DCAFS & TIPDeP

The Government of Malawi has committed to transforming agricultural production and commercialization through large-scale farming in the form of “Mega-farms” development. The consensus from stakeholders is that the Malawian mega-farms should be managed and owned by the private sector, while the Government should provide a conducive business environment and make available the land for investors. Development Partners agreed to have megafarm vis-à-vis commercial farming as one of the thematic priorities for discussion and support. USAID is the lead agency for this thematic group....

Land Governance is one of the DCAFS thematic priorities under the co-leadership of WB and FAO. Through this thematic group, DCAFS have mapped DP-funded projects supporting land governance and service delivery. The supported interventions focus on the land registration process, institutional capacity building and gender integration in land tenure. This brief outlines the context of land governance in Malawi, some key DP-funded projects and DCAFS Rolling Talking Points....

The Malawi Government recognizes Agriculture commercialization as one of the game changers that will accelerate Malawi’s progress towards creating an inclusively wealthy and self-reliant nation. Agriculture Commercialization is one of the DCAFS thematic priorities under WB and IFAD co-leadership. DCAFS have demonstrated commitment to funding the commercialization agenda through various projects including providing catalytic financing and technical assistance as well as building the capacity of Producer Organizations. This brief outlines the context of agriculture commercialization in Malawi, some key DP-funded projects supporting commercialization and DCAFS Rolling Talking Points....

AIP reform has been one of the DCAFS thematic priorities and WB is the lead agency. To ensure that AIP reform addresses critical issues, DCAFS's key message was submitted to the MoA in February 2023 and follow-up discussions have been held. This AIP brief outlines the context of subsidy in Malawi, actions taken by the DPs, key AIP reforms in 2023/2024 and then DCAFS Rolling Talking Points....

The Development Partners supporting Trade and industry in Malawi have urged the government to fast-track the finalization and approval of some strategic legislations as well as address procedural issues that are fundamental in creati...

MwAPATA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and National Planning Commission, conducted a two-day Agriculture Productivity and Commercialization Conference from the 29th to the 30th of August 2023 at Bingu International Conference Ce...

The Troikas of donor groups namely Donor Committee for Agriculture and Food Security (DCAFS) and Trade, Industry and Private Sector Development Partners (TIPDeP) jointly held a courtesy call with the new head of the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU...

Trade, Industry and Private Sector Development Partners (TIPDeP) group demonstrated a landmark in harmonization through a joint launch of Finance products in partnership with the NBS Bank Plc. On 30 June 2023, NBS Bank Plc organized a joint launch...

The Ministry of Agriculture organized a half-day lesson-learning workshop on the MDTF ASWAp-SP II at BICC, Lilongwe on 16 June 2023. The objective of the workshop was to share project success stories and impacts on the livelihoods of the targeted ...

On 9 June 2023, DCAFS members held their traditional annual retreat as a strategic event to reflect on the preceding year’s achievements, reviewing lessons learnt and setting up priorities for the joint work in the year ahead. The group engaged ...