{"id":34461,"date":"2026-09-07T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iita.org\/?post_type=news-item&#038;p=34461"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:22:14","slug":"the-new-green-gold-how-soybeans-are-securing-malawis-economic-future","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/the-new-green-gold-how-soybeans-are-securing-malawis-economic-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The new \u201cGreen Gold\u201d: How soybeans are securing Malawi\u2019s economic future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The challenge: Economic vulnerability<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-p1.png\" alt=\"Close-up shot of mature, pod-heavy soybean plants at the Kasungu demo site in Malawi.\" class=\"wp-image-34462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-p1.png 820w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-p1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-p1-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-p1-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up shot of mature, pod-heavy soybean plants at the Kasungu demo site in Malawi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malawi currently stands as the world&#8217;s most tobacco-dependent economy, with the crop accounting for nearly 70% of its foreign exchange earnings. This narrow reliance has left the nation vulnerable to global market shifts, a situation recently worsened by acute foreign exchange shortages and a severe fuel crisis. To build a more resilient economy, the Soybean and Youth Compacts of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program, in partnership with the Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), is working to establish soybean as a viable, high-value alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The intervention: Proving the business case<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 22 to 24 April 2026, agricultural leaders and farmers gathered at the Kapaladzala EPA in Kasungu District for a series of on-site processing and Farmers&#8217; Brown Field Days. 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