fac

ilita

te th

e sha

ring o

f les

sons

in th

e sou

ther

n Afri

ca re

gion

on su

stain

able

appr

oach

es to

inve

sting

and m

anag

ing i

rriga

tion

syste

ms.

Foru

ms t

o sha

re ex

perie

nces

amon

g irr

igatio

n sch

emes

in th

e reg

ion

prom

oted

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

An

nual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MoA

IWD

– Dep

t. of

Irriga

tion,

MoIT

, FUM

, Farm

ers

Union

s in o

ther

coun

tries

, SA

DC, C

OMES

A, an

d rel

evan

t regio

nal

organ

izatio

ns,

NGOs

Reso

urce

s are

avail

able

to su

ppor

t su

ch fo

rum

s at a

reg

ional

level

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.5

: Ens

ure t

hat i

rriga

tion i

nfra

struc

ture

desig

ns ac

com

mod

ate f

ood a

nd pr

ofita

ble c

ash c

rops

.

Optim

al irr

igated

prod

uctio

n tec

hnolo

gies a

nd te

chniq

ues f

or

the p

riorit

y crop

s tha

t hav

e not

typica

lly be

en pr

oduc

ed in

Mala

wi

unde

r irrig

ation

inve

stiga

ted an

d de

velop

ed

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

An

nual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, DEA

S, De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

, Pr

ivate

secto

r

Willi

ngne

ss of

farm

ers to

inve

st in

such

irriga

tion

schem

es

Know

ledge

of fa

rmers

to en

able

the

profi

table

irriga

ted pr

oduc

tion o

f th

e prio

rity c

rops b

uilt

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.6

: Pro

mot

e effi

cient

use o

f wat

er in

all ir

rigat

ion s

chem

es.

Prom

ote de

velop

men

t of e

fficien

t an

d sus

taina

ble w

ater-u

ser a

nd

water

catch

men

t man

agem

ent

asso

ciatio

ns in

irriga

tion s

chem

es/

proje

ct are

as

Irriga

tion E

fficien

cy In

dex

80%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D - D

EAS,

Dept

. of

Irriga

tion,

Mini

stry o

f Loc

al Go

vern

men

t and

Rural

De

velop

men

t, Priv

ate

secto

r,

Reso

urce

s are

avail

able

and f

armers

are

willi

ng to

form

as

socia

tions

Build

capa

cities

of ex

isting

and n

ew

water

-user

and w

ater c

atchm

ent

man

agem

ent a

ssocia

tions

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.7

: Sup

port

inte

grat

ion o

f irri

gatio

n in p

ower

gene

ratio

n and

susta

inab

le wa

ter m

anag

emen

t inv

estm

ents

wher

e fea

sible.

Incor

porat

e ins

ofar a

s pos

sible

irriga

tion i

nto d

esign

of ru

ral

electr

ificati

on pr

ogram

s, wh

ether

throu

gh fa

ctorin

g in u

se of

elec

tric

pum

ps in

desig

n of e

lectri

city

distri

butio

n plan

s or in

corp

oratio

n of

irriga

tion s

chem

es in

to de

sign o

f hy

drop

ower

inves

tmen

ts

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

An

nual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MoA

IWD

– Dep

t. of

Irriga

tion,

MoN

REM

– De

pt. o

f Ene

rgy A

ffairs

, En

viron

men

tal Af

fairs,

an

d Geo

logica

l Sur

vey,

ESCO

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Upstr

eam

and d

owns

tream

wate

r m

anag

emen

t infra

struc

ture

and

instit

ution

s inc

orpo

rated

into

the

desig

n of g

ravity

-fed i

rriga

tion

schem

es

Area

unde

r irrig

ation

124,0

00 ha

(202

0)10

4,000

ha[So

urce

: MoA

IWD-

De

pt. o

f Irrig

ation

An

nual

Repo

rt 20

14]

MoA

IWD

– Dep

t. of

Irriga

tion,

MoN

REM

– De

pt. o

f Ene

rgy A

ffairs

, En

viron

men

tal Af

fairs,

an

d Geo

logica

l Sur

vey,

ESCO

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces

A sys

tem fo

r rou

tine g

round

water

m

onito

ring i

n the

envir

ons o

f all

grou

ndwa

ter-ba

sed i

nten

sive i

rriga

-tio

n sch

emes

deve

loped

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.2.8

: Sup

port

inno

vatio

n in i

rriga

tion s

yste

ms t

hrou

gh re

sear

ch, te

chno

logy

gene

ratio

n, an

d diss

emin

atio

n.

Increa

se in

vestm

ents

in res

earch

, tec

hnolo

gy ge

nerat

ion, a

nd

disse

mina

tion r

elated

to irr

igatio

n sy

stem

s.

Irriga

tion E

fficien

cy In

dex

80%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D-De

pt. o

f Irr

igatio

n, DA

ES an

d DA

RS, p

rivate

secto

r

Adeq

uate

capa

city

and r

esou

rces

avail

able

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National Agriculture Policy

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.3

: Mec

hani

satio

n of

Agr

icul

ture

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.1

: Pro

mot

e mec

hani

satio

n of f

arm

ing,

agro

-pro

cess

ing a

nd va

lue a

dditi

on.

Enco

urag

e sm

allho

lder fa

rmers

to

cons

olida

te fra

gmen

ted la

nd

holdi

ngs t

hrou

gh fa

rmer-

base

d org

aniza

tions

.

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ct

Num

ber o

f ope

ration

al ag

ricult

ural

mac

hines

(tr

actor

s, po

wer t

illers,

plo

ughs

, com

bine

harve

sters,

etc.)

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: An

nual

Econ

omic

Repo

rt, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, M

oLHU

D, Fa

rmers

org

aniza

tions

Willi

ngne

ss to

cons

olida

te fra

gmen

ted la

nd

Boos

t use

of sm

all an

d med

ium

mult

i-pur

pose

mac

hinery

for v

alue

addit

ion, a

gro-p

roces

sing a

nd

storag

e.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor

Avail

abilit

y of

small

and m

edium

m

ultipu

rpos

e m

achin

ery

Inten

sify u

se of

anim

al-dr

aft po

wer

throu

gh es

tablis

hmen

t of a

nimal

tracti

on ce

ntres

, whe

re ap

plica

ble.

MoA

IWD-

DAHL

D, DA

ES, D

CDRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to es

tablis

h anim

al tra

ction

cent

res

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.2

: Fac

ilita

te m

arke

t-bas

ed im

ports

of ne

w an

d use

d agr

icultu

ral m

achi

nery

that

are a

ppro

priat

e for

Mala

wi an

d mee

t esta

blish

ed

stand

ards

.

Provid

e inc

entiv

es fo

r fina

ncial

ins

titut

ions t

o prov

ide cr

edit f

or

the p

urch

ase o

f farm

and a

gro-

proc

essin

g mac

hinery

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ct

Num

ber o

f ope

ration

al ag

ricult

ural

mac

hines

(tr

actor

s, po

wer t

illers,

plo

ughs

, com

bine

harve

sters,

etc.)

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Mini

stry o

f Fina

nce,

Rese

rve Ba

nkLe

nding

risks

are

man

agea

ble

Impr

ove a

ccess

to far

m m

achin

ery

unde

r the

gove

rnm

ent tr

actor

hire

schem

e.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

inistr

y of F

inanc

eTra

ctors

avail

able

for

the s

chem

e

Introd

uce m

achin

ery hi

re-for

-pu

rchas

e lea

se sc

hem

es.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

inistr

y of

Finan

ce

Tracto

rs an

d oth

er m

achin

ery av

ailab

le for

the s

chem

e

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.3

: Fac

ilita

te m

arke

t-bas

ed im

ports

and p

rodu

ction

of qu

ality

spar

e par

ts of

agric

ultu

ral m

achi

nery.

Ensu

re av

ailab

ility o

f spa

re pa

rts an

d m

ainten

ance

servi

ces f

or al

l farm

m

achin

ery an

d equ

ipmen

t

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ctNu

mbe

r of o

perat

ional

agric

ultur

al m

achin

es

(trac

tors,

powe

r tille

rs,

ploug

hs, co

mbin

e ha

rveste

rs, et

c.)

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT,

Capa

city t

o main

tain

equip

men

t and

av

ailab

ility o

f spa

res

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.4

: Fac

ilita

te th

e gro

wth o

f ent

repr

eneu

rs in

the a

gricu

ltura

l mec

hani

satio

n and

serv

ices i

ndus

try.

Build

capa

city o

f loca

l stak

ehold

ers

to pr

oduc

e or a

ssem

ble ap

prop

riate

agric

ultur

al m

achin

ery.

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ctNu

mbe

r of o

perat

ional

agric

ultur

al m

achin

es

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD-

DARS

Priva

te se

ctor, T

EVET

ARe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

as

sem

ble m

achin

ery

Build

capa

city i

n the

safe

and

prod

uctiv

e ope

ration

of ag

ricult

ural

mac

hinery

and i

n its

man

agem

ent

and m

ainten

ance

.

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, M

oTPW

– Pla

nt an

d Ve

hicle

Hire

and

Engin

eerin

g Serv

ices

(PVH

ES), P

rivate

secto

r

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

build

capa

city

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.5

: Pro

mot

e hom

e-gro

wn in

vent

ions

and i

nnov

atio

ns in

agric

ultu

ral m

echa

nisa

tion a

nd se

rvice

prov

ision

.

Crea

te inn

ovati

ve cu

rricu

la in

agric

ultur

al en

ginee

ring f

or

voca

tiona

l and

tech

nical

and f

or

tertia

ry ed

ucati

onal

instit

ution

s

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ct

Num

ber o

f ope

ration

al ag

ricult

ural

mac

hines

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R 201

5]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Mala

wian

Univ

ersitie

s, TE

VATA

, Voc

ation

al Tra

ining

Cent

res,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Capa

city t

o dev

elop

innov

ative

curri

cula

exist

s

Cond

uct re

searc

h on a

gricu

ltural

m

echa

nizati

on.

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, and

DC

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Re

searc

h ins

titut

ions

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

unde

rtake

rese

arch

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.6

: Pro

mot

e the

deve

lopm

ent a

nd gr

owth

of fa

rmer

-man

aged

agric

ultu

ral m

echa

nisa

tion g

roup

s.

Build

capa

city o

f loca

l stak

ehold

ers

to fin

ance

, ope

rate,

man

age,

and

main

tain a

gricu

ltural

mac

hinery

.

