The Malawi 2063 - First 10 Year Implementation Plan (MIP -1) 2021-2030.

The Malawi 2063 - First 10 Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1) 2021-2030 operationalizes the MW2063 from 2021 to 2030. This is the first MIP in a series of four 10- year plans that will be developed to drive the implementation and realization of MW2063. MIP-1 builds on lessons learnt and successes from the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III which was the last operationalization plan of Vision 2020. Considering the time-overlap of the MDGS III (whose implementation period was 2017 to 2022) and MIP-1, there is a justified need to carry-over some of the ongoing and promising interventions under MGDS III that align with the MW2063.
MIP-1 aims to meet two key milestones: 1) to raise the country’s income status to lower-middle level by 2030; and 2) to meet most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whose end-line target is 2030. MIP-1 is anchored on the three Pillars of MW2063, namely: Agricultural Productivity and Commercialization; Industrialization; and Urbanization. These Pillars are also catalyzed by seven Enablers: Mindset Change; Effective Governance Systems and Institutions; Enhanced Public Sector Performance; Private Sector Dynamism; Human Capital Development; Economic Infrastructure; and Environmental Sustainability.
Pillar 1 has the objective to have an optimally productive and commercialized agriculture sector. The focus areas are: 1) Agriculture diversification backed by effective extension services into the production of higher-value crops (including horticulture), livestock and fisheries with niche products largely destined for the export market; 2) Irrigation development; 3) Anchor farms - aggregate farms and/or cooperatives that best unleash the potential production and productivity of commercial smallholder farmers; 4) Agriculture inputs; 5) Agriculture mechanization; 6) structured markets; and 7) Agriculture research, innovation and mechanization. Under Pillar 2 the objective is to have a vibrant knowledge-based economy with a strong manufacturing industry driven by productive and commercially vibrant agriculture and mining sectors. The focus areas under Pillar 2 are: 1)Industrializing mining through Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements; 2) Diversification, value addition, competitiveness targeting export market, through increasing the transformation of raw materials in the agriculture and mining sectors into high value products largely for export and the creation of employment, including employment for skilled and unskilled youth. 3) Creation of Special Economic Zones and Export processing Zones; 4) Research science, technology and innovation.
Under each enabler several focus areas are as well identified; follow some of the relevant: Human Capital Development (health and nutrition; gender equality; social welfare); Environmental Sustainability (ecosystem conservation; waste management; climate change and natural disasters management), etc.