Why local production is Malawi’s quiet growth story
Every product made at home instead of imported is a small vote for a stronger economy.
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Malawi imports a large share of the goods it consumes every day, from cooking oil to building materials. Imports account for [data point to be sourced] of GDP.
Each of those imports is also an opportunity: a product that could be made here, by Malawians, with value and jobs kept in the country.
The businesses that seize those opportunities rarely make headlines. They are processors, packagers and manufacturers who quietly replace a shipping container with a production line.
Our role is to find them, back them and help them grow from serving a region to serving the nation.