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Malawi makes progress on MIP 1 targets

Malawi makes progress on MIP 1 targets

Malawi is on course to meeting development goals, as outlined in Malawi 2063 Implementation Plan (MIP-1) strategic interventions, The Daily Times has learned. This is because, unlike the case with Vision 2020—which was faulted for having no short-term implementation plans and clear monitoring mechanisms— implementers of the interventions have started measuring progress.

In the latest case, they have pegged progress of MIP-1 strategic interventions at 4 percent.

This is contained in the annual progress report for 2023-24.

The National Planning Commission (NPC) has published the report.

It further shows that there has been progress on implementation of outlined interventions.

It notes, for instance, that, as opposed to the case in 2022, when the implementation rate was at 79 percent, notable progress has been made.

To this end, the NPC indicates that the rate of outlined interventions is at 87 percent.

Out of the 87 percent, the percentage of completed interventions is 4 percent.

According to the report, during the four-year period since implementation of the development blueprint, the country completed 9 percent of interventions on each of pillars 1 and 2.

The pillars focus on agriculture and industrialisation.

It says, had it not been for climate shocks, the performance would have been more outstanding than now.

“Overall, the performance of agriculture was subdued due to climatic shocks, with the share of agriculture to gross domestic product (GDP) marginally declining from the 22.4 percent registered in 2022 to 22.3 percent in 2023.

“Progress under the industrialisation pillar reflected a mixed outcome, indicating a gradual reduction in the share of manufacturing to GDP since 2020, dropping by 1.9 percentage points,” the report reads.

It further indicates that progress is being registered in the areas of urbanisation, under which tourism falls.