Academic Sholarships

TACE Supports students admitted under 10 postgraduate programmes at LUANAR...

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Incubation Programmes

TACE aims to support the creation of at least 4 spin offs and or start ups

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TACE Partners

TACE has build and strengthen partnership and linkages with the following partners.

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Welcome To TACE

The Centre of Excellence in Transformative Agriculture Commercialisation (TACE) at LUANAR was established in November, 2022 at LUANAR with support from the World Bank and Malawi Government under the Africa Centres of Excellence II Additional Financing (ACE II AF) programme. Its establishment is in line with pillar number one in the MW2063 Agenda, which is the overarching strategy guiding strategic investments to develop the country.

TACE is contributing to the pillar, Agricultural Productivity and Commercialisation, by facilitating commercial farming and Industrialisation activities through supporting human capital development at postgraduate levels and capacity building for the entrepreneurial ecosystem players.

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Services At TACE

Research and Academics

We offer partial and full sponsorships to undergo Masters and PhD studies at LUANAR.

Trainings and Consultancies

Training and consultancies are key for boosting skills and capabilities in different industries.

Agribusiness Incubation

Business incubation services are offered by the TACE Agribiz Hub, our business incubation unit.

Upcoming Events

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Scientific Writing Training

5 - 8 March 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm Bunda Campus

The Centre of Excellence in Transformative Agriculture Commercialisation is inviting all postgraduate students to a 3 days scientific writing Training that will be held at LUANAR, Bunda Campus from 5th March 2024 to 8th March 2024.

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Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion - Train the Trainer

12 - 16 February, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm Bunda Campus

We are excited to share that TACE in collaboration with the German Commission for UNESCO and the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation has organized this training.

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Latest News

STEP TRAIN THE TRAINER

1 Feb, 2024


We are excited to share that LUANAR Transformative Agriculture Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (TACE) in collaboration with the German Commission for UNESCO and the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation has organized the...

VISIT TO GALA AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

2 March, 2024


Today, the TACE team attended an event held at Gala Agriculture Limited, a macadamia farm located 50km from Lilongwe. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the distribution of macadamia seedlings to smallholder...

VISIT TO GALA AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

2 March, 2024


Today, the TACE team attended an event held at Gala Agriculture Limited, a macadamia farm located 50km from Lilongwe. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the distribution of macadamia seedlings to smallholder...

Social Media


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Students Supported

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Staff Exchange

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MSMEs Incubated

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Publications

Get a Scholarship

TACE with funding from the Government of Malawi through the World Bank awards Scholarship to postgraduate students studying MSc Irrigation Engineering, MSc Food Process Engineering, MSc Agribusiness Management, PhD Agribusiness management, MSc Holticulture and Master of Education.

Projects


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SKILL FOR A VIBRANT ECONOMY (SAVE)

With funding from the World Bank, TACE under the SAVE project is incubating seven youth groups through its experiential learning model focusin on livestock businesses since December 2022. There are 30 male and 27 female, participating under SAVE.

ZANTCHITO - ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ACCESS TO FINANCE

TACE in partnership with Zantchito is implementing business incubation is building MSMEs capacities, growing their business models, and helping them to transition to commercially sustainable agribusiness entities.

GIZ EYA! ATVET: AGTECH INCUBATION CHALLENGE

With funding from GIZ, TACE in collaboration with SYNERGY and NxtGen are running AgTech Incubation Challenge Program, with a focus on providing consulting services to aspiring 50 AgTech entrepreneurs. This collaboration brings together the expertise of TACE...