Annu

al gr

owth

in Ag

ricul-

tural

Gros

s Dom

estic

Prod

uct

> 6%

annu

ally

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, DCD

, DA

ES, P

VHES

, Min.

of

Loca

l Gov

t. TEV

ETA,

priva

te se

ctor

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.1

: Pro

mot

e the

grow

th an

d dev

elopm

ent o

f effi

cient

and i

nclu

sive a

gricu

ltura

l valu

e cha

ins t

hat e

nsur

e com

petit

ive an

d fair

prici

ng

of ag

ricul

tura

l com

mod

ities

Traini

ng of

farm

ers in

appr

opria

te us

e of te

chno

logies

, inpu

ts, an

d sto

rage f

acilit

ies to

enha

nce f

armers

’ pr

oduc

tivity

and p

roduc

t qua

lity.

Annu

al gr

owth

in

agric

ultur

al va

lue ad

dition

an

d agr

o-pro

cesse

d out

put

Annu

al gr

owth

in re

al inc

ome r

ealis

ed fro

m

agric

ultur

e

Perce

ntag

e of la

bour

force

em

ploye

d in v

alue a

dditio

n an

d agr

opro

cessi

ng

Share

of N

ation

al Bu

dget

disbu

rsed t

o agr

icultu

re se

ctor

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts.

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts.

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n.

20%

> 6%

20%

[By 2

020]

≥ 10

%

50%

20%

50%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

14.3%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f La

bour

, NGO

s, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns

Farm

ers sh

ow up

for

traini

ngs

Stren

gthe

n farm

er org

aniza

tions

th

rough

impr

oving

the

deve

lopm

ent, b

randin

g, qu

ality,

an

d mark

eting

of th

eir pr

oduc

ts,

estab

lishin

g lab

our s

tanda

rds,

and

build

ing sk

ills in

price

nego

tiatio

n.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f La

bour

, Priv

ate se

ctor,

MoIT

, Farm

er org

aniza

-tio

ns

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n farm

er or

ganiz

ation

s

Stren

gthe

n the

capa

city o

f the

priva

te se

ctor t

o stor

e and

proc

ess

farm

prod

uce.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

c-tor

, MoIT

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

proc

ess a

nd st

ore

farm

prod

uce

Prom

ote th

e dev

elopm

ent o

f joint

ve

ntur

es, li

nkag

es, a

nd pa

rtners

hips

for va

lue ad

dition

amon

g farm

er org

aniza

tions

and w

ith pr

oces

sors.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT, F

armer

organ

izatio

ns

Willi

ngne

ss of

stake

holde

rs to

parti

cipate

in jo

int

vent

ures

Prom

ote co

mpe

titive

and f

air

functi

oning

of co

mm

odity

ex

chan

ges a

nd w

areho

use r

eceip

t sy

stem

s.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT, F

armer

organ

izatio

ns

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

Cond

uct in

tensiv

e fina

nce l

iterac

y an

d agr

ibusin

ess t

rainin

g, es

pecia

lly

amon

g wom

en an

d you

th.

MoF

EP&D

, RBM

, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns,

MoA

IWD

Willi

ngne

ss of

yout

h and

wom

en

to pa

rticip

ate in

tra

ining

s

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.4

: Agr

icul

ture

Mar

ket D

evel

opm

ent,

Agro

-pro

cess

ing

and

Valu

e Ad

ditio

n

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.3

: Fac

ilita

te m

arke

t-bas

ed im

ports

and p

rodu

ction

of qu

ality

spar

e par

ts of

agric

ultu

ral m

achi

nery.

Ensu

re av

ailab

ility o

f spa

re pa

rts an

d m

ainten

ance

servi

ces f

or al

l farm

m

achin

ery an

d equ

ipmen

t

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ctNu

mbe

r of o

perat

ional

agric

ultur

al m

achin

es

(trac

tors,

powe

r tille

rs,

ploug

hs, co

mbin

e ha

rveste

rs, et

c.)

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT,

Capa

city t

o main

tain

equip

men

t and

av

ailab

ility o

f spa

res

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.4

: Fac

ilita

te th

e gro

wth o

f ent

repr

eneu

rs in

the a

gricu

ltura

l mec

hani

satio

n and

serv

ices i

ndus

try.

Build

capa

city o

f loca

l stak

ehold

ers

to pr

oduc

e or a

ssem

ble ap

prop

riate

agric

ultur

al m

achin

ery.

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ctNu

mbe

r of o

perat

ional

agric

ultur

al m

achin

es

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD-

DARS

Priva

te se

ctor, T

EVET

ARe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

as

sem

ble m

achin

ery

Build

capa

city i

n the

safe

and

prod

uctiv

e ope

ration

of ag

ricult

ural

mac

hinery

and i

n its

man

agem

ent

and m

ainten

ance

.

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, M

oTPW

– Pla

nt an

d Ve

hicle

Hire

and

Engin

eerin

g Serv

ices

(PVH

ES), P

rivate

secto

r

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

build

capa

city

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.5

: Pro

mot

e hom

e-gro

wn in

vent

ions

and i

nnov

atio

ns in

agric

ultu

ral m

echa

nisa

tion a

nd se

rvice

prov

ision

.

Crea

te inn

ovati

ve cu

rricu

la in

agric

ultur

al en

ginee

ring f

or

voca

tiona

l and

tech

nical

and f

or

tertia

ry ed

ucati

onal

instit

ution

s

Annu

al gr

owth

in

Agric

ultur

al Gr

oss D

omes

tic

Produ

ct

Num

ber o

f ope

ration

al ag

ricult

ural

mac

hines

> 6%

annu

ally

TBD

by en

d 201

6

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R 201

5]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Mala

wian

Univ

ersitie

s, TE

VATA

, Voc

ation

al Tra

ining

Cent

res,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Capa

city t

o dev

elop

innov

ative

curri

cula

exist

s

Cond

uct re

searc

h on a

gricu

ltural

m

echa

nizati

on.

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, and

DC

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Re

searc

h ins

titut

ions

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

unde

rtake

rese

arch

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.3.6

: Pro

mot

e the

deve

lopm

ent a

nd gr

owth

of fa

rmer

-man

aged

agric

ultu

ral m

echa

nisa

tion g

roup

s.

Build

capa

city o

f loca

l stak

ehold

ers

to fin

ance

, ope

rate,

man

age,

and

main

tain a

gricu

ltural

mac

hinery

.

Annu

al gr

owth

in Ag

ricul-

tural

Gros

s Dom

estic

Prod

uct

> 6%

annu

ally

6.0%

(201

4) [S

ource

: AE

R, 20

15]

MoA

IWD-

DARS

, DCD

, DA

ES, P

VHES

, Min.

of

Loca

l Gov

t. TEV

ETA,

priva

te se

ctor

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Supp

ort c

onsu

mer

literac

y pro

gram

s alo

ng th

e agr

icultu

ral va

lue ch

ains.

Annu

al gr

owth

in

agric

ultur

al va

lue ad

dition

an

d agr

o-proc

esse

d out

put

Annu

al gr

owth

in re

al inc

ome r

ealis

ed fro

m

agric

ultur

e

Perce

ntag

e of la

bour

force

em

ploye

d in v

alue a

dditio

n an

d agr

opro

cessi

ng

Share

of N

ation

al Bu

dget

disbu

rsed t

o agr

icultu

re se

ctor

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts.

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts.

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n.

20%

> 6%

20%

[By 2

020]

≥ 10

%

50%

20%

50%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

14.3%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, NGO

s, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns,

CFTC

,

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

supp

ort p

rogram

s

Prom

ote de

velop

men

t and

m

ainten

ance

of ag

ricult

ure-r

elated

inf

rastru

cture,

such

as ro

ads,

value

ad

dition

cent

res, a

nd w

areho

uses

to

enha

nce u

rban

-rural

mark

et lin

kage

s.

MoA

IWD,

MoT

PW,

MoL

GRD,

Farm

er org

aniza

tions

Capa

city a

vaila

ble to

m

aintai

n and

deve

lop

infras

tructu

re

Prom

ote co

mpe

titive

ness

in th

e tra

nspo

rt se

ctor, i

nclud

ing th

rough

oth

er m

odes

of tra

nspo

rt.

MoA

IWD,

MoT

PWRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

pr

omote

linka

ges

Prom

ote ni

che m

arkets

for n

on-

tradit

ional

prod

ucts

for ex

ports

, e.g.

, oil

seed

s and

fishe

ries.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f Fo

reign

Affai

rs, M

oITEx

port

prod

ucts

prod

uced

Prom

ote in

creas

ed us

e of c

ontra

ct far

ming

, out

-grow

er sch

emes

, an

d oth

er ap

prop

riate

value

chain

co

ordina

ting m

echa

nism

s for

sm

allho

lder c

omm

ercial

izatio

n.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Farm

er org

aniza

tions

Increa

sed

unde

rstan

ding o

f co

ntrac

t farm

ing an

d wi

llingn

ess t

o ado

pt

cont

ract fa

rming

Estab

lish a

n app

ropria

te sta

keho

lder

and p

olicy

mak

er rep

resen

tation

and

coord

inatio

n bod

y to d

evelo

p valu

e ch

ains.

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.2

: Fac

ilita

te th

e cre

atio

n of n

ew st

ructu

red m

arke

ts, es

pecia

lly in

legu

mes

, oils

eeds

, and

suga

rcane

, cof

fee,

lives

tock

, and

fish

eries

pr

oduc

ts.

Deve

lop a

polic

y fram

ewor

k for

the

prici

ng of

agric

ultur

al pr

oduc

e and

pr

oduc

ts im

prov

ing on

the c

urren

t sy

stem

s suc

h as m

inim

um fa

rm-

gate

price

s and

cont

ract fa

rming

.

Share

of ag

ricult

ural

GDP

not fr

om to

bacco

and m

aize

Annu

al gr

owth

in re

al inc

ome r

ealis

ed fro

m

agric

ultur

e

> 50

%

≥ 6%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

oFEP

&D; C

FTC

Reso

urce

s and

ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

create

and m

anag

e bo

dy

Mon

itor fa

irnes

s and

co

mpe

titive

ness

of pr

icing

takin

g pla

ce un

der c

ontra

ct far

ming

.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

; CFT

CCa

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

deve

lop fra

mew

ork

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.3

: Fac

ilita

te AD

MAR

C ref

orm

s to i

mpr

ove m

arke

t effi

cienc

y and

profi

tabi

lity t

o the

bene

fit of

farm

ers.

