University of Malawi / Bunda College / Natural Resources College / Brent M. Simpson Michigan State University / Michigan State University / USA Andrea Bohn University of Illinois / /
IndustryTerm
agricultural value chains / advisory services / cell phone network / gender roles extension support services / retail outlet / bank / grain buyers/ processors / limited extension type services / larger chain / internal management / sub-networks / retail profits / advisory and material services / include offering advisory and material services / /
Organization
Michigan State University / United States Agency for International Development / University of Illinois / University of Malawi / Bunda College / Department of Agricultural Research Services / NEPAD regional office / Farmers Union of Malawi / Radio Trust / Ministry of Agriculture / National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi / Environmental Protection Agency / Natural Resources College / /
Person
Brent M. Simpson / Geoff Heinrich / Grace Malindi / /
Position
farmer / chief and assistant chief / director / actual farmer / official representative / representative / average front line worker / consultant / producer / private / and non-profit organisations / /
Focus Many actors, little coordination As with other countries, agricultural extension and advisory services (EAS) in Malawi are provided by