The National Agricultural Policy seeks to raise the profile of the agricultural sector so that it effectively contributes to the national development aspirations of turning the country from a predominantly consuming to a producing and exporting nation, targeting all value chain stages.

Presentation on FISP and the extension debate in perspective in Malawi, asking questions such as: Is there a deepening crisis of extension human resource? Is demand driven pluralistic extension policy folly?

One of the objectives of this policy document is to present a framework for the future of extension in Malawi by highlighting a number of key guiding principles and the roles that various key actors and agencies can play.

This implementation guide includes the four pillars upon which the DAESS is built, tools for facilitating farmers’ demands, the DAESS implementation structure, its functions and its relationship to the Local government structure.

The District Agricultural Extension Services System (DAESS) introduces a new approach to agricultural extension services provision at decentralised levels. The objective of the DAESS is to empower farmers to demand high quality services from those that are best able to provide them. In order to facilitate implementation of DAESS, this guide has been written for all agricultural extension service providers including public and private sectors, Non Governmental Organisations, Community Based Organisations, Faith Based Organisations, and Farmer Based Organisations.