Estab

lish a

mem

orand

um of

un

derst

andin

g betw

een A

DMAR

C an

d gov

ernm

ent s

o tha

t ADM

ARC

can p

lay its

socia

l func

tions

relat

ed

to foo

d sec

urity

and s

ocial

prote

ction

on

a ful

l-cos

t reco

very

basis

with

out

puttin

g at r

isk its

com

merc

ial

functi

ons a

nd ac

tivitie

s

Custo

mer

satis

factio

n with

AD

MAR

CTB

D by e

nd of

2016

TBD

by en

d 201

6An

nual

Repo

rt of

ADM

ARC;

ADM

ARC

Custo

mer

Satis

factio

n Su

rvey

ADM

ARC s

enior

m

anag

emen

t co

mm

itted

to

imple

men

ting

refor

ms

Impr

ove e

fficien

cy an

d broa

den

busin

ess b

ase o

f com

merc

ial

activ

ities o

f ADM

ARC

Profita

bility

of AD

MAR

CTB

D by e

nd of

2016

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

Annu

al Re

port

of AD

MAR

C

Strate

gicall

y red

uce c

osts

asso

ciated

wi

th m

aintai

ning a

nd op

eratin

g th

e infr

astru

cture

of AD

MAR

C wi

thou

t com

prom

ising

its ab

ility t

o en

gage

in pr

ovisi

on of

agric

ultur

al m

arketi

ng se

rvice

s to s

mall

holde

rs

Annu

al Re

port

of AD

MAR

C

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Revie

w th

e mini

mum

buyin

g pric

e po

licy a

nd fo

cus o

n alte

rnati

ve

mec

hanis

ms f

or in

creas

ing

com

petit

ive pr

icing

of ag

ricult

ural

prod

uce t

o the

bene

fit of

the

small

holde

r farm

er an

d ADM

ARC

Profita

bility

of AD

MAR

CTB

D by e

nd of

2016

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

Annu

al Re

port

of AD

MAR

CAD

MAR

C sen

ior

man

agem

ent

com

mitt

ed to

im

plem

entin

g ref

orm

s

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.4

: Pro

mot

e agr

icultu

ral v

alue a

dditi

on an

d agr

o-pro

cess

ing.

Enco

urag

e priv

ate se

ctor

agrib

usine

ss inv

estm

ents

in ru

ral

areas

geare

d at c

reatin

g proc

essin

g an

d valu

e add

ition c

luster

s and

hu

bs.

Annu

al gr

owth

in ag

ricul-

tural

value

addit

ion an

d ag

ro-pr

oces

sed o

utpu

t

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

al se

ctor

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n

20%

>10%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

rCo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Mob

ilize r

esou

rces t

o cate

r for

small

and m

edium

agro-

proc

essin

g en

terpr

ises t

hrou

gh en

hanc

ing

partn

ership

s with

othe

r stat

e and

no

n-stat

e acto

rs.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, NG

Os, D

evelo

pmen

t pa

rtners

Avail

abilit

y of

resou

rces

Stren

gthe

n nati

onal

agro-

proc

essin

g for

ums t

o coo

rdina

te th

e im

plem

entat

ion of

agro-

proc

essin

g int

erven

tions

by al

l stak

ehold

ers.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, Farm

er org

ani-

zatio

ns, N

GOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n for

ums

Prom

ote ex

pos f

or ag

ricult

ural

value

ad

ded p

roduc

ts in

the d

omes

tic an

d ex

port

mark

ets.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

rRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

pr

omote

expo

s

Prom

ote va

lue ad

dition

in se

lected

ag

ro-ba

sed p

roduc

ts for

impo

rt su

bstit

ution

.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

rRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to pr

omote

value

ad

dition

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Prom

ote pr

ovisi

on of

regu

lar,

upda

ted, a

nd tim

ely in

form

ation

an

d res

earch

rega

rding

agro-

base

d ind

ustri

es.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Rese

arch u

ndert

aken

Supp

ort d

istric

t leve

l alig

nmen

t of

locali

zed a

gro-p

roces

sing s

trateg

ies

to en

hanc

e int

egrat

ion of

activ

ities.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

oLGR

DRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

su

ppor

t coo

rdina

tion

functi

ons n

eces

sary

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.5

: Sup

port

the g

rowt

h and

prom

ote t

he co

mpe

titive

ness

of ag

ricul

tura

l com

mod

ity ex

chan

ges t

o enh

ance

agric

ultu

ral m

arke

t effi

cienc

y

Prom

ote fa

rmers

acce

ss to

com

mod

ity ex

chan

ge sy

stem

sVo

lumes

of co

mm

oditie

s tra

ded t

hrou

gh co

mm

odity

ex

chan

ge sy

stem

s

TBD b

y end

of 20

16TB

D by

end o

f 201

6AC

E, AH

CX, M

oIT,

MoA

IWD

AHCX

and A

CE

man

agem

ent in

creas

e inv

estm

ents

focus

ed

on fa

rmers

Facil

itate

increa

se in

num

ber o

f co

mm

oditie

s trad

ed on

com

mod

ity

exch

ange

s

Num

ber o

f diffe

rent

com

mod

ities t

raded

throu

gh

the c

omm

odity

exch

ange

sy

stem

s

TBD b

y end

of 20

16TB

D by

end o

f 201

6AC

E, AH

CX, M

oIT,

MoA

IWD

ACE a

nd AH

CX ar

e wi

lling t

o sha

re da

ta on

trade

d volu

mes

Prom

ote m

arket

risk m

anag

emen

t th

rough

com

mod

ity ex

chan

ges

Value

of ris

k man

agem

ent

focus

ed tra

nsac

tions

tra

ded o

n the

com

mod

ity

exch

ange

s

TBD b

y end

of 20

16TB

D by

end o

f 201

6AC

E, AH

CX, M

oIT,

MoA

IWD

ACE a

nd AH

CX m

ake

new

effor

ts to

offer

risk m

anag

emen

t ins

trum

ents

on th

eir

mark

ets

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.6

: Stre

ngth

en an

d har

mon

ize ag

ricul

tura

l mar

ket i

nfor

mat

ion s

yste

ms.

Colla

borat

ive co

llecti

on, p

roces

sing,

and d

issem

inatio

n of a

gricu

ltural

m

arket

data

supp

orted

.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts

Share

of yo

uth o

f em

ploym

ent a

ge w

ith ac

cess

to, ow

nersh

ip of,

or co

ntrol

of

prod

uctiv

e agr

icultu

ral

asse

ts

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts

50%

50%

20%

50%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, NS

ONe

cessa

ry fin

ancia

l res

ource

s ava

ilable

for

inve

stmen

t in

infor

mati

on sy

stem

s

Farm

ers’ a

ccess

to up

-to-da

te an

d rel

iable

mark

et inf

orm

ation

on

com

mod

ity de

man

d, pr

ices (

input

s/ou

tput

s), an

d serv

ices p

romote

d.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, NS

O, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns

Acce

ss to

mod

ern in

form

ation

an

d com

mun

icatio

n tec

hnolo

gy

(ICT)

tools

amon

g farm

ers, y

outh

, an

d agr

o-bus

inesse

s in r

ural

com

mun

ities a

nd ho

useh

olds

facilit

ated.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

inistr

y of

Infor

mati

on, P

rivate

se

ctor, N

GOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prov

ide IC

T too

ls

Capa

cities

for p

roduc

ers an

d farm

ers

in th

e use

of m

arket

infor

mati

on

syste

ms b

uilt.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

inistr

y of

Infor

mati

on, P

rivate

se

ctor, N

GOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

enha

nce c

apac

ities

Natio

nal a

gricu

ltural

infor

mati

on

man

agem

ent p

rogram

mes

using

ICT

base

d tec

hnolo

gies s

treng

then

ed.

MoA

IWD,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs,

MoIT

Suffic

ient te

chnic

al ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.7

: Ens

ure t

hat a

gricu

ltura

l mar

ket a

nd tr

ade p

olici

es an

d reg

ulat

ions

are t

rans

pare

nt, e

viden

ce-b

ased

, and

enfo

rced.

Polic

y con

sisten

cy an

d coh

erenc

e on

food s

ecur

ity, fo

od sa

fety,

and t

rade

supp

orted

.

Num

ber o

f evid

ence

-ba

sed n

ew or

revis

ed

polic

ies, le

gal fr

amew

orks

, reg

ulatio

ns, a

dmini

strati

ve

proc

edur

es or

insti

tutio

nal

syste

ms a

pprov

ed fo

r im

plem

enta

tion t

hrou

gh

stake

holde

r con

sulta

tive a

nd

inclus

ive pr

oces

ses.

Num

ber o

f new

or

revise

d evid

ence

-base

d po

licies

, lega

l fram

ewor

ks,

regula

tions

, adm

inistr

ative

pr

oced

ures

or in

stitu

tiona

l sy

stem

s im

plem

ente

d

10 [B

y 202

0]

8

2 [20

15]

0

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote po

licy

cons

isten

cy

Evide

nce-b

ased

trade

polic

y for

mula

tion,

dialog

ue, a

nd

imple

men

ted an

d prom

oted

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Parti

cipati

on of

sta

keho

lders

in th

e dia

logue

proc

ess

Dev

elopm

ent o

f a co

ordina

ted an

d cre

dible

region

al an

d con

tinen

tal

fram

ewor

k add

ressin

g issu

es of

food

se

curit

y sup

porte

d.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f Fo

reign

Affai

rsCa

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

coor

dinate

Capa

city d

evelo

pmen

t for

trade

polic

y for

mula

tion a

nd

imple

men

tation

, impa

ct as

sessm

ent, a

nd ne

gotia

tion o

n ag

ro-ba

sed p

roduc

ts su

ppor

ted.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

supp

ort

Introd

uctio

n of o

ne fo

od sa

fety

organ

isatio

n to o

verse

e all i

ssues

of

food s

afety

in th

e cou

ntry

prom

oted

Food

safet

y org

anisa

tion

create

d1

0M

oAIW

D, M

oITRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.8

: Pro

mot

e acce

ss to

fina

ncial

serv

ices a

nd ag

ricul

tura

l cre

dit, p

artic

ular

ly fo

r pro

duce

rs an

d sm

all an

d med

ium

agro

-pro

cess

ors,

inclu

ding

wom

en an

d you

th, a

nd pe

rsons

with

disa

bilit

ies.

Produ

ct fin

ancin

g thr

ough

trade

r cre

dit, m

arketi

ng an

d who

lesale

co

mpa

ny fin

ance

, and

lead

-firm

fin

ancin

g sup

porte

d.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

e sec

tor

≥ 10

%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

Bank

ing Se

ctor, M

FIsPr

ivate

secto

r res

ource

s ava

ilable

for

inve

stmen

t in

agric

ultur

e

Trade

-rece

ivable

s fina

ncing

throu

gh

instru

men

ts su

ch as

an Ex

port

Deve

lopm

ent F

und f

acilit

ated

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

RBM

Cond

ucive

m

acro

econ

omic

and

polic

y env

ironm

ent

for ag

ricult

ural

inves

tmen

t

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Phys

ical-a

sset c

ollate

raliza

tion

throu

gh w

areho

use r

eceip

ts fin

ance

rep

urch

ase a

gree

men

ts (re

pos)

and

finan

cial le

asing

(leas

e–pu

rchas

e) fac

ilitate

d.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

e sec

tor

≥ 10

%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate se

ctor

Deve

lopm

ent o

f agr

icultu

re ris

k m

itigati

on pr

oduc

ts m

arkets

, inc

luding

insu

rance

, forw

ard

cont

racts,

and f

utur

es co

ntrac

ts fac

ilitate

d.

