Malawi Agriculture Cluster Initiative (MACI)

About this project

The Malawi Agricultural Cluster Initiative (MACI) is a program aimed at enhancing food systems in Malawi by developing agricultural clusters to support smallholder farmers and strengthen value chains for crops like soybeans and groundnuts. By coordinating stakeholders such as farmers, local governments, private sector actors, and development partners, MACI seeks to transform Malawi’s agriculture from subsistence to commercial farming. It will address systemic issues like limited market access, low productivity, and insufficient infrastructure by fostering collaboration, shared resources, and sustainable practices. MACI’s goal is to improve productivity, increase rural incomes, and ensure food security while encouraging investments in value-added processing. MACI includes women and youth in all aspects of the project to ensure their economic participation and leadership in agriculture, as well as promotes awareness and attitude changes to create a more inclusive society. The project will strengthen smallholder farmers' resilience to disasters through training in risk-reducing measures and access to insurance services. This will help reduce the vulnerability of communities and ensures sustainable development. MACI will also implement climate-smart agricultural practices such as drought-resistant seeds and improved water management to increase smallholder farmers' resilience to climate change. Impact: Increased economic growth and productivity in Malawi's agricultural sector th…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Malawi

Sectors

Agricultural development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

Agra - Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Jun 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-MWI-23/0005.

No updates yet.