SEED Practitioner Labs Policy Prototyping Malawi brought together policy makers, eco-inclusive enterprises, and intermediaries over a multi-step collaborative process to design policy instruments that increase access to and improve the quality of support mechanisms for socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable enterprises looking to scale their impact.

The policy instrument developed by Microinsurance as part of the SEED PLPP in Malawi for stimulating markets for climate-smart agriculture value chains will build decentralised capacity building networks, supported by public and financial sector partners. This instrument aims to raise awareness and reduce the climate-related vulnerabilities of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses by developing and delivering risk management and adaptation solutions which are catered to these enterprises and the localised enterprise ecosystems in which they operate.

This solution for building decentralised networks for climate-smart agriculture across Malawi has key implications for sustainable development and climate change adaptation strategies, including for sector-specific agriculture policies.