TThe Ministry of Agriculture is one of the key ministries in the Malawi Government. Agriculture,
being the mainstay of the country’s economy, makes the Ministry prominent in Malawi society in
general, and in its contribution to the economy in particular.The Ministry is organized in 6
technical Departments namely Agriculture Extension Services, Crops Development, Animal Health
and Livestock Development, Agriculture Research, Agriculture Planning Services as well as Land
Resource Conservation. The Ministry also includes Irrigation as the government institution
responsible for the irrigation sector and has the Principal Secretary solely designated to
oversee irrigation matters.