Malawi

Check out all the recent developments in Malawi. Our news includes coverage of major events and activities, details of National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS), its projects and programmes, and CARD engagement with its stakeholders.

Progress Monitoring

Monitoring of NRDS progress in Malawi

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Paddy Production
Metric ton
2030 Target * 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Area
Ha
2030 Target * 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Yield
Metric ton/ha
2030 Target * 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Self-sufficiency
Metric ton
Import 0
Export 0
Consumption 0
Cons/capita (kg) 0
  • Baseline 2008

  • Current Situation

  • Increase During Phase 1

  • Target Increase During Phase 2

Source:

Paddy production, Area, and Yield: Phase 1 Baseline: NRDS (figures for 2007); Phase 2 Baseline: FAOSTAT (figures for 2018); Current: FAOSTAT (figures for 2022); 2030 Target: Monitoring and Evaluation Baseline study.

Self-sufficiency: Self-sufficiency rate:FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (2020). Imports, Exports and Consumptions:FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (2020). Data are converted from paddy to milled rice equivalent, using the rate of 0.667, which is also used by FAOSTAT. Consumption refers to the element “Food” in Food Balance Sheet.

RICE Approach

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Category Code Indicator
Resilience (R)R1Area under irrigation (Ha)
R2Quantity of certified resilient variety seeds (Tons)
Industrialisation (I)I1Level of industrial milling capacity (%)
I2Level of mechanization in production (unit)
Competitiveness (C)C1Share of local rice in the market (%)
C2Quantity of certified high-yielding variety seeds (Tons)
Empowerment (E)E1Smallholder farmers' accessibility to financial services (%)
E2Smallholder farmers accessibility to technical training and services (%)

Resilience Making rice production and supply systems more stable and sustainable to cope with any kind of shocks, in particular climate change and the population increase
Industrialization Promoting industrialization in all categories of actors along the rice value chain through working with the private sector
Competitiveness Strengthening market competitiveness of locally produced rice in terms of accessibility, quality and price against imported rice
Empowerment Improving livelihood and welfare of all actors along the rice value chain through capacity building

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Activities in Malawi

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Mapping of Rice-related Interventions Matrix


Policy/Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource
Capacity
Provision of Equipments
and services
Knowledge/Research
Seed 1 1
Fertilizer
Irrigation/water management
On-farm technology transfer
Mechanization
Quality Improvement
Access to market
Access to credit
Overall policy tools
Policy/Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource
Capacity
Provision of Equipments
and services
Knowledge/Research
Seed BMGF (1), IRRI (1), BMGF (1), IRRI (1),
Fertilizer
Irrigation/water management
On-farm technology transfer
Mechanization
Quality Improvement
Access to market
Access to credit
Overall policy tools

Latest Activities

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CARD

Malawi, September 2024

Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi launches the National Rice Developme...

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CARD

Malawi, March 2024

NRDS Validation Workshop in Malawi...

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CARD

Malawi, March 2023

Third CARD Working Week (WW-3) for developing NRDS-2 in Malawi...

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CARD

Malawi, January 2023

Second CARD Working Week for formulating Second National Rice Developm...

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CARD

Malawi, April 2019

First CARD Working Week was held in Lilongwe, Malawi in April 2019...

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Malawi


CARD

  • Focal Point Contact
  • Mr. MARTIN JOHN KAUSI
  • Deputy Director of Crop Development (Field Crops)
  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Email: martinkausi@gmail.com