Malawi – Nacala Rail and Port Value Addition Project - Project completion report
The project’s goal is to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of local businesses situated along the Nacala Corridor to enable them to exploit the newly available transport infrastructure and achieve accelerated economic and social development in Malawi.
The project has opened up more opportunities in trade and in diversification in the areas where it has been implemented thereby creating job opportunities. The project is in line with the Government’s efforts to improve the competitiveness of the private sector in order to promote development and economic growth.
Additionally, to achieve export diversification based on the increased agricultural; agro-processing and value addition; as well as job creation. The Project was also aligned with the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDSII, 2006 - 2011); the Financial Sector Development Strategy; Diversification Strategy; National Agricultural policy (NAP); the first National Export Strategy (NES) and National Investment Strategic Policy. All these strategies aim at transforming Malawi from a net importing country to a net exporting country, to improve industrialisation, exportation and agro-processing.