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

RBM

, Priv

ate se

ctor

Deve

lopm

ent o

f oth

er fin

ancia

l en

hanc

emen

ts ge

ared t

oward

s th

e agr

icultu

re se

ctor, s

uch a

s se

curit

izatio

n ins

trum

ents,

loan

gu

arant

ees,

joint

-vent

ure fi

nanc

e, m

atchin

g gran

ts, an

d oth

ers

facilit

ated.

MoF

EP&D

, MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.9

: Sup

port

impr

ovem

ents

in qu

ality

stan

dard

s and

grad

ing s

yste

ms f

or al

l agr

icultu

ral c

omm

oditi

es.

Effor

ts to

impr

ove p

roduc

t qua

lity

and p

roduc

t safe

ty for

expo

rt-or

iented

proc

essin

g clus

ters a

nd fo

r do

mes

tic m

arkets

supp

orted

.

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts

20%

50%

20%

50%

MoIT

, MoA

IWD-

DARS

Inves

tmen

ts are

mad

e in

quali

ty as

suran

ce

labora

tories

, grai

n sto

rage f

acilit

ies an

d tes

ting e

quipm

ent

Deve

lopm

ent a

nd us

e of g

rading

an

d qua

lity st

anda

rds i

n oil s

eed

and s

ugarc

ane p

roduc

ts, liv

estoc

k an

d mea

t, dair

y prod

ucts,

and

fishe

ries p

romote

d.

MoIT

, MoA

IWD-

DARS

Skille

d hum

an

resou

rces w

ith

appr

opria

te ca

pacit

y are

avail

able

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utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Deve

lopm

ent o

f proc

ess c

ontro

l an

d prod

uct e

xam

inatio

n and

ce

rtific

ation

servi

ces f

or ag

ricult

ural

com

mod

ities f

acilit

ated.

Aflato

xin le

vels

in gr

ound

nuts

and m

aize

Grou

ndnu

ts: TB

D by

end 2

016

Maiz

e: TB

D by

end

2016

Grou

ndnu

ts: TB

D by

en

d 201

6M

aize:

TBD

by en

d 20

16

Mala

wi Bu

reau o

f Sta

ndard

s, M

oAIW

D-DA

RS, II

TA

Inves

tmen

ts are

mad

e in

quali

ty as

suran

ce

labora

tories

, grai

n sto

rage f

acilit

ies an

d tes

ting e

quipm

ent

Skille

d hum

an

resou

rces w

ith

appr

opria

te ca

pacit

y are

avail

able

Audit

and a

ccred

itatio

n sys

tems f

or

the a

gricu

lture

secto

r stre

ngth

ened

. M

alawi

Burea

u of

Stand

ards,

MoA

IWD

Custo

mize

d trai

ning p

rogram

s to

impr

ove q

uality

, cont

rol di

seas

e, an

d assu

re on

-farm

food

safet

y de

velop

ed.

Mala

wi Bu

reau o

f Sta

ndard

s, M

oAIW

D-DA

ES an

d DAR

S

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.4.1

0: Pr

omot

e reg

iona

l and

glob

al ex

ports

of va

lue-a

dded

agric

ultu

ral c

omm

oditi

es.

On-go

ing m

onito

ring o

f prev

alent

no

n-trad

e barr

iers i

n Mala

wi’s

agric

ultur

e exp

ort m

arkets

an

d red

uctio

n of M

alawi

’s own

ag

ricult

ure-r

elated

non-t

rade

barri

ers su

ppor

ted.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in va

lue

of ag

ricult

ural

expo

rts

Value

of ag

ricult

ural

impo

rts

displa

ced b

y dom

estic

ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n

Annu

al gr

owth

in sh

are of

ag

ro-pr

oces

sed o

r valu

e-ad

ded a

gricu

ltural

expo

rts

50%

20%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoIT

, MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, RBM

Exten

sive p

romoti

on of

Mala

wi’s

agric

ultur

al pr

oduc

ts ab

road

throu

gh fo

reign

miss

ions a

nd tra

de

fairs

cond

ucted

.

MoIT

, MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, RBM

Infor

mati

on of

pr

oduc

ts av

ailab

le in

foreig

n miss

ions

Thoro

ugh m

arket

resea

rch on

co

nsum

er de

man

d and

quali

ty req

uirem

ents

cond

ucted

. A p

rofile

for hi

gh im

pact

agric

ultur

al en

terpr

ises t

hat p

rovide

good

ret

urns

on in

vestm

ent d

evelo

ped.

MoIT

, MoA

IWD,

acad

emia

and

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s, M

ITC

Capa

city a

nd

resou

rces a

vaila

ble to

de

velop

profi

le

Com

plian

ce an

d com

mitm

ents

to bi-

latera

l and

mult

i-later

al reg

ional

integ

ration

instr

umen

ts pr

omote

d.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f Fo

reign

Affai

rs, M

oIT,

MoF

EP&D

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

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itorin

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Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.5

: Foo

d an

d Nu

triti

on S

ecur

ity

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.1

: Pro

mot

e pro

ducti

on an

d util

isatio

n of d

iverse

nutri

tious

food

s in l

ine w

ith th

e Nat

iona

l Nut

ritio

n Pol

icy an

d Stra

tegi

c Plan

.

Know

ledge

, attit

udes

, and

skills

of

farm

hous

ehold

s in d

ietary

div

ersific

ation

impr

oved

.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of h

ouse

holds

m

eetin

g 6-fo

od gr

oup

mini

mum

dieta

ry div

ersity

req

uirem

ent

Share

of to

tal ca

lorie

intak

e fro

m st

arch c

rops

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

old in

fants

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of h

ouse

holds

m

eetin

g 6-fo

od gr

oup

mini

mum

dieta

ry div

ersity

req

uirem

ent

80%

50%

[WFP

targ

et is

38%]

29%

[By 2

020]

80%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

73%

[IHS2

]

37%[

DHS 2

015/

16]

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f He

alth,

Mini

stry o

f Ed

ucati

on, M

inistr

y of

Gend

er, D

NHA,

NGOs

, Civ

il soc

iety,

Med

ia,

Acad

emic

and r

esea

rch

instit

ution

s

Willi

ngne

ss of

farm

ho

useh

olds t

o lea

rn

Servi

ces o

f Farm

Hom

e Assi

stant

s/As

sistan

t Foo

d and

Nut

rition

Offic

ers

and L

ead F

armers

on di

etary

issue

s ree

ngag

ed an

d stre

ngth

ened

.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, M

inistr

y of H

ealth

, M

inistr

y of E

duca

tion,

Mini

stry o

f Gen

der,

DNHA

, NGO

s, Civ

il so

ciety,

Med

ia,

Acad

emic

and r

esea

rch

instit

ution

s

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

reeng

age H

ome

Assis

tants/

Assis

tant

Food

and N

utrit

ion

Offic

ers an

d Lea

d Fa

rmers

Coord

inatio

n of n

utrit

ion se

nsitiv

e ex

tensio

n serv

ice de

livery

from

state

an

d non

-state

actor

s sup

porte

d

MoA

IWD-

DAES

M

inistr

y of H

ealth

, M

inistr

y of E

duca

tion,

Mini

stry o

f Gen

der,

DNHA

, NGO

s, Civ

il so

ciety,

Med

ia,

Acad

emic

and r

esea

rch

instit

ution

s

Willi

ngne

ss of

actor

s to

colla

borat

e

Produ

ction

of hi

gh va

lue an

d nu

tritio

us le

gum

es, d

rough

t-res

istan

t crop

s, ho

rticu

ltural

cro

ps, li

vesto

ck, a

nd aq

uacu

lture

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f He

alth

Reso

urce

s and

ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

prod

uce h

igh

value

and n

utrit

ious

com

mod

ities

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Agric

ultur

al rel

ated i

ncom

e ge

nerat

ing ac

tivitie

s ena

bling

th

e pop

ulatio

n obt

ain su

fficien

t inc

ome f

or th

eir fo

od an

d nut

rition

req

uirem

ents

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, NGO

s, DN

HAInc

ome g

enera

ting

activ

ities a

re via

ble

Utiliz

ation

of in

digen

ous f

ruits

, ve

getab

les, s

mall

stoc

k, ed

ible

insec

ts, an

d sm

all w

ild an

imals

pr

omote

d.

Mini

stry o

f Edu

catio

n, M

inistr

y of G

ende

r, DN

HA, N

GOs,

Civil

socie

ty, M

edia,

Indige

nous

fruits

an

d sm

all st

ock a

re av

ailab

le

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.2

: Fos

ter a

dequ

ate m

arke

t sup

ply o

f dive

rse an

d nut

ritio

us fo

ods.

Dive

rsific

ation

in pr

oduc

tion o

f cro

ps, li

vesto

ck, a

nd fis

h in o

rder

to en

hanc

e ava

ilabil

ity of

nutri

tious

foo

d prod

ucts

amon

g farm

ers

enco

urag

ed.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in

num

ber o

f hou

seho

lds

mee

ting 6

-food

grou

p m

inim

um di

etary

divers

ity

requir

emen

tSh

are of

total

calor

ie int

ake

from

starc

h crop

s

Simps

ons i

ndex

of

agric

ultur

al pr

oduc

tion

divers

ificati

on

Annu

al gr

owth

in re

al inc

ome r

ealis

ed fro

m

agric

ultur

e

Annu

al gr

owth

in

agric

ultur

al va

lue ad

dition

an

d agr

o-pro

cesse

d out

put

80%

50%

[WFP

targ

et is

38%]

Grea

ter th

an 60

%

≥ 6%

20%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

73%

[IHS2

]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

by en

d 201

6

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, Civi

l soc

iety,

NGOs

Farm

ers w

illing

ness

to div

ersify

Food

mark

ets an

d valu

e cha

ins

deliv

ering

suffic

ient, h

igh qu

ality,

nu

tritio

us, s

afe, a

nd cu

ltural

ly ac

cept

able

indige

nous

food

s str

engt

hene

d.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, Civi

l soc

iety,

NGOs

Avail

abilit

y of

nutri

tious

and

cultu

rally

acce

ptab

le foo

ds

Socia

l prot

ectio

n prog

rams c

aterin

g for

the m

ost v

ulnera

ble fo

od

insec

ure h

ouse

holds

stren

gthe

ned.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, De

velop

men

t part

ners,

Civ

il soc

iety,

NGOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n prog

rams

Increa

sed p

artici

patio

n in o

ff-farm

inc

ome g

enera

ting e

nterp

rises

, es

pecia

lly fo

r wom

en an

d you

th

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f He

alth,

Mini

stry o

f Ed

ucati

on, M

inistr

y of

Gend

er, D

NHA,

NGOs

, Civ

il soc

iety,

Med

ia,

Acad

emic

and r

esea

rch

instit

ution

s

Wom

en an

d you

th

willin

gnes

s to

parti

cipate

in of

f-farm

inc

ome g

enera

ting

enter

prise

s

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utPe

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Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Targ

eting

mec

hanis

ms f

or th

e de

livery

of sa

fety n

et pr

ogram

mes

, inc

luding

cash

trans

fers i

mpr

oved

.

