CARD - Centre for Agricultural Research and Development

About CARD

The Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) is a research Centre of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), formerly Bunda College of Agriculture, under the University of Malawi.

CARD was established in 1994 with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a centre of excellence for undertaking high quality and timely policy research in agriculture and rural development, sustainable utilization of natural resources and environmental management.

It is a facility for undertaking cooperative research, consultancy and outreach/training in which LUANAR, Government, NGOs and other cooperating bodies and participants are co-explorers in search for innovative policies and strategies geared towards the promotion and transformation of agriculture and rural development in Malawi

CARD Objectives

The general objective of CARD is to provide an institutional infrastructure and capacity for research, training and consultancy in agriculture, food, natural resources and the environment for poverty reduction at household and national levels. Specifically, its objectives are to:

Encourage and conduct commissioned research in the areas of agriculture, natural resources and environmental management;
Coordinate research activities and provide information to researchers on priority areas of rural development in agriculture, natural resources and environmental management
Conduct and strengthen training in demand driven policy analysis in agricultural, natural resources and environmental management using up-to-date techniques
Undertake consultancies in natural resources, sustainable livelihoods, food security and environment