Mwapata Institute

05/11/2025

The MwAPATA Institute is participating in the 12th ANAPRI Annual Stakeholders’ Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. This year's conference is a timely platform for strategic dialogue on how African countries can respond to the compounding challenges facing their food systems. The conference is designed to support decision-makers in identifying policy options and investment pathways that balance immediate needs with long-term development goals.

Representing MwAPATA at the conference are the Executive Director, Mr William Chadza, the Research Director, Professor Levision Chiwaula, Research Fellow Dr Maggie Munthali, Principal Investigator, Dr Milu Muyanga and Research Analyst Bonface Nankwenya.

Prior to the stakeholders’ conference, the MwAPATA institute also participated in the Africa Agriculture Adaptation Atlas Project learning workshop. The learning workshop served as a platform for sharing experiences and diverse applications of the Atlas as a foundational tool in providing critical climate change information, such as risk information, mitigation, and adaptation variables.

31/10/2025

Our Research Analyst, Joyce Minofu, will present her academic research output on "Prices of Health Food and Diet Costs in Ten Countries Across Africa" at the Research Community for Food Access on Wednesday, 5th November 2025, from 3:00pm CAT.

You can virtually attend the presentation meeting through Zoom via the link below:

https://tufts.zoom.us/j/92264845448?pwd=kxNSMqMSNdGiO2jLiqQahoTCRyGNzz.1&jst=1

Meeting ID: 922 6484 5448
Passcode: 467551

29/10/2025

Happy Birthday to our Research Fellow, Dr. Maggie Munthali Nkosi.

17/10/2025

Mwapata Institute Executive Director William Chadza alongside his team today visited the National Planning Commission (NPC) and met its Director General Fredrick Changaya to explore further areas of collaboration in research and outreach programmes aimed at finding solutions to Malawi’s economic challenges.

Changaya hailed the meeting and emphasized the importance of strengthening partnerships in research.

He noted that such collaboration and engagements will help identify existing opportunities and “quick wins” that can support economic transformation.

On his part, Chadza, said the two institutions also need to jointly explore innovative approaches to resource mobilization to help in identifying and implementing practical solutions to enhance Malawi’s economic resilience.

15/10/2025

Happy Mother's Day to Agri-Policy Researchers and all Malawian Mothers!!!

30/09/2025

Today, our Research Fellow, Dr Maggie Munthali, participated in the Youth Inclusion in Agriculture Dialogue, convened by Point of Progress at Chikho Hotel in Mponela. The dialogue aimed to promote inclusive agricultural transformation in Malawi by positioning youth and women at the centre of agribusiness, value addition, and market access.

As Malawi’s agriculture policy think tank, the MwAPATA Institute was invited to the dialogue to deliver a technical presentation at the beginning of the programme, sharing evidence, research insights, and policy recommendations that highlight challenges and opportunities for youth in agriculture and food systems.

Representing MwAPATA, Dr Maggie made a presentation titled “Evidence-Based Insights on Youth in Agrifood systems: Extent, Challenges and Opportunities”. Among key things, the presentation highlighted some major policy gaps that Malawi is facing in terms of youth inclusion in agriculture. The gaps include: limited youth-specific financing mechanisms; limited access to land; limited access to technology; and low profitability of agriculture enterprises or poor returns on investment.

The presentation also highlighted policy recommendations such as the need to support the development of agricultural youth groups or associations; to modernize the agriculture and food systems sector; and to enhance financial literacy and inclusion among the youth.

The dialogue serves as the beginning of a series of initiatives that will ensure youth and women remain central in shaping policies and programmes that advance agricultural transformation and contribute to the aspirations of Malawi Vision 2063, Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.

26/09/2025

Our April - July, 2025 Newsletter is here! The issue highlights our work done in the previous quarter. Read/Download the newsletter via the link in the comments section 👇

25/09/2025

12/09/2025

Another Journal Article Publication from us! 📝 Download the article from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103625

11/09/2025

New Journal Article Publication! Visit https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02952 to access the article.

04/09/2025

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