Capa

city b

uildin

g &

Instit

ution

al arc

hitec

ture

efficie

ncy i

ndex

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, De

velop

men

t part

ners,

Civ

il soc

iety,

NGOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

impr

ove t

argeti

ng

mec

hanis

ms

Equit

able

distri

butio

n of in

com

e, es

pecia

lly fo

r wom

en th

rough

en

hanc

emen

t of th

eir kn

owled

ge of

m

arket

functi

ons p

romote

d.

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en w

ith

acce

ss, ow

nersh

ip or

cont

rol

of pr

oduc

tive a

gricu

ltural

as

sets

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D, M

oIT, P

rivate

se

ctor, C

ivil s

ociet

y, NG

Os

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

enha

nce k

nowl

edge

Tech

nolog

ies th

at red

uce

post-

harve

st los

ses i

n stor

age,

pres

ervati

on an

d foo

d proc

essin

g pr

omote

d.

Share

of to

tal ca

lorie

intak

e fro

m st

arch c

rops

Annu

al gr

owth

in

agric

ultur

al va

lue ad

dition

an

d agr

o-proc

esse

d out

put

50%

[WFP

targ

et is

38%]

20%

73%

[IHS2

]TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, Civi

l soc

iety,

NGOs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote te

chno

logies

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.3

: Ens

ure f

ood s

afety

for a

ll.

Quali

ty co

ntrol

and m

onito

ring

mec

hanis

ms f

or ag

ricult

ural

food

prod

ucts,

inclu

ding d

etecti

on of

afl

atoxin

and m

axim

um re

sidua

l lev

els fo

r pes

ticide

s and

food

ad

ditive

s int

roduc

ed.

Num

ber o

f food

safet

y rel

ated h

ealth

case

s per

annu

m

Aflato

xin le

vels

in gr

ound

nuts

and m

aize

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Grou

ndnu

ts: TB

D by

end 2

016

Maiz

e: TB

D by

end

2016

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Grou

ndnu

ts: TB

D by

en

d 201

6M

aize:

TBD

by en

d 20

16]

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, MoH

, Pr

ivate

secto

rRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

Impr

oved

coord

inatio

n for

foo

d safe

ty co

ntrol

amon

g key

sta

keho

lders

in th

e foo

d cha

in,

includ

ing id

entifi

catio

n of r

oles a

nd

respo

nsibi

lities

.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, MoH

, Pr

ivate

secto

rW

illing

ness

to ha

rmon

ize

Imple

men

tation

of fo

od sa

fety

legisl

ation

, esp

ecial

ly sa

nitary

and

phyto

sanit

ary an

d ins

pecto

rate

mea

sures

enha

nced

.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, MoH

, Pr

ivate

secto

rCo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Capa

city o

f com

mun

ities t

o de

al wi

th fo

od sa

fety i

ssues

Str

engt

hene

d.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, MoH

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, NGO

sRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to str

engt

hen

com

mun

ities

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.4

: Pro

mot

e priv

ate s

ecto

r inv

estm

ents

in pr

oduc

tion,

proc

essin

g and

mar

ketin

g of h

igh q

ualit

y nut

ritio

us fo

ods;

inclu

ding

co

mpl

emen

tary

food

s.

A com

petit

ive en

viron

men

t with

red

uced

risk i

n doin

g bus

iness

for

priva

te se

ctor in

vestm

ents

in va

lue

chain

s rela

ted to

food

secu

rity a

nd

nutri

tion c

reated

.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

old in

fants

29%

[By 2

020]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, NGO

s, DN

HACo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Priva

te se

ctor fi

rms l

inked

to bi

o for

tifica

tion i

nitiat

ives.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, NGO

s, DN

HACo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Acce

ss to

credit

and fi

nanc

e for

pr

ivate

secto

r bus

iness

enco

urag

ing

prod

uctio

n of n

utrit

ious f

oods

im

prov

ed.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, DNH

ACo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Priva

te se

ctor b

randin

g or

gene

ric ad

verti

sing a

nd br

andin

g su

rpas

sing n

ation

al qu

ality

stand

ards f

acilit

ated

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r, DNH

ARe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

ad

verti

se/b

rand

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.5

: Coo

rdin

ate i

nves

tmen

ts an

d sub

-secto

ral p

olici

es an

d stra

tegi

es th

at he

lp im

prov

e the

natio

n’s nu

tritio

nal s

tatu

s and

prom

ote

healt

hy di

ets.

Produ

ction

of nu

tritio

us fo

ods l

inked

wi

th sc

hool

feedin

g prog

ramm

es

and o

ther

food p

rogram

mes

.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

old in

fants

29%

[By 2

020]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, DNH

A, M

oEST

, Dev

. part

ners,

NG

Os

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

Increa

sed b

udge

tary a

lloca

tion f

or

nutri

tion-e

nhan

cing a

gricu

ltural

ac

tivitie

s adv

ocate

d for.

MoA

IWD,

MoF

EP&D

, DH

NARe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.6

: Pro

mot

e bio

-forti

ficat

ion a

nd fo

rtific

atio

n of m

ajor f

ood s

tapl

es.

Inves

tmen

ts in

food v

alue c

hain

for fo

rtific

ation

and n

utrie

nt

supp

lemen

tation

prom

oted.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

olds

29%

[By 2

020]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote fo

rtific

ation

Plant

bree

ding a

nd bi

otech

nolog

y tec

hniqu

es to

impr

ove n

utrie

nt

cont

ent o

f majo

r stap

le foo

ds

enha

nced

.

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Capa

city a

nd

resou

rces a

vaila

ble

to en

hanc

e plan

t br

eedin

g and

bio

techn

ology

Aware

ness

cam

paign

s on

biofor

tified

and f

ortifi

ed fo

ods

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

unde

rtake

aware

ness

cam

paign

s

Larg

e sca

le ad

optio

n of b

iofor

tified

foo

d vari

eties

for p

roduc

tion,

com

merc

ializa

tion a

nd co

nsum

ption

pr

omote

d.

MoA

IWD

– DCD

, DAR

S, DA

ES; M

oIT,

Priva

te se

ctor

Biofor

tified

stap

le foo

d germ

plasm

av

ailab

le an

d ac

cept

able

to M

alawi

’s farm

ers an

d co

nsum

ers

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.7

: Pro

mot

e foo

d and

nutri

tion e

duca

tion f

or al

l.

Loca

l farm

er org

aniza

tions

linke

d wi

th co

mm

unity

-leve

l Nut

rition

Care

Grou

ps to

crea

te nu

tritio

n-foc

used

sy

nerg

ies.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

olds

Food

safet

y rela

ted he

alth

case

s ann

ually

Share

of to

tal ca

lorie

intak

e fro

m st

arch c

rops

29%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

50%

[WFP

targ

et is

38%]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

73%[

Sour

ce: IH

S 2]

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, C

ivil s

ociet

y, NG

Os, F

armer

organ

izatio

ns, M

oH,

MoE

ST, D

NHA

Willi

ngne

ss to

colla

borat

e

Exten

sion e

duca

tion a

nd

beha

viour

al ch

ange

com

mun

icatio

n for

impr

oved

nutri

tion p

romote

d.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, C

ivil s

ociet

y, NG

Os, M

oH, M

oEST

, DN

HA

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote ex

tensio

n ed

ucati

on

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Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.6

: Agr

icul

tura

l Ris

k M

anag

emen

tOu

tput

Perfo

rman

ce In

dica

tor

Targ

etBa

selin

eVe

rifica

tion s

ource

Assu

mpt

ions

/Risk

s

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.6.1

: Esta

blish

a di

versi

fied p

ortfo

lio of

agric

ultu

ral p

rodu

ction

risk

man

agem

ent i

nstru

men

ts an

d tec

hnol

ogies

.

Trans

paren

cy an

d rule

s-bas

ed

man

agem

ent a

nd in

terve

ntion

s in

mark

ets pr

omote

d

Num

ber o

f peo

ple ne

eding

foo

d assi

stanc

eTB

D (b

y end

2016

)6.5

milli

on [2

016]

Mala

wi Vu

lnerab

ility

Asse

ssmen

t Com

mit-

tee Re

port

Politi

cal w

ill an

d wi

llingn

ess o

f sen

ior

man

agem

ent o

f key

ag

encie

s to u

ndert

ake

refor

ms

Coord

inatio

n betw

een a

nd w

ithin

instit

ution

s and

actor

s dea

ling

with

agric

ultur

al ris

k man

agem

ent

prom

oted

Coord

inate

and s

treng

then

ke

y ins

titut

ions i

n agr

icultu

ral

risk m

anag

emen

t suc

h as

ADM

ARC,

Depa

rtmen

t of D

isaste

r M

anag

emen

t Affa

irs, N

ation

al Fo

od

Rese

rve Ag

ency

Mov

e tow

ards a

com

binati

on of

vir

tual

(e.g.

call o

ption

s, etc

.) and

ph

ysica

l Stra

tegic

Grain

Rese

rves f

or

Mala

wi

Increa

se fa

rmer

adop

tion o

f drou

ght

and fl

ood t

oleran

t crop

varie

ties

Propo

rtion

of na

tiona

l cro

pped

area

plan

ted to

tol

erant

varie

ties

5%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD

Toler

ant v

arieti

es ar

e ac

cept

able

to far

mers

Prom

ote th

e use

of ag

ricult

ural

insur

ance

as a

risk m

itigati

on

mea

sure,

such

as w

eath

er-ind

ex

crop a

nd liv

estoc

k ins

uran

ce an

d liv

estoc

k hea

lth in

suran

ce.

Publi

c and

priva

te ex

pend

i-tu

re on

agric

ultur

al ins

ur-

ance

prem

iums

TBD

(by e

nd 20

16)

>MW

K2bil

lion

MoA

IWD

– DAP

S;

MoF

EP&D

; RBM

, Co

mm

ercial

Bank

s, DO

DMA

Reso

urce

s and

capa

c-ity

avail

able

to co

llect

data

and a

nalys

e ins

uran

ce pr

emium

s da

ta.

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.6

: Pro

mot

e bio

-forti

ficat

ion a

nd fo

rtific

atio

n of m

ajor f

ood s

tapl

es.

