Policy Briefs

Agricultural commercialization in Malawi is broadly constrained by poor market systems and unorganized farmers. Further still, there are a multitude of other challenges constraining the development of formal agricultural markets in Malawi.  The COVID-19 pandemic has also introduced additional challenges to the agriculture sector in Malawi. 

The proposed intervention for this analysis is the reform of the two commodity exchanges. This was selected because it has the potential to improve policy and market coordination at a national level, as well as provide a practical avenue for farmer training, storage, and credit systems. 

The costs and benefits of interventions related to COMEX reforms in Malawi