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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The success of the conference is due to unstinting efforts from many parties. The conference was co-organised by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and IFPRI with support from Irish Aid and USAID.
The preparation of conference was guided by a Task Team comprising experts from various institutions, namely: Margie
Luwanda, Fiskani Nkana and Purna Wasti (seconded from FAO) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development;
Dalitso Kang’ombe of the Ministry of Health; Blessings Botha, Ruth Butao, Phina Rosh Rebello and Laura Lalor of Irish Aid;
Violet Orchardson and John Edgar of USAID; Klaus Droppelmann and Ireen Wasambo of the IFPRI-Malawi office, who were
backed up by Joshua Valeta, Kitty Maluwa and Celia Swann. The Task Team was ably co-chaired by Irish Aid and USAID while
IFPRI-Malawi provided the secretariat.
An IFPRI team based in Washington DC, comprising Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Marcia MacNeil, Sivan Yosef and Shirley
Raymundo, provided strategic guidance and logistical support in organizing and conducting the conference.
Special thanks go Hon. Prof. Peter Mwanza, Minister, Erica Maganga, Principal Secretary, and Dr. Jeff Luhanga, Principal
Secretary II of MoAIWD, for their support and dedication in getting this conference off the ground, and also to Vincent O’Neill
who initiated the Malawi conference and Adrian Fitzgerald who took over the baton as his successor.
This report was compiled by the conference rapporteur, Celia Swann.
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