Inves

tmen

ts in

food v

alue c

hain

for fo

rtific

ation

and n

utrie

nt

supp

lemen

tation

prom

oted.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

olds

29%

[By 2

020]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote fo

rtific

ation

Plant

bree

ding a

nd bi

otech

nolog

y tec

hniqu

es to

impr

ove n

utrie

nt

cont

ent o

f majo

r stap

le foo

ds

enha

nced

.

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Capa

city a

nd

resou

rces a

vaila

ble

to en

hanc

e plan

t br

eedin

g and

bio

techn

ology

Aware

ness

cam

paign

s on

biofor

tified

and f

ortifi

ed fo

ods

prom

oted.

MoA

IWD,

DNHA

, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Civi

l so

ciety,

NGO

s, M

oH,

Rese

arch i

nstit

ution

s

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

unde

rtake

aware

ness

cam

paign

s

Larg

e sca

le ad

optio

n of b

iofor

tified

foo

d vari

eties

for p

roduc

tion,

com

merc

ializa

tion a

nd co

nsum

ption

pr

omote

d.

MoA

IWD

– DCD

, DAR

S, DA

ES; M

oIT,

Priva

te se

ctor

Biofor

tified

stap

le foo

d germ

plasm

av

ailab

le an

d ac

cept

able

to M

alawi

’s farm

ers an

d co

nsum

ers

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.5.7

: Pro

mot

e foo

d and

nutri

tion e

duca

tion f

or al

l.

Loca

l farm

er org

aniza

tions

linke

d wi

th co

mm

unity

-leve

l Nut

rition

Care

Grou

ps to

crea

te nu

tritio

n-foc

used

sy

nerg

ies.

Stunt

ing pr

evale

nce a

mon

g 0-5

year

olds

Food

safet

y rela

ted he

alth

case

s ann

ually

Share

of to

tal ca

lorie

intak

e fro

m st

arch c

rops

29%

[By 2

020]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

50%

[WFP

targ

et is

38%]

37%

[DHS

2015

/16]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

73%[

Sour

ce: IH

S 2]

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, C

ivil s

ociet

y, NG

Os, F

armer

organ

izatio

ns, M

oH,

MoE

ST, D

NHA

Willi

ngne

ss to

colla

borat

e

Exten

sion e

duca

tion a

nd

beha

viour

al ch

ange

com

mun

icatio

n for

impr

oved

nutri

tion p

romote

d.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, C

ivil s

ociet

y, NG

Os, M

oH, M

oEST

, DN

HA

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote ex

tensio

n ed

ucati

on

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.6.2

: Sup

port

impr

ovem

ents

in th

e qua

lity o

f mar

ket i

nfor

mat

ion s

yste

ms f

or m

anag

emen

t of r

isks a

ssoc

iated

with

agric

ultu

ral

mar

kets.

Reso

urce

s for

deve

lopm

ent o

f a m

arket

infor

mati

on sy

stem

inc

rease

d

Num

ber o

f peo

ple ne

eding

foo

d assi

stanc

e

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of h

ouse

holds

m

eetin

g 6 fo

od gr

oup

mini

mum

dietar

y dive

rsity

requir

emen

t

TBD

(by e

nd 20

16)

80%

TBD

(by e

nd 20

16

6.5 m

illion

[201

6]

TBD

by en

d 201

6

TBD

(by e

nd 20

16

Mala

wi Vu

lnerab

ility

Asse

ssmen

t Co

mm

ittee

Repo

rt

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

inves

t in in

form

ation

sy

stem

s dev

elopm

ent

Impr

oved

M&E

of ris

k man

agem

ent

interv

entio

ns to

asse

ss im

pacts

of

polic

ies an

d int

erven

tions

and

to im

prov

e effe

ctive

ness

of po

licy

mak

ing

Stren

gthe

n foo

d sec

urity

early

wa

rning

syste

m to

mak

e it m

ore

com

preh

ensiv

e and

effic

ient

in ale

rting

stak

ehold

ers of

any

emerg

ing fo

od se

curit

y risk

s.

MoA

IWD

(NFR

A, AD

MAR

C), M

oIT,

Priva

te se

ctor, D

oDM

A, M

oNRE

M

Exist

ence

of a

food

secu

rity e

arly w

arning

sy

stem

Enha

nce q

uality

and t

imeli

ness

of da

ta co

llecti

on, a

nalys

is, an

d inf

orm

ation

disse

mina

tion t

o ena

ble

infor

med

decis

ion m

aking

and r

apid

respo

nse i

n the

even

t of a

food

se

curit

y em

ergen

cy.

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

, NSO

, M

oIT, P

rivate

secto

r, Do

DMA

Reso

urce

s and

ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

enha

nce t

imeli

ness

and q

uality

of da

ta co

llecti

on an

d dis

sem

inatio

n

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.6.3

: Sup

port

a reg

iona

l app

roac

h to e

nsur

ing f

ood a

nd nu

tritio

n sec

urity

.

Prom

ote in

vestm

ents

in reg

ional

strate

gic gr

ain re

serve

s and

sto

rage s

ystem

s for

the p

urpo

ses o

f ad

dres

sing f

ood s

ecur

ity ris

ks.

Perce

ntag

e inc

rease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of h

ouse

holds

m

eetin

g 6 fo

od gr

oup

mini

mum

dieta

ry div

ersity

req

uirem

ent

80%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D (N

FRA,

AD-

MAR

C), M

oIT, P

rivate

se

ctor, D

oDM

A

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

inves

t in st

rateg

ic gr

ain re

serve

s

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rBa

selin

eVe

rifica

tion s

ource

Assu

mpt

ions

/Risk

s

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.6.4

: Pro

mot

e int

egra

ted m

anag

emen

t and

cont

rol o

f pes

ts an

d dise

ases

.

Inves

t in an

d main

tain i

nfras

tructu

re an

d equ

ipmen

t for p

est a

nd di

seas

e m

anag

emen

t, inc

luding

dip t

anks

an

d mist

blow

ers.

Avera

ge fa

rm yi

elds o

f m

aize,

rice,

tobac

co,

legum

es, s

unflo

wer,

sorg

hum

, mille

t, roo

t and

tu

bers

Maiz

e: 4 t

/ha

Rice:

4 t/h

aTo

bacco

: 2 t/h

aGr

ound

nut: 2

t/ha

Soya

bean

: 2 t/h

aPig

eonp

ea: 2

t/ha

Com

mon

bean

s:1 t

/ha

Sunfl

ower:

2 t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 2

t/ha

Mille

t: 2t/h

aCa

ssava

: TBD

by

end 2

016

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by en

d 201

6Sw

eet P

otatoe

s: TB

D by

end 2

016

Maiz

e: 2.2

t/ha

Rice:

2.0 t/h

aTo

bacco

:1.0

t/ha

Grou

ndnu

t:1.0t

/ha

Soya

bean

: 1.1

t/ha

Pigeo

npea

: 1.0t

/ha

Com

mon

bean

s: 0.5

t/h

aSu

nflow

er: 1.

0t/h

aSo

rghu

m: 1

t/ha

Mille

t: 0.85

t/ha

Cassa

va: T

BD by

end

2016

Irish

Potat

oes:

TBD

by

end 2

016

Swee

t Pota

toes:

TBD

by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD

(DAH

LD,

DCD,

Fishe

ries)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

for

inve

stmen

t

Empo

wer c

omm

unitie

s, th

rough

ca

pacit

y stre

ngth

ening

initia

tives

, to

man

age i

nfras

tructu

re for

pest

and

disea

se co

ntrol

.

Lives

tock p

opula

tions

Beef

cattl

e: 2

milli

onDa

iry ca

ttle:

200,0

00Go

at & s

heep

: 8

milli

on

Chick

ens:

90

milli

onPig

s:4.5

milli

onCa

ptur

e fish

eries

: 15

6,000

tonn

esAq

uacu

lture:

8,000

tonn

es

MoA

IWD

(DAH

LD,

DCD,

Fishe

ries)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

empo

wer

com

mun

ities

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106

National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Surve

illanc

e sys

tems f

or m

onito

ring

outb

reaks

of pe

sts an

d dise

ases

str

engt

hene

d.

Redu

ced p

revale

nce a

nd

incide

nces

of an

imal

disea

ses

Newc

astle

: M

ortal

ity of

ch

icken

s < 5%

Africa

n Swi

ne Fe

ver

–mor

talitie

s of p

igs

< 20

%Ra

bies-

reduc

e to <

20

case

s/yea

rEa

st Co

ast F

ever-

m

ortal

ities <

10%

80%

mor

tality

in

chick

ens w

ith

Newc

astle

dise

ase

Caus

es 90

% m

ortal

ities

of pig

s >2

00 ca

ses /

year

[DAH

LD 20

14]

Caus

es 70

-90%

mor

talitie

s of c

attle

MoA

IWD

(DAH

LD,

DCD,

Fishe

ries)

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n the

syste

m

Stren

gthe

n prog

ramm

es fo

r anim

al dis

ease

prev

entio

n, inc

luding

va

ccina

tion.

MoA

IWD-

DAHL

D, NG

Os, P

rivate

secto

rRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

str

engt

hen p

rogram

s

Test

and e

xplor

e biot

echn

ology

op

tions

for d

iseas

e and

pest

cont

rol60

%TB

D by

end 2

016

DARS

, DAH

LD,

Rese

arch

Orga

nizati

ons,

NGOs

, De

velop

men

t part

ners,

Pr

ivate

secto

r, Bulk

ing

grou

ps

Capa

city a

vaila

ble

to de

velop

bio

techn

ology

optio

nsRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to str

engt

hen t

he

lives

tock i

ndus

try

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National Agriculture Policy

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.7

: Em

pow

erm

ent o

f You

th, W

omen

and

Vul

nera

ble

Grou

ps in

Agr

icul

ture

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.7.1

: Pol

icy St

atem

ent 7

.1: P

rom

ote a

ccess

to, o

wner

ship

and c

ontro

l of p

rodu

ctive

reso

urce

s, in

cludi

ng la

nd, w

ater

, and

farm

inpu

ts, fo

r wo

men

, you

th an

d vul

nera

ble g

roup

s.

Imple

men

t spe

cializ

ed pr

ojects

that

alloc

ate la

nd tit

les an

d wate

r righ

ts to

hous

ehold

s, es

pecia

lly fo

r you

th,

wom

en an

d vuln

erable

grou

ps.

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en w

ith

acce

ss, ow

nersh

ip or

cont

rol

of pr

oduc

tive a

gricu

ltural

as

sets

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

inistr

y of L

ands

; M

inistr

y of G

ende

r; M

oAIW

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, Mini

stry o

f La

bour

and Y

outh

Favo

urab

le lan

d ten

ure s

ystem

s

Crea

te co

mm

unity

aware

ness

on

yout

h, wo

men

and v

ulnera

ble

grou

ps’ e

mpo

werm

ent a

nd

owne

rship

of lan

d and

othe

r pr

oduc

tive r

esou

rces.

