The Malawi Value Chains (MVC) project is a five-year (2023–2028) initiative funded by the UK FCDO with a dedicated budget of £13 million, implemented by Adam Smith International (ASI). It aims to boost Malawi’s export sectors by strengthening macadamia, mango, and mining value chains, focusing on improving productivity, quality, and market access for both enterprises […]
The Beef and Groundnut Value Chain: Increasing Access to Markets (GAIN) project is a five-year initiative (2022–2026) implemented by Heifer Netherlands, Heifer International Malawi, and Green Livelihoods, with funding from the Government of Flanders. The project aims to improve market access, increase household incomes, and strengthen the resilience of smallholder farming families through a market-centred […]
The Ulimi ndi Chilengedwe m’Malawi (UCHI) Programme is a multi-year initiative (2022–2028) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, UNICEF, LUANAR, district councils, and other technical partners, with funding from the European Union (approx. €60 million). The programme aims to transform Malawi’s food systems by promoting sustainable […]
The Integrating Aquaculture-Agriculture to Combat Food Insecurity (IAAM) project is a four-year initiative (2024–2028) led by the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) and funded by the Government of Norway through Norad. The project aims to improve food security and strengthen rural livelihoods by promoting integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems that combine fish farming, crop production, […]
The Ulimi ndi Chilengedwe m’Malawi (UCHI) Programme is a multi-year initiative (2022–2028) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, UNICEF, LUANAR, district councils, and other technical partners, with funding from the European Union (approx. €60 million). The programme aims to transform Malawi’s food systems by promoting sustainable […]
With support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group under the Malawi Trade Project, the Government of Malawi embarked on a program of reform and modernization of its border management systems.
Imani Development was commissioned to provide guidance and project management support to Malawi’s Ministry of Trade to plan and operationalise a […]
The World Bank Group contracted ICL to conduct 500 surveys with non-micro (4+ employees) SMEs in Blantyre and Lilongwe cities. The surveys measured certain capabilities and characteristics of business owners and managers to inform the Bank’s development of firm graduation/evaluation criteria and ultimately inform future support to SMEs in the country. Imani worked collaboratively with […]
Midline study which sought to update quantitative and qualitative figures which ICL collected at baseline, to gauge impact and progress against AVCP’s goals for project implementation. As at baseline, the study sought to analyse how cross-cutting issues affect the target group (e.g. environment, nutrition and marginalized groups – youths, women, people living with HIV/AIDS) and […]
RTI international approached Imani to conduct research on two nutritious value chains – fish and dairy – in Malawi, with specific reference to the external domain and market-side factors impacting accessibility and availability to rural households. ICL contributed to RTI (with direction from USAID)’s selection of value chains, devised a research methodology to meet RTI’s objectives, […]
EPIC aims to empower rural producers and their wider communities to influence public decisions and private sector conduct in favour of bottom-up, locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. Role included creating a feasibility report to assess the potential of expanding into four commercial value chains: banana, dairy farming, beans, and/or Irish potatoes. […]
