Malawi

The capital and main city is Lilongwe.
The official language is English
Area: 45,747 sq mi (approx. 1/2 the size of the State of Michigan)
Population approx. 18 million in 2016
Climate: Malawi has a sub-tropical climate, which is relatively dry and seasonal

Fun Fact: Malawi is home to the third largest lake in Africa, Lake Malawi. It is known to be a "hot spot of biodiversity," with its deep clear waters and varied habitats containing the largest number of fish species of any lake in the world.

Main Research Themes

Malawi News

"We go where the farmers are": How global MSU programs feed and educate the world

Published on April 30, 2025
Informational event highlights global MSU programs feeding and educating the world amid USAID budget cuts.
Tough Questions

Published on January 16, 2025
A webinar series by MSU’s Food Security Group exploring critical issues in international development research, featuring leading experts tackling ethics, policy pipelines, A.I. impacts, and more.
MSU Economists Develop New Agricultural Policy Research Institute in Malawi

Published on January 19, 2021
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) faculty, Dr. Thomas Jayne and Dr. Milu Muyanga have led the development of a new policy research institute.
Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers

Published on October 3, 2019
University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana.
Agro-Industrialisation: Is there Hope for Malawi?

Published on September 6, 2018
NAPAS: Malawi Research and Policy Analyst presents at The 15th National Agriculture Fair (NAF)

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Publications and Presentations

Sustainable intensification in jeopardy: Transdisciplinary evidence from Malawi

Published on September 1, 2022
Burke, W. J., Snapp, S. S., Peter, B. G., & Jayne, T. S. (2022). Sustainable intensification in jeopardy: Transdisciplinary evidence from Malawi. Science of the Total Environment, 837, 155758. ‌
Does subsidizing legume seeds improve farm productivity and nutrition in Malawi?

Published on July 4, 2022
Khonje, M. G., Nyondo, C., Mangisoni, J. H., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Burke, W. J., Chadza, W., & Muyanga, M. (2022). Does subsidizing legume seeds improve farm productivity and nutrition in Malawi? Food Policy
Does subsidizing legume seeds improve farm productivity and nutrition in Malawi?

Published on July 4, 2022
Khonje, M. G., Nyondo, C., Mangisoni, J. H., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Burke, W. J., Chadza, W., & Muyanga, M. (2022). Does subsidizing legume seeds improve farm productivity and nutrition in Malawi? Food Policy, 102308.
Farm-level production diversity and child and adolescent nutrition in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, longitudinal study

Published on May 2, 2022
Khonje, M. G., Ricker-Gilbert, J., Muyanga, M., & Qaim, M. (2022). Farm-level production diversity and child and adolescent nutrition in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, longitudinal study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(5), e391–e399.
COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts rounds

Published on December 1, 2021
Leavens, Laura & Ambler, Kate & Herskowitz, Sylvan & Maredia, Mywish K. & Mockshell, Jonathan, (2021). "COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts rounds 1-4," Project notes December 2021, (IFPRI).