Mini

stry o

f Lan

ds;

Mini

stry o

f Gen

der;

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f Ju

stice

, Mini

stry o

f Lo

cal G

overn

men

t

Willi

ngne

ss of

com

mun

ities t

o up

take m

essa

ges

Deve

lop ag

ricult

ural

prog

ramm

es

and t

echn

ologie

s tha

t are

yout

h-fri

endly

and g

ende

r-sen

sitive

Share

of yo

uth o

f em

ploy-

men

t age

with

acce

ss to,

ow

nersh

ip of

or co

ntrol

of

prod

uctiv

e agr

icultu

ral

asse

ts

55%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D, M

inistr

y of

Gend

erRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble to

cre

ate pr

ogram

s

Crea

te an

d sup

port

yout

h, wo

men

an

d vuln

erable

grou

ps fo

r incre

ased

pa

rticip

ation

in co

mm

ercial

ag

ricult

ure a

long a

ll valu

e cha

ins.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry

of La

nds;

Mini

stry o

f Ge

nder;

Priva

te se

ctor,

Mini

stry o

f Lab

our a

nd

Yout

h

Wom

en an

d you

th

parti

cipati

ng in

the

grou

ps fo

rmed

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.7.2

: Pro

mot

e agr

icultu

ral e

duca

tion a

nd te

chni

cal t

rain

ing f

or w

omen

, you

th, a

nd vu

lner

able

grou

ps pa

rticu

larly

thos

e livi

ng w

ith

disa

bilit

ies.

Prom

ote in

creas

ed yo

uth

parti

cipati

on in

agric

ultur

e and

ag

ribus

inesse

s thr

ough

prom

oting

yo

uth c

ham

pions

as co

mm

unity

role

mod

els to

enco

urag

e oth

er yo

uth.

Num

ber o

f jobs

crea

ted fo

r yo

uth i

n agr

icultu

re se

ctor

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD,

Min.

Yout

h, NG

Os, M

inistr

y of

Labo

ur

Willi

ngne

ss of

yout

hs

to pa

rticip

ate in

ag

ricult

ure

Revis

e agr

icultu

ral cu

rricu

la in

educ

ation

insti

tutio

ns at

all le

vels

so

that

agric

ultur

al su

bjects

are m

ore

agri-

busin

ess o

rient

ed.

Share

of yo

uth o

f em

ploym

ent a

ge w

ith ac

cess

to, ow

nersh

ip of

or co

ntrol

of

prod

uctiv

e agr

icultu

ral

asse

ts

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry

of Ed

ucati

on,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Willi

ngne

ss of

educ

ation

insti

tutio

ns

to rev

ise cu

rricu

la

Stren

gthe

n the

capa

city o

f ag

ricult

ural

traini

ng in

stitu

tions

M

oAIW

D, M

oFEP

&D,

Mini

stry o

f Edu

catio

n, De

velop

men

t part

ners

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

stren

gthe

n cap

acity

Desig

n and

imple

men

t resid

entia

l ag

ricult

ural

leade

rship

prog

rams

using

com

mun

ity co

llege

s, ru

ral

techn

ical c

olleg

es, a

nd ot

her

traini

ng in

stitu

tions

targ

eting

scho

ol lea

vers.

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en

with

acce

ss to,

owne

rship

of, or

cont

rol of

prod

uctiv

e ag

ricult

ural

asse

ts

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D, M

inistr

y of

Labo

ur, M

in of

Yout

hCa

pacit

y to d

esign

an

d im

plem

ent

agric

ultur

al lea

dersh

ip pr

ogram

s

Desig

n and

imple

men

t men

torsh

ip pr

ogram

s to s

uppo

rt yo

uth

enga

gem

ent in

the a

gricu

lture

secto

r.

MoA

IWD,

Yout

h and

Sp

orts

SMED

I

Capa

city t

o des

ign

and m

anag

e m

entor

ship

prog

rams

Coord

inate

the d

elive

ry of

mas

s m

edia

and o

ther

ICT to

advo

cate

for ag

ribus

iness

deve

lopm

ent,

espe

cially

amon

g wom

en, y

outh

an

d vuln

erable

grou

ps.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, MOI

, M

in. Yo

uth,

Min

of Ge

nder,

NGO

s

Func

tiona

l ICT

infras

tructu

re

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.7.3

: Sup

port

agrib

usin

ess e

ntre

pren

eursh

ip am

ong w

omen

, you

th, a

nd vu

lner

able

grou

ps pa

rticu

larly

thos

e livi

ng w

ith di

sabi

lities

.

Supp

ort fo

rmati

on of

wom

en

and y

outh

grou

ps th

at rec

eive

agrib

usine

ss tra

ining

, fina

nce,

man

agem

ent a

nd le

aders

hip

skills

, whil

e pay

ing at

tentio

n to

repres

entat

ion of

vulne

rable

Num

ber o

f jobs

crea

ted fo

r yo

uth i

n agr

icultu

re se

ctor

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, M

inistr

y of E

duca

tion,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs,

Gend

er, Yo

uth

Capa

city a

nd

resou

rces a

vaila

ble to

pr

ovide

traini

ngSh

are of

yout

h of

emplo

ymen

t age

with

acce

ss to,

owne

rship

of or

cont

rol

of pr

oduc

tive a

gricu

ltural

as

sets

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en

with

acce

ss to,

owne

rship

of, or

cont

rol of

prod

uctiv

e ag

ricult

ural

asse

ts

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.7.4

: Fac

ilita

te ac

cess

to fi

nanc

e for

wom

en, y

outh

and v

ulne

rabl

e gro

ups i

n agr

icultu

re.

Facil

itate

prov

ision

of st

art-up

capit

al to

schoo

l-leav

ers an

d univ

ersity

gr

adua

tes fo

r agr

i-bus

iness

deve

lopm

ent.

Num

ber o

f jobs

crea

ted fo

r yo

uth i

n agr

icultu

re se

ctor

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD,

TEVE

TA

MoIT

, MoF

EP&D

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

Facil

itate

wom

en’s,

yout

h’s an

d vu

lnerab

le gr

oups

’ acce

ss to

finan

ce

throu

gh fo

rmati

on of

grou

ps

Share

of yo

uth o

f em

ploym

ent a

ge w

ith ac

cess

to, ow

nersh

ip of

or co

ntrol

of

prod

uctiv

e agr

icultu

ral

asse

ts

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, M

oIT, M

oFEP

&D,

Finan

ce in

stitu

tions

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en

with

acce

ss to,

owne

rship

of, or

cont

rol of

prod

uctiv

e ag

ricult

ural

asse

ts

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.7.5

: Pro

mot

e par

ticip

atio

n of w

omen

, you

th an

d vul

nera

ble g

roup

s in a

grop

roce

ssin

g, va

lue a

dditi

on an

d agr

icultu

ral e

xpor

ts.

Desig

n ded

icated

prog

ramm

es

for w

omen

, you

th an

d vuln

erable

gr

oups

in pr

oduc

tion o

f agr

o-ex

ports

, agr

oproc

essin

g, an

d valu

e ad

dition

.

Value

of ag

ro-ex

ports

, and

ag

ro-pr

oces

sed/

value

adde

d pr

oduc

ts pr

oduc

ed by

the

dedic

ated p

rogram

s

TBD

by en

d of

2016

TBD

by en

d of 2

016

Data

and R

epor

ts fro

m th

e new

dedi-

cated

prog

ramm

es fo

r wo

men

and y

outh

Politi

cal w

ill to

desig

n an

d im

plem

ent p

ro-gr

amm

es de

dicate

d to

wom

en an

d you

th

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National Agriculture Policy

Mon

itorin

g of

Pol

icy

Prio

rity

Area

3.8

: Ins

titut

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t, Co

ordi

natio

n an

d Ca

paci

ty

Stre

ngth

enin

g

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.1

: Pro

mot

e sta

keho

lder

coor

dina

tion i

n for

mul

atio

n, im

plem

enta

tion,

and r

eview

of ag

ricul

ture

and r

elate

d pol

icies

and p

rogr

ams.

Impr

ove t

he ca

pacit

y of M

oAIW

D an

d oth

er sta

keho

lders

to rev

iew

and u

pdate

agric

ultur

al po

licies

in a

timely

man

ner.

Num

bers

of ne

w or

rev

ised e

viden

ce-ba

sed

polic

ies/ le

gal fr

amew

orks

/ reg

ulatio

ns/ a

dmini

strati

ve

proc

edur

es/ in

stitu

tiona

l sy

stem

s app

rove

d for

im

plem

entat

ion th

rough

sta

keho

lder c

onsu

ltativ

e and

inc

lusive

proc

esse

s

102

OPC,

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

, MoF

EP&D

, De

velop

men

t part

ners

Willi

ngne

ss to

colla

borat

e

Impr

ove p

erfor

man

ce m

anag

emen

t an

d Mon

itorin

g and

Evalu

ation

(M

&E) s

ystem

s in a

gricu

lture.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

60%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D, EP

&D,

CISA

NET, D

evelo

pmen

t pa

rtners

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

impr

ove p

erfor

man

ce

man

agem

ent a

nd

mon

itorin

g

Stren

gthe

n the

Agric

ultur

e Sec

tor

Wor

king G

roup t

o harn

ess s

ynerg

ies

and e

stabli

sh in

nova

tive a

pproa

ches

for

impr

oved

func

tionin

g of e

xistin

g sy

stem

s in t

he se

ctor.

Num

bers

of ne

w or

rev

ised e

viden

ce-ba

sed

polic

ies/ le

gal fr

amew

orks

/ reg

ulatio

ns/ a

dmini

strati

ve

proc

edur

es/ in

stitu

tiona

l sy

stem

s im

plem

ente

d th

rough

stak

ehold

er co

nsult

ative

and i

nclus

ive

proc

esse

s

80

OPC,

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

, M

oFEP

&DCo

nduc

ive

envir

onm

ent

Ratio

naliz

e and

stan

dard

ize

proc

edur

es, re

gulat

ory e

nviro

nmen

t an

d poli

cy co

ordina

tion f

or

agric

ultur

al tra

de.

MoA

IWD,

MoIT

Capa

city a

vaila

ble

to rat

ionali

ze

and s

tanda

rdize

pr

oced

ures

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112

National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.2

: Pro

mot

e dev

elopm

ent o

f pro

fess

iona

lly-op

erat

ed an

d effi

cient

farm

er or

gani

zatio

ns, p

artic

ular

ly co

oper

ative

s.

