Advocacy log
| Date | 2009 |
| Type | Policy |
| Lead agency influenced | Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security |
| Policy area | Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security 2009/10 Mid-Year Sector Review Workshop |
| Nature of influence | Update on RIU Malawi plans and progresss |
| RIU involvement | Presented a workshop paper to all stakeholders involved in the agriculture sector: government, NGOs, private sector, other projects, donors |
| Date | December 2009 |
| Type | Policy |
| Lead agency influenced | Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security |
| Policy area | Formation of the Roots and Tubers Platform |
| Nature of influence | Adopted the innovation systems approach |
| RIU involvement | Awareness creation through participation in high level organized government functions and workshops |
| Link to RIU work programme | Using research for agricultural innovation and development |
| Date | December 2009 |
| Type | Policy |
| Lead agency influenced | The Department of Fisheries |
| Policy area | Adoption of the hatchery guidelines for quality fingerlings production |
| Nature of influence | Incorporated into the aquaculture development plan |
| RIU involvement | New policy. Awareness creation coordinated through the Fish farming innovation platform |
| Link to RIU work programme | Multiplication of improved strain of fingerlings of Oreochromis shiranus |
| Date | 2009 |
| Type | Practice |
| Lead agency influenced | Government |
| Practice | Government adopting the policy of using smallholder farmers to participate in the multiplication of breeder seed for legumes. Initially, these farmers were only allowed to multiply maize hybrid seed. |
| Evidence of change | 20 farmers under Association of Smallholder Farmers Seed Multiplication Action Group now multiplying breeder and basic seed of legumes. |
| RIU involvement | Provision of platform grant to facilitate farmers acquisition of breeder seed and other technical services. Linking the farmers with breeders and seed services inspection units. |
| Link to RIU work programme | Output/outcome of the Legumes Innovation Platform. |
| RIU Malawi innovation platform aims to increase availability of quality fingerlings. March 2010 (5:54) |  |
