A think tank called Mwapata Institute has been established to facilitate the development of better policies and supporting institutions that can transform agriculture and improve the lives of farmers.

Executive Director of Mwapata Institute Dr Sloans Chimatiro told the Media that the Think Tank will be conducting research to appreciate the challenges that farmers are facing and hold authorities accountable. Chimatiro added that during the research, they will be involving stakeholders such as smallholder and commercial farmers, rural youths, sector coordinators to facilitate the development of better policies and supporting institutions. “We are aware that this country has good policies but then we want to understand why some of these policies are not implemented and to know how best these policies can be implemented,” he explained.

The National Planning Commission 2019, a recent review of the implementation performance of the vision 2020 showed that the performance of the agriculture sector has been below its potential in the past decades due to deficient policies and ineffective institutional arrangements.