Upda

te th

e farm

er org

aniza

tion

datab

ase.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

60%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D-DA

ES, M

oIT,

Farm

er org

aniza

tions

, NG

Os

Capa

city t

o upd

ate

datab

ase

Revie

w th

e stat

us of

farm

er org

aniza

tions

and i

nves

tigate

facto

rs as

socia

ted w

ith su

ccessf

ul far

mer

organ

izatio

nal d

evelo

pmen

t.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, MoIT

, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

nsRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to rev

iew fa

rmer

orga

nizati

ons

Ident

ify an

d stre

ngth

en

organ

izatio

ns w

orkin

g on f

armer

organ

izatio

n cap

acity

deve

lopm

ent

to im

prov

e the

effec

tiven

ess o

f far

mer

organ

izatio

ns.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, MoIT

, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

nsRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to str

engt

hen

orga

nizati

ons

Desig

n and

imple

men

t prog

rams

to m

eet e

xistin

g cap

acity

gaps

of

regist

ered a

nd fu

nctio

nal fa

rmer

organ

izatio

ns, a

ssocia

tions

, and

co

opera

tives

.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, MoIT

, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

nsCa

pacit

y and

res

ource

s ava

ilable

to

imple

men

t prog

rams

Crea

te aw

arene

ss am

ong

small

holde

r farm

ers on

the

adva

ntag

es an

d ben

efits

of org

anizi

ng th

emse

lves i

nto f

armer

organ

izatio

ns.

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, MoIT

, Fa

rmer

organ

izatio

nsSm

allho

lders

willin

gnes

s to

orga

nize t

hem

selve

s int

o farm

er or

ganiz

ation

s

Build

capa

city o

f farm

er org

aniza

tions

to fa

cilita

te th

e de

livery

of ex

tensio

n serv

ices t

o th

eir m

embe

rs.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT, N

GOs,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

an

d cap

acity

of fa

rmer

orga

nizati

ons

Supp

ort th

e dev

elopm

ent o

f new

far

mer

organ

izatio

ns fo

cusin

g on

targe

ted va

lue ch

ains,

e.g., o

ilsee

ds

and d

airy.

MoA

IWD,

Priva

te se

ctor, M

oIT,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

deve

lop Fa

rmer

orga

nizati

ons

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Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.3

: Im

prov

e coo

rdin

atio

n and

capa

city f

or ag

ricul

tura

l ser

vices

deliv

ery.

Mob

ilize r

esou

rces t

o im

prov

e ex

tensio

n deli

very

syste

ms w

ithin

distri

cts an

d EPA

s.

Ratio

of Ag

ricult

ural

Exten

sion S

ervice

Agen

ts to

Farm

ers

1:10

001:

3000

MoA

IWD

(DAE

S, DA

HLD,

DARS

, Fis

herie

s), M

oLGR

D, Pr

ivate

secto

r, De

velop

men

t part

ners

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

impr

ove a

gricu

ltural

se

rvice

s

Stren

gthe

n plur

alisti

c dem

and-

drive

n exte

nsion

polic

y and

its

imple

men

tation

.

Perce

nt of

inve

stmen

ts in

the a

gricu

lture

secto

r dir

ected

to ag

ricult

ure

exten

sion s

ervice

s

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAES

, DA

HLD,

DARS

, Fis

herie

s; Pr

ivate

secto

r, Dev

elopm

ent

partn

ers,

Capa

city a

nd

resou

rces a

vaila

ble to

str

engt

hen p

lurali

stic

exten

sion p

olicy

Build

capa

city t

o coo

rdina

te th

e plu

ralist

ic an

d dec

entra

lized

ex

tensio

n sys

tem, i.

e. co

ordina

ting

state

and n

on-st

ate ex

tensio

n se

rvice

prov

iders

in ord

er to

harm

onize

and s

tanda

rdize

ex

tensio

n mes

sage

s.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

60%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D-DA

ES, P

rivate

se

ctor, D

evelo

pmen

t pa

rtners

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

build

capa

city

Impr

ove s

ervice

cond

itions

for fr

ont

line a

gricu

lture

staff,

enha

ncing

m

obilit

y, tra

ining

, staf

f moti

vatio

n, an

d equ

ipmen

t.

MoA

IWD,

NGOs

, De

velop

men

t part

ners,

Pr

ivate

secto

r

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

impr

ove c

ondit

ions

Recru

it, tra

in, an

d reta

in m

ore fro

nt

line a

gricu

ltural

staff

, with

a sp

ecific

foc

us on

incre

asing

fem

ale st

aff

recru

itmen

t and

reten

tion a

t all

levels

.

MoA

IWD,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs,

NGOs

, Priv

ate se

ctor

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

recru

it and

train

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National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.4

: Fac

ilita

te an

d sup

port

infra

struc

tura

l dev

elopm

ent f

or im

prov

ed ag

ricul

tura

l pub

lic se

rvice

deliv

ery.

Emba

rk on

hous

ing an

d offic

e im

prov

emen

ts for

agric

ultur

al fro

ntlin

e staf

f.

Share

of N

ation

al Bu

dget

Disb

urse

d to A

gricu

lture

Secto

r

≥ 10

%14

.3% [2

014]

MoA

IWD,

MoT

PW

(Buil

dings

), MoL

HUD

(Hou

sing)

, MoF

EP&D

, M

oLGR

D, De

v. part

ners

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

impr

ove h

ousin

g

Mob

ilize r

esou

rces f

or co

nstru

ction

an

d main

tenan

ce of

agric

ultur

e-rel

ated i

nfras

tructu

re, in

cludin

g inf

rastru

cture

for cu

tting-e

dge

resea

rch.

MoA

IWD

(DAR

S),

MoT

PW (B

uildin

gs),

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rs

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

for

cons

tructi

on an

d m

ainten

ance

Colla

borat

e on r

ural

electr

ificati

on

prog

rams f

or ag

ricult

ural

area

office

s, sta

ff hou

ses,

and a

gro-

proc

essin

g hub

s.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAES

M

oNRE

M (E

nerg

y)

Colla

borat

e on t

ransp

ort

infras

tructu

re an

d inv

estm

ents

in lin

e with

agric

ultur

al de

velop

men

t pr

ogram

s.

MoA

IWD,

MoT

PW

Impr

ove c

omm

unica

tion

infras

tructu

re an

d netw

orks

in

MoA

IWD

office

s.

MoA

IWD,

Mini

stry o

f Inf

orm

ation

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115

National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.5

: Pro

mot

e ref

orm

s of a

gricu

ltura

l insti

tutio

ns, s

ubsid

ies an

d pro

gram

mes

to m

ake t

hem

mor

e sus

tain

able

and c

ost e

ffecti

ve.

Explo

re m

anufa

cturin

g or b

lendin

g fer

tilize

rs loc

ally o

r reg

ionall

y to

reduc

e cos

ts.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

, DAR

S, an

d DCD

,Pr

ivate

secto

rs

Cond

ucive

en

viron

men

t

Enco

urag

e and

broa

den p

rivate

se

ctor p

artici

patio

n in f

ertiliz

er an

d oth

er far

m in

put m

arkets

.

Annu

al gr

owth

in va

lue of

pr

ivate

secto

r inve

stmen

ts in

agric

ultur

al se

ctor

≥ 10

%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

DARS

, an

d DCD

MoIT

, Priv

ate

secto

r

Ratio

naliz

e farm

er co

ntrib

ution

to

the s

ubsid

ized f

arm in

puts.

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

and

DCD

Capa

city t

o des

ign

effec

tive s

trateg

ies

Desig

n a st

rateg

y for

succe

ssful

grad

uatio

n of fa

rmers

from

subs

idy

prog

rams.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAPS

and

DCD

Incor

porat

e com

plim

entar

y int

egrat

ed so

il fert

ility m

anag

emen

t pr

actic

es in

farm

inpu

t sub

sidies

.

MoA

IWD-

DLR

C, Re

searc

h ins

titut

ions

Com

plem

entar

y str

ategie

s ava

ilable

Use s

ubsid

ies to

prom

ote zo

ning

and c

rop di

versi

ficati

on.

Simps

on In

dex o

f Ag

ricult

ural

prod

uctio

n div

ersific

ation

> 60

%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DCD

and

DLRC

Reso

urce

s ava

ilable

to

prom

ote zo

ning a

nd

crop d

iversi

ficati

on

Impr

ove t

he pr

ocur

emen

t effi

cienc

ies of

farm

inpu

ts to

ensu

re tim

ely de

livery

.

MoA

IWD-

DCD

and

Logis

tics U

nitInp

uts p

rocur

ed ea

rly

Impr

ove a

nd sc

ale up

inno

vativ

e ap

proa

ches

for d

elive

ry of

agric

ultur

al su

bsidi

es.

Capa

city &

Insti

tutio

nal

Efficie

ncy I

ndex

TBD

by en

d 201

6TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DCD,

Deve

lopm

ent p

artne

rsRe

sour

ces a

vaila

ble

to sca

le up

inno

vativ

e ap

proa

ches

Impr

ove t

he ta

rgeti

ng cr

iteria

of

subs

idies

to be

in lin

e with

the

com

merc

ializa

tion o

f sub

sisten

ce

farm

ers, i.

e., ta

rgeti

ng of

prod

uctiv

e far

mers

.

MoA

IWD-

DCD

Capa

city a

vaila

ble

to an

alyse

targ

eting

cri

teria

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116

National Agriculture Policy

Outp

utPe

rform

ance

Indi

cato

rTa

rget

Base

line

Verifi

catio

n sou

rceAs

sum

ptio

ns/R

isks

Polic

y Sta

tem

ent 3

.8.6

: Int

egra

te H

IV/A

IDS i

nter

vent

ions

in ag

ricul

tura

l stra

tegi

es an

d pro

gram

impl

emen

tatio

n.

Increa

se ac

cess

to ag

ricult

ural

labou

r-sav

ing te

chno

logies

to

hous

ehold

s with

mem

bers

living

wi

th H

IV/AID

S.

Agric

ultur

al tec

hnolo

gy

adop

tion I

ndex

> 60

%TB

D by

end 2

016

MoA

IWD-

DAES

Avail

abilit

y of la

bour

-sa

ving t

echn

ologie

s

Ensu

re eff

ectiv

e im

plem

entat

ion of

th

e Gen

der, H

IV an

d AID

S stra

tegy

of M

oAIW

D in

partn

ership

with

sta

keho

lders.

Ratio

of w

omen

-to-m

en w

ith

acce

ss to,

owne

rship

of, or

co

ntrol

of pr

oduc

tive a

gric.

as

sets

33%

TBD

by en

d 201

6M

oAIW

D-DA

ES, M

oH,

Min

of. G

ende

r, De

velop

men

t part

ners,

Reso

urce

s and

ca

pacit

y ava

ilable

to

imple

men

t Gen

der

and H

IV str

ategy


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