Malawi

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Programme Activities

The Programme will assist the government of Malawi in enhancing food security information by:

	installing the GIEWS workstation and giving training in its use;
	setting up CountrySTAT to harmonize national data and metadata collections and make sure they are compatible with international databases;
	strengthening the national crop monitoring and forecasting system through the Crop Monitoring Box (CM Box);
	developing monitoring tools for assessing the state of food security and of community based food and nutrition programmes;
	organizing a regional workshop with the aim of stimulating exchange between the SADC Regional Early Warning Unit (REWU) and VACs (Vulnerability Assessment Committees). The workshop will explore the demand for GIS services and other potential services;
	training in "Statistical Information for Application of Climate Data."

In order to strengthen the coherence and consensus on policies, strategies and instruments for promoting food security, agriculture and rural development, FAO will play the role of catalyst and facilitator. This will involve the creation of a small national technical team that is able to follow, analyze and build knowledge on key policy and implementation issues and decisions.

> For more information see the Workplan for Malawi