Programme Overview
The Malawi Agricultural Partnership (MAP) has been supported by NORAD since 2009, enabling the private sector to establish and strengthen multi-stakeholder platforms that improve food security and profitability of smallholder farmers.
MAP operates across four value chains: cotton, rice, legumes, and horticulture, creating structured relationships between input suppliers, financial institutions, buyers, processors, and smallholder farmers. AICC Africa serves as the facilitating organisation, coordinating platform activities and building the capacity of all stakeholders to work together effectively.
2009+
Running Since
4
Value Chains
NORAD
Key Funder
Multi
Stakeholder
Objectives
- Enable the private sector to establish and lead multi-stakeholder agricultural platforms
- Improve profitability and food security for smallholder farmers across four value chains
- Strengthen market linkages between input suppliers, buyers, and smallholder producers
- Facilitate private sector investment in smallholder agriculture development
- Build sustainable platforms: Cotton Development Trust, Rice Platform, Legumes Platform, Horticulture Platform
Platforms Under MAP
- Cotton Development Trust (CDT) — coordinating the national cotton value chain
- Rice Multi-Stakeholder Platform — improving rice production and market systems
- Legumes Platform — connecting legume farmers to input and output markets
- Horticulture Platform — linking vegetable and fruit farmers to buyers and processors
- E-Voucher System — digital input subsidy facilitation for smallholder farmers
- Sustainable Agribusiness Initiative — building long-term private sector engagement