National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP). Country/Territory Malawi Document type Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Agricultural development Sustainable development Smallholders/peasants Climate change Crops/grasses Land tenure Genetic resources Fertilizers/nutrients Poverty Gender Agro-forestry Rainwater Food security Public health School feeding Nutrition Forest management/forest conservation Zoning Protected area Biosecurity Animal health Animal production Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes 2017/18 - 2022/23. Abstract This National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) is a five-year nationwide multi-sectoral document developed by the Government of Malawi to put into effect the National Agriculture Policy (NAP) of 2016 by guiding investment focus in the medium-term to accelerate 1. agriculture transformation, 2. economic growth and 3. poverty reduction. The NAP’s transformation agenda involves a holistic approach to a heterogeneous sector with the following targets (i) focus on smallholders; (ii) support to commercial farming; (iii) focus on production and productivity; (iv) sustainable management of agricultural resources; (v) resilience to climate change; (vi) increased agricultural exports; and (vii) food security and improved nutrition. Its implementation therefore requires inputs from other sectors and line ministries. The NAIP uses a matrix structure composed of four Programs (rather generic and aligned to the NAP) and 16 Intervention Areas (IAs). The four Programs are: Program A: Policies, Institutions and Coordination for Results; Program B: Resilient Livelihoods and Agricultural Systems; Program C: Production and Productivity for Growth; and Program D: Markets, Value Addition, Trade and Finance for Transformation. The IAs cluster activities in technical areas that are needed to achieve the objectives of the NAIP and most of them are crosscutting, address different domains in the agri-food system, and target different stakeholder groups. Full text English Website www.scotland-malawipartnership.org