The 2020/21 Affordable Inputs Program: Key Implementation Issues and Messages

First release: April 12, 2021

Three Institutions - MwAPATA, the Policy Support for Agricultural Transformation Project, and the European Union Delegation in Malawi - undertook independent assessments of the inaugural year of the AIP. This brief synthesizes these to highlight consistently noted successes and challenges.

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The studies are based on interviews with key public officials at various levels and other stakeholders, a household survey, and focus group discussions with farmers. They assessed the implementation of the AIP from program design to beneficiaries’ redemption of inputs; characterized key stakeholders’ experiences with the program; documented the early implementation successes and challenges; and identified areas for improvement in the implementation. Several themes and recommendations for improvement emerge from the meta-analysis summarized in this Policy Brief.

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